What questions should I ask the used car seller?
The questions to ask the person who's selling the vehicle to you include, "Are you the original owner of the vehicle?" If not, find out what sort of history that person can provide on the vehicle itself. Was the vehicle in any sort of accident or any sort of damage that's been repaired? It might look perfect but you want to know how it's been handled underneath the metal as well. Also, you want to ask for any and all service records available on the used car. If the seller has kept the service records, they've probably followed the good maintenance routine, and that's very important. You want to make sure that they've done the oil changes through the 3,000 mile services with equal importance. Lastly, you might want to ask them why they're selling the car. Is it that their family's changed, they need a bigger car, a smaller car, fuel economy and fuel prices? These are all things that you're probably going to have your own considerations on after you drive the vehicle, so you might as well take advantage of that person's experience and find out if it's been a negative or a positive experience to own that vehicle.