| Buying a used car from a dealer or buying it privately, | | | | harder for you to get an expert to look over the car |
| which is the best? Both have their pros and cons and | | | | with you. Dealers also can offer finance - often with |
| these should be weighed up against the other before | | | | high interest charges - but this still gives you the option |
| any decision is made. Firstly, going with a dealer you | | | | of finance which may be beneficial to you. With a |
| will have a wider choice over the cars on offer, | | | | private seller, you will need to pay the money in full. |
| certainly more than you would by going privately. | | | | The downside to buying from a car dealer is that the |
| When buying from a dealer the car will have been | | | | car could cost you more than by buying privately. Also, |
| cleaned and any faults will have been corrected and it | | | | you won't be able to interrogate the owner of the car |
| will come with some sort of warranty. When | | | | through a dealer however when buying privately you |
| purchasing privately you will be liable to fix any | | | | have the opportunity to do so. It really is all a matter of |
| corrections and have to valet the vehicle yourself, plus | | | | which you prefer as there are good and bad points |
| you will have no comeback if something serious goes | | | | either way, but the above tips will hopefully give you a |
| wrong within the first year. Going with a dealer gives | | | | better idea of which way to go when looking for your |
| you plenty of time to check the car over in perfect | | | | used car. |
| lighting conditions; however you might feel rushed or | | | | Louis Rix is Director of Netcars.co.uk, one of the UK's |
| pressured when looking a car over privately. A dealer | | | | leading motoring websites. It provides used car |
| usually won't mind at all if you wish to bring in your own | | | | searches and motoring information. Netcars also |
| expert to look over the car as they will have nothing | | | | provide car loans, finance and insurance and car data |
| to hide. However when going privately it could be | | | | checks. |