This website has posted answers to the 20 most asked questions when buying a used car, following are 3 of these questions that need very little explanation
Where Did This Car Come From
- Purchased at Dealer Auction
- Purchased from another dealer
- Trade In
- Lease return purchase
- Repo
- Purchased from private seller
- Purchased from Wholesaler (a person that buys trade ins from one dealer and sells to another)
- Consignment (not a practice with larger well established dealers)
Why Is This Car For Sale
This question is far down the list of the 20 most asked questions being asked, and the answer could be any of the above or many other reasons to numerous to mention. 8 out of 10 times its a buyer that belives buying a used car must be buying someone's past problems and should be looking at new cars only.
I Seen Same Car Elsewhere For Less
It's not the same car… it's an identical make and model… Take both cars for an extended run and i am sure you will favor one over the other, be it the money , handling, or history
History of Vehicle - looking at vin #'s
Here is a fun part for you to learn that really impressed my friends through the years, look through any windshield at drivers side on the dashboard at the 17 vin #'s and say without hesitation this Vehicle was made in MEXICO, and its a 1998 , and it was the # 218,649 comming of the production line.
Here is How its Done, and you really only have to memorize 3 steps... the rest of the numbers has to do with engine size and options, if you want to get that technical I am sure you will be considered a brain and at same time very boring..
The first Diget of Vin # Country vehicle made
# 1 and 4...USA
# 2............Canada
# 3............Mexico
# J................Japan
# K...............korea
# W.............Germany
there are a few others, but if your in North America the above is the most likely.
Now look at the 10th Diget on that Vin #
J 1988
K 1989
L 1990
M 1991
N 1992
P 1993
R 1994
S 1995
T 1996
V 1997
W 1998
X 1999
Y 2000
1 2001
2 2002
3 2003
4 2004
5 2005
6 2006
7 2007
8 2008
The last 6 numbers of the Vin # is the number comming of the production line
Knowleageable buyers or investers would love to find a vintage vehicle with the #000001 or if special type edition were made like only a hundred thousand, I am sure the Vin # 000001 or 100000 would be a treasure,
Learn these 3 simple steps, and when you visit your friend dont ask the year or where his car is made, tell him along with # of the assembly line, something that he didn't know , and he owns the car...
