What to look for in a used car.

I've been looking for some used cars to get from a carlot, but I don't know much about cars. Whats a good car thats fuel efficient?

Well for starters make sure to see a log of the maintenance done on the car over the years of its use. You want to make sure the oil was changed properly and that overall the car has been treated well.

All my cars have been used, you want to make sure there was good maintenance done over the years. Check to make sure it's not too old with too many miles on it, a car with a couple of years on it should have less then 60,000 miles on it, any over and you'd be paying for too much.

From what I have seen, most cars made within the last couple of years has pretty good fuel efficient. The best cars that are fuel efficient are Toyota Prius, Honda Civic Hybrid and MINI Cooper but those are for 2010.

If you are buying a used car you aren't going to get as many choices as you could with new cars unless you really look (after all, that is the price for a use car). Normally dealers will have used cars on hand.

A few plus... if you know how to drive a stick shift then you can find those use cars being cheaper since only a small % of people know who to drive one. Also, unless you have good credit or are paying everything in cash, do not go to Carmax like most people say you should. They force you to go though their credit department and I myself was rejected due to the fact that I had no credit. Not even outside credit like going though your bank will they take nor down payments.

One last thing, when you decide what car you want, make sure you check out CarFax. That will tell you what has being on with the car in terms of accidents and repairs. It costs a lot but when you are buying a car it's worth it as you will know how the car was treated.

diesel engine its much better then gasoline and thats a fact

I personaly don't like anything aftert the late 70's-early 80's. it was around that time they start making cars disposable. also that's about when they started adding computers. that means you can't fix it yourself. you have to take it to the dealer or someone else with the specilized equipment to get even minor problems fixxed. beyond that, i just look for cheap and not smashed. an old car with good fuel efficiency is honda. those little hatch back civics from the 60's get something like 50 mpg.

Where is this? In the UK an automatic-only licence is pretty much useless, such is their relative rarity.

If your buying used cars you should buy the newer models, it's hard to find old parts nowadays. Check the car you like until you checked every nook and cranny, cuz if you do a half-assed job you'll complain about it later.

I would preferably not buy from the car lot, I would rather buy from a dude selling his car personally. Cause the dude owned this car for like years, so he would know more about it than anyone else.

I ride a bike to work so I'am not in any position to tell you this, just putting that out there. But I learned this from my buddy when he was looking for a car

In the United States, from what I've read less then 50% of drivers know how to use a manual transmission, however I've seen numbers between 40%-60%. Plus manual is not popular in major cities due to all the stopping you do.

I feel so epic driving stick now o.0

But have you driven one on the wrong side of the road on the wrong side of the car...if you have you are epic. (I have. And a truck no less!)

But for a guide. a car should have done roughly 20,000km per year of its life. So a 10 year old car should have 200,000km on the clock. Another option for getting a newer car cheaper is going to the auctions and buying one. but be aware you get zero warranty with cars sold at auction. But you can buy the same warranty as the dealers provide anyway.

Where are you going to be driving this thing? The location makes a big difference - city, suburbs, small town, and your country all make a difference.

But generally speaking, make sure the interior is nice, ask the seller if you can let an independent mechanic take a look at the car - since a bit of cash at the mechanic's will save you from spending hundreds or thousands on repairs on a car with hidden problems, and make sure you [b]like[b] the car. Nothing is worst then spending a bunch of money on something you hate. Since you asked about fuel economy, most post 2003 toyoda and honda two and four door sedans get good milage. The newer the better.

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