Buy Used Cars with Confidence
by Clair A. Schwan
Buy Used Cars with Confidence was written for the individual who is in the market for a used car and wants to get the best car for the money.
It’s a step-by-step guide through the process of identifying, selecting, evaluating and negotiating the purchase of a used car, a vehicle that offers great savings and good prospects for long and dependable service.
The book offers a comprehensive set of used car buying resources with chapters on:
- reliability and maintenance,
- factors to consider when choosing a car,
- where to find the right car,
- an extensive set of questions to ask sellers,
- insights about determining the credibility of claims made by sellers,
- guidance on how to negotiate a good deal,
- inspection and road test checklists, and
- definitions for more than 100 motor vehicle terms and expressions.
The detailed inspection and road test checklists guide the user through the process of evaluating a vehicle's engine, drive train, body, tires, interior and more. The checklists include nearly 200 separate inspection, sensing and testing activities that can be conducted at the discretion of the user. Many of the checklist elements are explained in detail so it's clear what actions to take and why, and what "show stoppers" lurk among prospective vehicles in the used car market. These “data points” help the used car buyer determine whether a prospective vehicle is a good value.
With the help of this book, even a novice can sort out the cherry vehicles from the lemons. Links are provided so users have free access to PDF versions of the checklists so they can be downloaded, printed and taken along when inspecting and testing vehicles.
This robust guide also offers web links to 67 original, large size, detailed, color photos of vehicle components, assemblies and subassemblies, many with annotations. Each photo was taken by the author specifically to serve as additional visual aid for discussions in the text. Additional information is included with each photo to clarify what’s shown. In essence, it's a basic car part identification and troubleshooting web course included with the book.
Author: Clair A. Schwan
Pages: more than 130 information-packed pages
Words: 51,000 +
Graphics: 50 illustrations in the text, and links to nearly 70 photos with annotations and additional explanatory text.
Sample the quality of this book by looking at a quick peek which includes the Table of Contents, Welcome, Introduction and Overview, References, and End Notes.
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Price: $9.49
