10 items to check when buying a new car
(Baonghean.vn) - Buying a car is a major decision that directly affects your assets, safety, and future costs. Before taking your car home, here are some things you should check to avoid having to return for warranty service too soon.
1. Check the odometer:It is difficult to get a real car that has not been on the road yet. The final inspection steps, the distance from the factory to the dealer... will also be recorded on the car's odometer, about a few dozen kilometers.
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2. Test run the engineand take a few minutes to listen to the engine sound from the front. If there is no problem with the engine, the sound will be even and quiet after a few minutes.
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3. Check the car paint,especially the creases and door trims. These are the areas where the effects of a collision are most difficult to repair. Polished or coated parts should also be carefully inspected. A few micro-scratches barely visible to the naked eye are the acceptable limit.
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4. Examine the joints and the contact areas between the body panels.to ensure the parts are assembled perfectly. You can also use your fingertips to lightly press on the area near the joints to check for tightness.
5. Open the hood and check the cleanliness inside.as well as some solutions: brake fluid, coolant, windshield washer fluid... The new engine compartment will easily create an impression with shiny screws (even with painted dots), clean connections and wires, and a bright, non-tarnished engine block.
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6. Check the windshield, windows and wipers:New car windows must be clear, scratch-free, and free of chromatic aberration. Even the cheapest wipers should not make noise when spraying water and wiping continuously.
7. Interior check:With leather seats, make sure the seat is almost wrinkle-free when no one sits on it. The seams are not frayed, and the seat does not have any strange odors. The plastic parts, especially dark plastic, must be black, shiny, and not faded. The functions of the seat (if any) must also operate smoothly, without noise from the seat joints.
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8.Open and close the doors tocheck the smoothness of the hingeIn addition, the gaskets of the doors must be soft and elastic.
9. Test the car's air conditioning, both hot and cold.Run the air conditioner in different modes, with different wind directions. The new air conditioner may have a slight smell, but not the foul/sour smell of the old air conditioner.
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10. Take it for a test drive.Put the car in all possible situations: slow, fast, accelerating, braking suddenly, cornering, turning... to detect abnormalities in the steering, transmission, and braking systems.
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