Tips to identify inventory cars, avoid buying cars that have been parked for too long

With the current continuous price reductions, many customers are afraid that buying cheap cars will mean buying inventory.

In recent times, car manufacturers have continuously launched promotional programs and car discounts to stimulate shopping. However, some customers are afraid that they will buy inventory cars when car prices drop sharply. To advise customers on how to identify inventory cars to avoid and buy new cars, engineer Le Van Tach has provided a way to identify inventory cars.

Engineer Le Van Tach shares tips on how to identify inventory vehicles

According to engineer Tach, because many car manufacturers have a very small market share, there may be cars that are in stock for a very long time. Some car models can last up to several years. Cars in stock are often not well preserved (usually left in the yard), so in addition to deterioration due to weather, they can also be bitten by rats, etc. "In my opinion, each year of being in stock, the material value of the car decreases by about 10% of its remaining value," said engineer Tach.

Regarding the identification method, engineer Tach shared: "According to the VIN stamping rule (vehicle identification number consists of 17 characters), this year the 10th character is H, in 2016 it is G and next year it is I". Thus, it is possible to rely on the VIN number to determine the year the car you intend to buy was manufactured.

The stamped number on a new tire can tell customers when their vehicle was manufactured.

In addition, if you want to know which month the car was manufactured, you can refer to the information, the tire manufacturing time stamped on the tire. This information is placed in an oval and has 4 numbers at the end. Of those four numbers, the first two numbers record which week of the year, and the remaining two numbers record the last two numbers of the year the tire was manufactured. Normally, the tire from the time it is manufactured to the time it is installed on the vehicle is only about one month. So from there, you can refer to know the time the car was manufactured.

From this experience, customers can know exactly when their car was manufactured to decide whether to buy it or not. Even if they discover that the car has been manufactured for a long time, customers can pressure the dealer to get the best price./.

According to VOV