Auto P. I. Used Car Inspections-

Used Car Buying Help:
600-Point Pre-Purchase Inspection
Top 10 Buying Myths and Mistakes
Why use Auto P. I. Inspections?
The 1-2-3 Steps of Buying a Used Vehicle
Why Master Technicians & Frame Specialist
Frame Inspection is Crucial
Determining the True Value
Used Car Industry Scams and Practices
Helpful Links and Titling Information
Auto P. I. FAQ's

Buyer Beware:
7 Problems with a Carfax Report
Certified Used Car Drawbacks
Other Types of Used Car Inspections
Voided Factory Warrantee on Used Cars
The "AS-IS" Document
Odometer Fraud
Totaled and Flooded Vehicles
Title Cleaning and Title Fraud
Individual Seller or Curbstoner?
10 Things Your Mechanic Won't Tell You

Curbstoners

Curbstoners are unethical car dealers posing as private sellers. Curbstoners will sell used cars out of their home, or on the side of the road. Curbstoners may also recruit other people to help sell used vehicles.

Curbstoners generally sell vehicles with questionable histories including vehicles with rolled back odometers, hidden mechanical problems, or wrecked cars and salvaged vehicles that "cosmetically" look good. Curbstoners will sell vehicles below book value and give the buyer a hard luck story why they must sell the vehicle. Buyers are taken in by the lure of a low price and the attitude of "his loss, my gain." In may cases, the the buyer is led to believe that they are dealing with either the vehicle's owner or relative and may let their guard down.

When you are buying a used car from an individual, ask these questions before you spend time traveling to take a test drive:

1) Whose name is the car registered?
2) Do you have the title?
3) Is there a lien on the vehicle?
4) How long have you owned the car?
5) How many miles on the car?
6) Why are you selling the car?
7) Have you performed any major repairs to the car?
8) Has the car ever been wrecked?
9) Does all the electrical and mechanical systems work?
10) Is the car available for a professional inspection?

Information on our 600-point Pre-purchase Inspection & Pricing

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