| Purchasing a second-hand car is a great
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| | checked over for faults and maintenance
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| way to get a new car without breaking the
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| | issues will usually constitute a safe
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| bank
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| | purchase. Cars that are over three years
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| 05th April 2007
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| | old are generally a little more tricky
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| Author: Andrew Regan
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| | with a much larger variance in quality;
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| These days, purchasing a car can be a
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| | these cars may cost as little as £2-300,
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| minefield of uncertainty - especially so
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| | but as always at the lowest end of any
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| for the majority of us who do not have
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| | market, you get what you pay for.
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| detailed technical knowledge of the
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| | When looking for a second-hand car, a
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| workings of the car industry. But having
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| | good piece of advice is generally to
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| a basic knowledge of how the second-hand
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| | stick to independent dealers. This is
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| car industry works could end up saving
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| | because dealers with affiliations to
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| you thousands of pounds; providing you do
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| | major brands of vehicle generally receive
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| some careful research beforehand!
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| | a commission for every car they sell, and
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| Due to the way that dealers classify the
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| | as such can often be even less impartial
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| second-hand car market, motorists can
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| | than non-affiliated salesmen.
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| often save themselves thousands of pounds
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| | Affiliated dealerships are also generally
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| on a second-hand car if they shop with
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| | less willing to consider other brands or
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| care. Depending on such factors as age,
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| | other makes of car. However, although
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| mileage and condition of the vehicle,
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| | generally favouring one brand of car and
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| second-hand cars normally fall into one
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| | being more expensive initially, the flip
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| of three categories. The first of these
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| | side of the coin is that affiliated
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| categories is nearly new cars, which are
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| | dealerships (or "main dealers") do offer
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| those vehicles that are up to one year
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| | brand specific after sales care and
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| old, have very low mileage (usually
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| | servicing, hold a large stock of spare
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| sub-10,000 miles) and can cost thousands
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| | parts and offer good, multiple year
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| of pounds less than an equivalent brand
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| | warranties.
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| new car. The old adage of a car being
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| | Another option to consider when looking
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| immediately worth three thousand pounds
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| | around for a second-hand car is to cut
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| less the moment you drive it off the
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| | out the middle man entirely and use the
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| forecourt may no longer be true - but the
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| | internet to search online. Online car
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| principle certainly is.
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| | buying has exploded in recent years and
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| The next category of second-hand car
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| | generally provides the cheapest way of
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| involves the most commonly seen used cars
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| | buying second-hand cars, as advertising
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| on the road today and constitutes the
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| | costs for both car sites and independent
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| vast bulk of the second-hand car market.
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| | sellers are much cheaper than via
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| This category includes those cars which
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| | traditional channels, as well as helping
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| are one to three years old, are in good
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| | to avoid the high pressure sales
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| condition and have reasonably low mileage
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| | environment that is often associated with
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| on the clock - making them excellent
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| | buying a second-hand car.
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| vehicles for the cost-conscious buyer.
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| | Andrew Regan is an online, freelance
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| Most dealers will have a wide selection
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| | journalist.
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| of cars of this type, and if properly
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