If — You Are Buying A Used Vehicle From A Dealer

Sarah pulled up the Carfax. Mark looked for two specific things: Had the oil been changed regularly?

Buying from a dealer offers more inventory and easier paperwork than a private seller, but your best tools are still independent research , a third-party mechanic , and the willingness to walk away . if you are buying a used vehicle from a dealer

This is where most buyers fold, but Mark knew that a dealership's mechanic works for the dealership. He spent $150 to have a local shop put it on a lift. They found a slow leak in the rear differential—a $600 fix. The Negotiation Sarah pulled up the Carfax

Sarah offered a "multipoint inspection" done by their own shop. Mark politely declined. "I’d like to have my own mechanic look at it," he said. a third-party mechanic