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Buying a Used Car from a Classified Advertisement

  • by Ngugi K.
  • April 24, 2015

Cars are very important as they help you move from one place to another in your day-to-day life. You will agree with me that everyone would want to own a car-especially one that is to your taste and preference. When most people go to buy cars, they go for the good-looking ones, the best models and brands. On the other hand, not everybody would go for a brand new car. Others prefer used cars. How do you buy a used car safely such that you get the full value for your money?

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Classified car ad.
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Avoid Impulsive Buying

Sometimes, advertisements influence consumers’ taste, preferences, and choice in the business world, and end up going for well-advertised goods and services. Consequently, the consumer ends up buying impulsively. If you want to buy a used car, the classified ads are a good place to start and you will not regret it. With a little more caution, you can get a quality used car being advertised here. As a result, the car gives you the best service that suits the situation. It is under the classified ads where potential buyers and sellers meet and get the best. Costumers will not incur any search losses because the cars meet their demands due to efficiency and their effectiveness.

Quick Buying, More Options

Classified ads give you the greatest deals in today’s world of business and enable you to access the goods and services you want in time. These ads attract more users, as the interest of the consumer comes first. Nonetheless, one needs to be very careful with ads when buying secondhand cars as you may end up paying higher prices than the real value of the car. Luckily, a customer has a platform to bargain for the car he/ she wants through email or telephone calls. A used car of your choice, model, taste, and preference could be available through classified ads-you only need to do keener searches for it.

Beware of Fraudsters!

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Be careful because not all car sellers are genuine.
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Sometimes, people may end up losing large sums of money to fraudsters though such ads. This is simply because have mastered the way to pose as the genuine dealers, only to con the unsuspecting buyers of their money. So as to avoid con-men, you need to know that their ads are sometimes very attractive but deceiving. As a matter of fact, they portray high quality online personas. Also, con-men move too fast to ask you to send them part of the sum. Do not give out your private information without knowing whom you are dealing with. Their ads are very attractive and too good to be true. Just take care.

— Ngugi K.

Ngugi Karani, from Nairobi Kenya, has been writing for Afroautos since its inception. He believes that Africa needs better road transport for transformation. He writes on technology, development and cars. He is inspired by the spirit and passion of the African people to rise above all odds.

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