Are you interested in buying a used car? Do you feel worried about it? Here are some danger signs indicating that the car you are looking at may not be your best choice. A lot of people mistakenly tend to think that when checking out a used car, you simply need to listen to the engine, kick the tires and make sure the interior is clean. The fact is that there are a lot of other more detailed ways to learn whether or not the vehicle is worth buying. Do not just look at and listen to the engine, but actually drive the vehicle for 10 to 20 minutes …

Used cars are perfect for those who either refuse to pay the sticker price on a new vehicle or for whatever reason prefer a worked-in vehicle. However, buying a used car can be risky and may present a danger for the driver’s safety. If you are going to buy a used car, there are certain non-expert things that you can look at while investigating the car. Serial number stickers Serial numbers that do not match or stickers that have obvious signs of tampering are good clues that the parts might have been switched with another vehicle's because of a damage. The tires When inspecting a used vehicle, examine the …

The amount of websites that offer car shipping and transportation is increasing constantly. With this growth, fake trucking company sites, which are not a company at all, but a scammer attempting to attract victims, are becoming more and more frequent. Such websites frequently duplicate a legitimate car transport company website. After a visitor comes to these sites, he/she is returned a very reasonable car shipping quote with guidelines for payment. As soon as the visitor makes a payment, he/she is out their cash! Fortunately, this kind of scam is rather simple to detect. Here are some ideas on identifying online car fraud attempts and scamful websites. 1. Avoid websites …

Unscrupulous car dealers are the nightmare of all car buyers. To avoid falling for various auto scams, you need arm yourself with knowledge on popular car buying scams. Most car dealers you’ll interact with will probably be nice and law abiding folks who are simply doing their jobs. Unfortunately, among these honest people there will be a lot of fraudulent dealers as well who will try to trick you. However with sufficient homework done, you will be knowledgeable enough to avoid all the possible car dealer fraud attempts. Here are 2 auto sales scams that can be easily prevented: No trade in pay off If you’re planning to trade …

Since the value of a car highly depends on its traveled distance, criminals are using various instruments to roll back the odometer to sell the vehicle at a higher price. Targeted vehicles are mostly new looking leased cars with high mileage. Since this crime is associated with intelligent organizations developing complicated schemes that are difficult to detect and investigate, it affects not only end users, but also legitimate re-sellers.  False or Altered Titles This scheme occurs when a car dealer buys a high mileage vehicle and then resells it with reduced odometer reading. This is accomplished by tampering the high-mileage figure or by obtaining a new automobile title with …

 “When is the best time to buy a car” is the favorite topic of all car buyers. There are various opinions on this theme and each of them has a grain of truth. So let’s discuss the most common opinions. Rainy Days Some people believe that since almost always there are very few buyers on the lot, it is highly likely that the salesmen will offer deep discounts. Is it true? If you choose a rainy day for buying a car, you'll send a wrong signal to the salesman, i.e. he/she will think that you need a car TODAY by all means and will agree to buy it at …

Do you have a bad credit, but still want to buy a car? Do you feel confused whether or not it is secure to shop online for an auto loan? In this blog post we will try to address your worries and explain how you can avoid bad credit auto loan scams. Auto loan lenders offer loans online across the world for just anyone unlike local auto loan lenders. How could this be explained? Many states levy a higher tax on auto lenders, and the latters transfer their costs to you in the loan package. Online lenders act differently, they generally move their operations into states that have reduced …

Yo-yo financing fraud, also known as spot delivery fraud, is a rather common practice among car dealerships. Here is how this scam is designed. Customers with below average credit are tricked into driving cars off without finalizing their loans. While the customer is at the car dealership, financiers tell him/her that he/she has excellent credit and received a good interest rate on an auto loan. Then the dealer gives the buyer the keys to the new car and tells him/her that they may drive away. A few days later, the buyer gets a phone call from the dealership informing him/her that the loan fell through because he/she did not …

You don’t have to try hard to find a car buyer who has been scammed by a dealer. The possibility of becoming a victim of various car scams increases especially in big cities. Here are some car scams you should know about in case you are going to make an important purchase like that of buying a car. • Be aware from a dealer who says something like "With your credit score you cannot qualify for competitive financing rate." The statement may only be true if you were in a habit of missing your payments previously. Some dealers often make profit on the unawareness of the car buyer by …

Buying a car with bad credit is a real chance for some fraudulent car dealers to make a large profit on the buyer. Car dealer loans mostly have unfavorable terms, but the real problem is that in addition to it some auto dealers try to run their various auto scams on you as well. The bouncing check scam is among the top car scams that you should remember and avoid. This is a scam’s scenario is as follows: the car buyer who have managed to get financing is told that the check bounced and thus he/she failed to get financing. Then the dealer offers the buyer financing from the …