Ten mistakes when buying a car

Although buying a car is not an easy decision for many people, especially as it represents a big deal, there are a number of common mistakes that many people make when buying a car:
* First: being affected by advertising that may show the car in forms far from reality.
It is assumed that when anyone buys a commodity worth more than thousands, he should not fall prey to emotional influence. Do not look for another car that is better at meeting your actual needs.. Also, rushing to showrooms can make car buyers pay a higher price than they should. In order to choose the best car for the buyer, the emotional aspects must be put aside and focus on examining the car and comparing it with other cars.

Conducting a driving test
* Second: Ignoring the driving test step .. as it is one of the most important parts of the purchase process. Many cars look good on paper, especially on glossy and professionally designed brochures, but driving the car is the best chance to make sure it meets the expectations and needs of the buyer and his family. The problem is that most people are satisfied with performing a symbolic test of the car by running its engine while it is stopped, or not doing this step at all, which explains the feeling of many car owners regret after the purchase.
A test drive of the vehicle on the road for at least thirty minutes is required to ensure that it is suitable for the buyer.

Third: Start negotiating the price from the price affixed to the car: The official price affixed to the car should not be treated as a starting point for negotiating the real price. In many cases, this price is not the real price, and therefore the seller can offer a discount estimated at several thousand, for example, and yet the deal remains unfair to the buyer. And if there is no great demand for this model and a shortage of it, the buyer can start negotiating based on the price of supplying the car from the agent or the manufacturer so that the seller is satisfied with an acceptable profit margin so that the buyer wins a fair deal.

Distracting the mind of the buyer
* Fourth: Focusing only on the monthly installment during price negotiation: Sellers in car showrooms tend to focus on the value of the monthly premium that the buyer will pay during the negotiation to distract the buyer’s mind away from the total price of the car, which is often very high. Therefore, the first question that the seller asks the buyer is often the monthly amount that the buyer can pay. In fact, we must avoid this trap and pay attention to the total price at the beginning, and then move on to talking about the monthly installment and with it the interest rate that will be paid during the installment period. Rather, the buyer must talk about the cash price of the car at the beginning in order to obtain this price, and then declare his desire to purchase in installments, where it is then possible to add the interest prevailing in the markets only.

Fifthly: Focusing on the terms of the deal more than the car itself: Car companies are racing to offer tempting offers in order to attract buyers.
In the event that the buyer falls into the trap of these offers, he may end up buying an inappropriate or not good car at all, simply because he found an attractive offer from the company that produced it.

How to finance the purchase
* Sixth: Waiting until the last minute to think about the method of financing the purchase of the car: Many buyers do not specify from the beginning the method of financing the car they want and leave this step until the last minute, which puts them under the control of sellers in showrooms where the buyer remains busy with how to pay the value of the car. The car therefore does not find enough time to think about the other elements of the deal.

Seventh: Lack of interest in modern security and safety elements: car companies currently offer a variety of security and safety elements in cars, but many sellers do not know which of these elements are more important or what elements should be taken care of in the car.
Perhaps the most important elements of security and safety that must be met are the anti-lock braking system, the electronic stability control system, and the front and side airbags. Studies indicate that the electronic balance control system reduces the rate of fatal accidents significantly, especially in SUVs with sports equipment. SUV

Unnecessary luxuries
* Eighth: Buying many unnecessary luxuries: Sellers in exhibitions are trying to sell as many luxuries and unnecessary additions as possible with the car in order to increase its profit margin, which is a waste of the buyer’s money in most cases. And sometimes some showrooms resort to adding these luxuries or additions to the invoice and the final price without talking to the customer. In this case, the customer can calculate its cost, refuse to receive it, and insist on deducting its price from the total price of the transaction.
In the event that these additions are desired, purchasing them from the showroom can be postponed because they can be obtained from auto spare parts stores at a price much lower than the price of the car showroom.

Ninth: Not obtaining the fair value of the old car: Car buyers often sell their old car to the same showroom, provided that its price is calculated as part of the price of the new car. In this case, many buyers fall into the trap of loss when they do not get the fair value of their old cars, as the focus is on reducing the purchase price of the new without paying attention to the selling price of the old, which means that all the gains that the buyer can get in the purchase transaction will lose more From him in the sale deal to be the end result of a losing deal for him.

Tenth: Ignoring the after-sales service conditions: Many people buy new cars and then discover that the car in their possession has turned into a huge burden due to the poor level of after-sales service, whether provided by the agent or the manufacturer. After-sales service conditions and warranty are always assumed to be key elements when evaluating a transaction