Stubblefield M., Haynes J.H. Used Car Buying Guide: Guide to Inspecting and Buying a Used Car

Haynes Manuals N. America, Inc., Newbury Park, California, 1995, 160 p. — ISBN10: 1563921561, ISBN13: 9781563921568Haynes TechbookWritten for the do-it-yourselfer, good enough for the pro! Find hidden rust, spot crash damage, detect body filler, size up a car with a 10-minute walk-around, find mechanical problems, road-test the vehicle, plus checklists to insure you get what you pay for.car, where to buy it, how to negotiate with sales people, how to finance a car, etc., the Haynes Used Car Buying Guide emphasizes how to INSPECT a car well enough to make a rational decision whether to buy it or keep looking.This process consists of five phases:
A fairly quick walk-around inspection (Chapter 2)
An engine mechanical inspection (Chapter 3)
An interior inspection (Chapter 3)
A test drive (Chapter 3)
A more thorough inspection of the entire vehicle (Chapter 4)All five phases are copiously illustrated. Most "how-tobuy- a-used-car" books are bereft of illustrations, save pictures of specific makes and models. In the Haynes Used Car Buying Guide, every inspection procedure is illustrated so that the reader knows exactly what to look for, where to find it and what it looks like.If you still want to buy a vehicle after subjecting it to the exhaustive inspections and tests above, your next step is a second and more thorough inspection by a professional mechanic.During this phase, he will perform:
A test drive (Chapter 5)
A visual and mechanical inspection, including the underside of the vehicle while it's raised on a hoist (Chapter 5)Some more mechanically astute readers may opt to do this inspection themselves; some will have a friend who is a professional mechanic do it for them; and some will simply take the vehicle to a reputable professional and pay him for an hour or two of his time. In any case, the Haynes Used Car Buying Guide walks you through this inspection with an illustrated check list which explains what the professional mechanic does - or should be doing - when he inspects a used car for a customer.