{"id":15895,"date":"2025-02-10T00:02:12","date_gmt":"2025-02-09T23:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/?p=15895"},"modified":"2025-02-17T00:47:20","modified_gmt":"2025-02-16T23:47:20","slug":"the-eight-most-important-questions-to-ask-when-buying-a-used-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.wheelsforwomen.ie\/index.php\/the-eight-most-important-questions-to-ask-when-buying-a-used-car\/","title":{"rendered":"Buying a Used Car? Ask These Crucial Questions to Avoid Costly Mistakes!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nSellers have a legal\u00a0responsibility\u00a0to give you accurate and truthful answers so ensure you ask the right questions \u00a0writes Geraldine Herbert<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

When buying from a private seller you do not have the same consumer rights as you do when buying a car from a dealership, \u00a0it is very much a case of \u2018buyer beware. However, it is an offence for a seller to withhold or provide misleading information about the car so with this in mind there are important questions you must ask.<\/p>\n

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  1. Has the car ever been crashed?<\/li>\n
  2. Has any bodywork been done to the vehicle?<\/li>\n
  3. Has any major mechanical work been done on the vehicle?<\/li>\n
  4. What is the correct mileage for this vehicle?<\/li>\n
  5. How many previous owners has the vehicle had?<\/li>\n
  6. Is there any outstanding finance on the vehicle?<\/li>\n
  7. When was the last full service carried out on the vehicle?<\/li>\n
  8. Has the car been imported and if so, have all relevant charges been paid (VAT, VRT etc)?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Geraldine Herbert<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    Sellers have a legal\u00a0responsibility\u00a0to give you accurate and truthful answers so ensure you ask the right questions \u00a0writes Geraldine Herbert When buying from a private seller you do not have the same consumer rights as you do when buying a car from a dealership, \u00a0it is very much a case of \u2018buyer beware. However, it […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15898,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2161,117],"tags":[2940,5310,5317,1314,860,1993,1768,776,840,889,2078,5315,1924,5314,5311,2875,4930,3370,5291,5309,824,5316,96,1854,5312,3593,5837,2874,282,5318,5313,1836,93,2865,2671,2866,890],"yoast_head":"\nBuying a Used Car? 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