Buying a Used Car

Buying a used car is a huge decision, and you will probably need to live with that decision for several years. Fortunately, your friendly, helpful Uncle Wally is here to guide you through the process!

Buying a Used Car - Uncle Wally's Guide, is your complete handbook for the used-car buying process. Written by a car shopper with 40 years of experience, and packed with over 175 pages of useful information, this book will help you find affordable, reliable transportation. Part textbook, part buying guide, and part "red-flag detector," Buying a Used Car moves you to the head of the car-buying class.

Here's what you'll learn.

Chapter 1 - Big Ideas provides ten important car-buying concepts to help you get mentally ready for success.

In Chapter 2 - Setting the Target, you'll narrow your shopping experience to help you get the car you want and need.

Chapter 3 - Paying for Your Used Car explains credit scores, financing options, and payment structures. You'll learn how to determine your monthly payment before you go shopping.

In Chapter 4 - Visiting a Car Lot, your Uncle Wally will tell you what to expect when you start looking at cars.

Chapter 5 - Selecting a Used-Car Dealer guides you through this critical choice.

Chapter 6 - Let's Go Shopping gives you the skills to make you a confident car shopper!

In Chapter 7 - Selecting Your Car, you'll narrow down the choices and select the car that fulfills your needs and your wants.

Most car shoppers take a test drive. Do you know how to use four of your senses - hearing, sight, touch, and smell - to eliminate a "problem car?" Uncle Wally walks you through this critical step in Chapter 8 - Taking the Test Drive.

You will learn how to determine a car's history and its current condition in Chapter 9 - Exploring a Car's Past and Present.

Chapter 10 - Arriving at a Price helps you make the best deal on your used-car purchase.

Chapter 11 - The Business Office teaches you the language and techniques used after the sale that can inflate your car payment. This chapter alone is worth the price of the book!

A car is stolen. A tree falls on another car. A driver gets in an accident with someone who doesn't have insurance. Quick - are you covered? Chapter 12- Car Insurance explains the types of coverage you need, and the best way to buy it.

Chapter 13 - After the Purchase helps you take care of your new investment.

From the author

So, you're ready to buy a used car? Or at least you're thinking about it. Well, I'm your Uncle Wally, and I'm here to help. I've bought over a dozen cars over the last 40 years. Most people decide to buy a car, walk onto a car lot, and leave a few hours later with a huge debt and a vehicle that may or may not suit their needs. In Buying a Used Car - Uncle Wally's Guide, you'll walk a different path.

Your car expenses - payments, maintenance, and insurance - will likely represent a significant monthly commitment. Buying a car is a major purchase for most of us, and we don't need to make a mistake. If we buy a bad meal, we just don't go back to the restaurant. If our vacation choice isn't fulfilling, we can make different plans next year. But when we buy a car, we're committing to a longer time frame. Because cars depreciate in value, mistakes can be expensive. Returning a car after two months because it doesn't fit your needs can result in a real financial blow.

I wish I could be there to help you in person. Because I can't, I decided to write this book. Drive safely, and be well, my friends.