How to choose a car?

In our time the car is no longer a luxury item, but a necessity. Every day a huge number of cars are bought. Perhaps, every second family can afford the car thanks to the cars of "A" and "B" classes.

In fact, buying a car is a very serious procedure; that is why it must be approached with great attention and vigilance.

Before buying a car you, of course, have a huge number of questions. Further, we will try to give a full instruction on choosing and buying a car.

1. Analysis

First of all, you should base on the amount of money that you have. After this, you will start with the choice of the class, brand, capacity, and configuration of the car.

We also want to note that if there is a possibility to buy another car, but a little more expensive, it's better to save up some money to buy a car you will not regret buying in the future.

Pay attention to the engine power and volume. This will determine the fuel consumption and the dynamics of the car's acceleration. The weight of the car, when fully loaded, must correspond to the engine. Otherwise, with a full cabin of passengers, you will drive into the mountain like a ‘snail’.

2. Selection of the first car

Many people advise buying a not very expensive car as the first one because it would not be a pity if you smash it having a small driving experience. This is partly true, but a good car will make you drive carefully and take care of it from the very beginning. Nevertheless, it will be easier to study on a cheap or an old car.

3. Selection of the car brand

The car must be chosen on the basis of:

• personal preferences;
• reviews about it;
• configuration;
• cost and availability of spare parts;
• fuel consumption;
• the adequacy of the price;
• the number of seats.

Visit the forums of car owners of the model you like. You can read reviews about the car in the general section, but the most interesting and necessary is in the technical sections, where themes are created about repairs and problems with the car. This part is recommended to be read to get the so-called ‘medical’ card of a car. You may also ask the responses of real car owners of the brand you want to buy.

You may decide to buy one brand and model of the car, but when you come to the salon you buy a completely different one. So when you are buying a car, you do not need to be categorical - consider all possible options.

Buying a new car you may get some kind of bonus. For example, buying a car in spring is very profitable, as car dealers make discounts on the model range released last year.

4. Buying a car

We would like to touch on the general selection and purchase criteria.

When you are going to buy a car, you should already determine the priorities of its configuration for yourself. We recommend the following configuration of your car:

• Steering booster - in order to turn the steering wheel easily, without any effort;
• ABS - this system performs stepped braking when the brake pedal is pressed;
• Air conditioning - in order to regulate the temperature regime in the cabin of your car;
• Power windows - in order to lift and lower the glass of the doors with the buttons, without twisting the handles;
• Central locking - when you lock the door using the auto door button;
• Electrically heated seats - this option makes the seats heat in the cold season.

This is the most significant list of functions you should pay attention when buying a car, especially the first one. You can also mention a couple of words about the automatic transmission, which will greatly simplify the car driving, but this is optional. You should remember that a car with the automatic transmission is much more expensive than its analog with the manual transmission.