The big I-buy-a-car checklist
Your train is delayed again, you have pneumonia from those drafty stations and with your Uber costs, you could have bought a nice Jérôme Dreyfuss bag by now. A car, in short, suddenly seems like a very good idea in every way. Since a car is usually not an impulse purchase, I have come up with a super handy checklist.
1. Choose the car that suits you
Make a list of points that are important to you. Will you mainly drive in the city or will the car be your second office because you cover a lot of miles? Do you need to transport a lot or would you prefer a small and handy model? Do you drive electric or on petrol and so on. This way, you can already make a selection from the large offer. Even with a brand (I'm team Renault, as you know) this can help enormously. I find to Saint Tropez. I understand the choice. It is an incredibly nice car with a huge trunk that can't even compare to the twenty-kilogram limit of an airplane. Moreover, the car is equipped with many more fun gadgets. So I did my research and listed the five pros. Oh May, I understand you so well. A French car to a French city. It doesn't get better than this. beautiful, but for my needs a bit too much. Anyway, a list creates clarity.
2. Go to the dealer
Many people have a bit of dealer fear, because you don't just walk in as easily as at H&M, but I still recommend going to a dealer. They also have good used cars and you know for sure that there are no unpleasant surprises lurking that could suddenly bite you in the heels.
3. Dare to negotiate
The selling party assumes that too, so if you don't, you're just burning your own money and looking a bit foolish. So come on, don't ask what you can do for the dealer, but what the dealer can do for you. This also applies to new cars. You are probably trading something in for which you want to get as much as possible. If he can't do much about the price, ask for extra accessories or other things that make you happy, like a longer warranty period and free maintenance. Just to name something.
4. Try and test
You need to feel and experience a car. It often surprises me that we sometimes hesitate longer about buying a new pair of jeans than about a car or a house. Things that will be important in your life every day for the coming years, you should have tested well, right? So nothing like a half-hour ride, you need to hit the roads and lanes. Ask if you can borrow the car for half a day, or otherwise rent this type. You really need to know what you are going to buy.
5. What will it cost you per month?
Based on the license plate, brand, and type, you can calculate what your monthly costs will be. It's also nice to know.
6. Pay attention to the release certificate
This prevents any fines incurred before you received the car from being attributed to you and needing to be paid by you.
Maybe you prefer to lease instead.. Let me tell you, I have also written a very handy article about that.
In collaboration with Renault
