All About Used Car Adverts

Used Car Adverts are employed to sell cars that are not considered new. A vehicle is not considered new in a variety of instances. These instances can include new cars that have been lent out for demonstration purposes, cars which have been previously owned, cars that have been driven more than a certain amount of miles, and cars where a title has been transferred. Interesting enough, non operation cars sold as scrap are not included in the FTC definition of used cars.

Unless the car in question is still covered under a manufacturer's transferable warranty, it is sold "As is - No Warranty". If it does have a transferable warranty then generally you will receive the benefit of the remaining warranty. This means that if the car had a 5 year 60 mile warranty and it is 3 years old with thirty thousand miles then the remaining balance of the warranty is two years and twenty thousand miles.

Used car adverts usually contain information on the condition of the car. Details such as make, model and sub model if applicable should be listed in all adverts. Other information such as Mileage, color, exterior condition, interior condition and options are also generally listed. Adverts issued by private parties and dealership usually differ substantially in detail. With a dealer issued advert you should expect to see original manufacturer descriptions for all options, whereas as a private party may list options in a very abbreviated fashion.

In today's electronic economy you should expect to see what is known as a previously owned vehicle report. These reports are generally supplied by a third party to the seller and should list details that include number of accidents, dealer maintenance and number of owners.

In general you should always verify the information listed in an advert as once a purchase has been made it is very difficult to rescind.