4 Key Things To Look For When Buying a Used Foreign Car

Buying a used foreign car has its benefits and drawbacks. One of the major benefits of buying a pre-owned vehicle is the fact that you don't have to worry about falling victim to steep depreciation as soon as you drive the vehicle off of the lot. With this being said, finding a reliable used foreign car can be challenging. You'll need to be a resourceful buyer, do your homework, and look for the red flags before you buy if you want to invest in a vehicle that'll last. Here are 4 key things to look for when you choose to buy used:

1. Do Thorough Research On the Car's History

It's easy to get emotionally attached to a vehicle when you take it for a test drive. If you've always dreamed of owning a BMW, finding a used BMW in your price range can be enough to make you overlook important details. Get past your emotions and do all of your homework before you even see the car in person. If you're buying from a used car dealer, get the VIN of the vehicle at the top of your list and run a vehicle history report. This report shows you if the vehicle has been involved in an accident, if it's been maintained, and how many people have owned it.

2. See What the Consumer Reports Say

After you look at the report, you should do even more research to verify that the year, make, and model you are looking at doesn't have any serious recalls or consumer complaints. If a model has transmission problems, you want to know right? Sites like Edmunds have reviews on every vehicle you could imagine and checking these reviews could be the difference between buying a car that'll last, and buying a car that will be in and out of a shop specializing in BMW repair in Austin, TX. If the complaints are consistent across the board in forums and review sites, this might not be the car for you.

3. Don't Just Look Under the Hood, Inspect the Entire Vehicle

If you don't know much about cars, you might lift the hood up and take a glance just to let the seller think you know what you're looking at. You don't have to be a professional to spot some serious problems. Start by inspecting the sides of the front fender and the trim around the vehicle. If there's damage, the cars been in a serious accident and the frame hasn't been repaired. Look for rust under the car and around the wheel wells. If there's rust, run! When you look under the hood, don't just look, check fluids and look for leaks. If you really are inept with cars, you can always bring a mechanic with you to point out potential problems.

4. Check the Status of the Title and Registration

If you're buying from a private seller, you might just assume that the vehicle is registered and smogged. Don't assume this because it can cost you money. You should check the status of the registration through the DMV website with the license plate number, verify the title has no liens, and make sure there are no parking tickets or other fines that you'll be responsible for when registering. Make the seller pay for a passed smog and never sign the purchase agreement until the vehicle passes.

Buying a used foreign car is a big investment. If you want to make the right investment, do the research even if the seller seems trustworthy. You'll be happy you did in the long run.

Many New cars are now available with good features

 Indian automotive industry has been continuously rising, some new companies are continuously entering the Indian car market. Recently company which made the entrance in Indian car market is Renault, the French auto giant. Some New cars have been launched by the company in the Indian car market like Renault Duster the SUV and Renault Pulse a hatchback these two cars are doing pretty good in the market. In fact Duster has been pretty much loved by the Indian customer and is its performance outstanding in the country.

Renault Duster

Some luxurious companies have also made their way towards the company. Indian car market had been a continuous target for all the foreign companies India is the largest car market all over the world. We can also call the Indian car market by the name of hatchback car market. If we go as per the sales figure of our country we would notice that majority of sales include hatchback cars. We can also see that almost every company in the country is offering its hatchback, in recent introductions Pulse was launched by Renault motors with an objective to maintain a grip on the Indian car market.

Audi Q5

Some latest new car models were also launched by the companies in the country recently , yesterday only the German manufacturer, Audi launched the facelift version of its most saleable SUV in India the Audi Q5, Audi Q5 was proved to be a good decision by company to launch the car in country. Q5 was launched back in 2008 and since then car is continuously boosting the sales of company. Another latest new cars which are expected to be launched in the country in 2013 are Ford EcoSport in the SUV segment. One of the biggest luxury car manufacturer Jaguar motors which is a subsidiary of Indian company Tata Motors has planned to launch Jaguar XF S2.2 in the country which would be cheaper and more fuel economical as compared to the Jaguar cars which are already running on the Indian roads.

Ford Ecosport

Major reason due to which car would be cheaper is that this time car would be imported in the country via CKD route (completely knocked down) which will save lots of duties, which usually car has to go through so we can say that due to less price car will help the company to gain India's market share.

Maruti WagonR

And lots of new car models are also expected to be launched in the country like it has been said that Maruti WagonR facelift would be launched in the country on 15th or 16th of January 2013. some other luxury cars are also expected to be launched in the country like Mercedes G63 AMG and facelift version of Mercedes E class.

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Renault Duster the popular SUV has Increased Profits for Renault

Renault Duster is proving to be the most successful SUV for the French automaker Renault. It is not just a successful SUV for the company but is the successful SUV in the global markets. This car continues to boost the sales of the company across the global markets, especially in India, where it has received an overwhelming response. According to the stats, Renault India has achieved the sales of over 35,000 units in the fiscal year 2012 in which, December 2012 sales stood at a whooping 5924 units. This is undoubtedly a great achievement for the company compared to the sales of 1401 units in 2011 in between June and December.

In the past one year, Renault has added few more models to its Indian portfolio by launching Renault Pulse and others that helped it to get a decent market share in India. Renault not just launched new models in India but it has also established dealerships across the country that helped to achieve this sales margin. It has established over a 100 dealership points in India in just 18 months time.

The managing director of the Renault India has expressed his complete satisfaction towards the company's growth in the fiscal year 2012. Out of 5924 units of sales in December 2012, Renault Duster itself contributed 4485 units to the company's sales, which explains about the demand and craze for this SUV. Now this vehicle is about to get new features such as 4WD, which will further help it to become one of the most popular Renault cars in the markets. At present, the variants of this car is coming with 1.5 liter diesel engine and 1.6 liter petrol engine that provides ample number of options to its customers.

What really impressive about this SUV is that it has a great fuel efficiency of 20.46Kmpl (with diesel fuel option) and 13.24Kmpl (with petrol fuel option). When it comes to the engine specifications, the diesel engine has the displacement capacity of 1461cc that generates 107.8 Bhp of maximum power and 248Nm of torque. On the other hand, petrol engine has the displacement of about 1598cc that delivers 102Bhp of maximum power and 145Nm of maximum torque. Renault Duster features will depend upon its variants. At present Renault Duster price starts at just Rs. 7.53 lakh, which is far more than attractive. However, it provides seating for only 5 members, which is a bit disappointing. When it comes to the appearance, it has got compact SUV appearance with sporty body as we can see in the Renault Duster pictures. It would be good to spend money on this SUV as it would return complete value for money.

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This post is written by guest author who writes on automobiles, technology. Renault Duster is the best sucessfull SUV in auto market, 2012 year. It has increased the profit for Renault Company.