Well if your really looking for a reliable car of 97 - 98 you
probably look for a toyota, mitsu, honda, mazda. These pretty much
are quite reliable. Honda's have a history of being chiong cars so
don't end up with a dud. Anyway car differ from each other
especially old ones being how the previous owner treated it.
What I picked up so far when getting old cars - correct me if I am
wrong
Calculate the scrap value of the car you want to buy (can be seen
the car's papers) with COE and OMV values
The amount asked for after that is usually for the car body and
whatever profit they make, it can range from 5k to 15k or more. You
can attempt to knock this price down.
Test driving - dun let the salesmen pressure you into buying after
test drive, theres quite abit of things to learn about the car
while doing this, how it sounds, how the gears shift etc. I
actually didn't know until after I got the car and I found out that
the sounds indicated some parts were wearing out.
Then check the engine, mountings, suspension etc, send to a
mechanic or bring one along hehe. Usually they can tell immediately
what needs replacing. Then use that to Kah the salesmen, ask them
to throw in road tax and other stuff too before you commit.
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