First car - firstly how cars are traded

Cars are valued according to their year of manufacture, their condition and the amount of miles they have travelled.
Car dealers use a method of assessing that the average car should travel between 10,000 to 12,000 miles per year. If a car travels less than this it is classed as good. If it travels these miles it's classed as average, and if it exceeds these miles by a large amount it's classed as poor.

A car dealer may well ask you if its your first car and could genuinly help you chose a suitable first car, or use the information to sell you a car that an experienced buyer would never buy.

A car dealer will first of all, in his appraisal of your car look at it's general appearance. If it looks clean and dent free, thats a good start. If your car is standard and the same as its original manufacture, that's another good point. Dealers do not buy cars which have been modified from standard, they are harder to sell and price. The next item on the dealers check list is how many miles has your car travelled. The dealer would then look up the going price in his 'little black book'. (not the same as the one you can buy in your local book shop). The dealers trading book prices are a lot lower.

After making you a ridiculously low offer the dealer will then ask if you have all the documentation for your car including an MOT certificate. The haggling over price will now start and will be based on the car you intend to buy from the dealer. The more expensive your purchase the more money you may get for your car. It's not all as clean cut as that though, because the trading price is based on the difference between the price the dealer can get for your car when he sells it and the amount he paid for the car you are wanting to buy.

First car - how you can buy your first car without a trade in

The information above is the general way you will be dealt with at a car sales point. But you have just passed your driving test and now you want to buy the car of your dreams. For your first car I would first of all do a little research. You might even want to buy the type of car you had your driving lessons in.

I would recommend you have only one car in mind and not more than three different types. Look on the internet for any three cars that match your requirements. The best website I found for first car buyers was first car. Its also a great place to sell a car. You will need to write down the car make, model, engine size, car year of registration, how many miles it has covered and its value. These are answers to the questions the car insurance company will ask you.

Once you have found your three cars go to insurance and learn all about insurance terms.

first car - the final research

You should by now have three possible choices for your first car, or maybe the cost of the insurance means you are down to one choice only. If you have only one choice available then thats actually quite good because you can focus on that type of car only.

You will understand its characteristics, the condition of the cars for sale balanced against its value. You can do all this research without ever having to leave your computer. You have saved a lot of time and money by carrying out this initial reseach.

You should now make enquiries about the cars that match your choice by phoning the car seller to arrange a viewing and test drive.

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