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When you finally make the decision to purchase a new car the last thing you would expect to find is that the car is defective in one way or the other.

However, this does happen - albeit on a small scale - and there are laws in place - both federal and state, to force the manufacturer to replace, repair or refund.

But what do you look out for when you are buying a used car? Sometimes the fault is very obvious.

Maybe you can see a kind of ripple effect down the side of the car when viewed from either end. This could mean that the car had collided with something forcing the metal body to warp in ripple like patterns.

Or perhaps the car is a different color on one side or at the back or front. Careful here, this could denote a ‘cut and shut’ type vehicle which is highly dangerous.

The car is literally two vehicles welded together. Maybe the car (or part of it) was stolen and has been passed off as being legitimate.

Most times faults are not obvious and great care should be taken to check out the history of the vehicle.

Remember the old adage - buy in haste repent at leisure? - well in this kind of case your grandma was right.

Never buy in a hurry and get some kind of organization to check out the vehicle for you. It may cost a little more in the long run but you will be assured of a reasonably safe vehicle and avoid litigation.

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