When you sign a contract for a new car and see it finally delivered and standing before your eyes, all shiny and shiny, it feels so exciting. It’s so exciting that I can’t express it in words. But, before you get excited and can’t hide your joy, there’s something you absolutely must do as soon as your car arrives. Hello, this is Auto House. What should you do first when your new car arrives? Do you just say, “Delivery driver, I received my car.” and sign the receipt? That’s not right. Just because it’s a new car doesn’t mean it’s free of defects. Of course, since the car goes through numerous inspections during the manufacturing process and before it’s delivered to the customer, it’s not easy for it to have defects. Nevertheless, since all of this is done by people, there may be minor defects that you haven’t noticed. How would you feel if your car was like that? Why do you need a new car inspection? So, when you receive a new car, before you sign the receipt, you should first do something called a ‘new car inspection.’ Usually, when a new car is released, it arrives at an auto parts store first. As a professional who does this job, I confess that I do inspect new cars because I am always busy, but it is difficult to invest a lot of time and effort to inspect them. When a customer's new car arrives at the store, the time I can invest in inspection is at most 3 to 5 minutes. If you search online, there are companies that spend a lot of time inspecting new cars. They usually do it for money. Once they receive the money, new car inspection agencies try hard to show that they have properly inspected new cars. There are cases where they exaggerate defects and report them to customers. Is this normal? Honestly, there is no need to pay a company to inspect new cars that I can do myself. Anyone can do new car inspections as long as they have these two eyes and love for their cars. In the end, it is best for me to step forward. So now, I will tell you how to inspect new cars. How to inspect new cars. First of all, don't be too excited and happy that the new car you have been waiting for has arrived. You need to inspect it calmly. When you look at it slowly and calmly, you can see it properly. 1. Exterior (1) Scratches First, check if there are any scratches on the paint surface. Look closely at it from different angles, and turn on the smartphone flash to see it better. If there are scratches, if it is serious, you may have to repaint it. If you paint it after the car is completely manufactured like this, it is different from when the car was painted normally during the manufacturing process. There is a process of polishing the surface after painting the paint surface to make it smooth. Since the gap between the plates cannot be reached by the polisher, the paint surface is bound to remain rough. This can be a factor that can lower the price when selling it as a used car after driving it for several years. Since there are many places to check, it is not confusing to check each plate at a time. Touch it with your hand to check if there are any bubbles or blemishes called paint dung on the paint surface due to poor painting. Stand a few steps back and check if the paint color is consistent overall. It is hard to tell the difference, but if you look really closely, the bumper and body are a little different colors. The bumper is made of plastic and the body is made of metal, so even if they are painted in the same color, the color will be slightly different. If it is not noticeably different, it is normal. Check if there are any scratches on the glass. Glass scratches are hard to find. You need to shine a flash to see them well. Roll down the window and check if there are any scratches on the edge of the glass. Check if there are any scratches on the wheels. Also look at the various lamps. Check if there are any scratches on the paint around the lamps. This is an area that can be damaged when assembling the lamps. After looking at the outside, open the door and look at the interior paint. The key is the lower corner of the door. There is a painting process where the door metal plate is dipped in paint and then removed. The paint often flows down and forms drops at the corners. Look carefully because the paint in this area is easily broken. Also check if the door, trunk, and engine hood open and close smoothly. (2) Steps Now, check if there are any steps. Steps refer to different heights between each plate, or if the gap is too wide or narrow. If there is a step, it may not only look bad, but there is another problem. The step can cause noise while driving, and in extreme cases, water can leak when it rains. The point is to compare the left and right sides of the vehicle. Starting from the front, check if there is a difference in the gap between the left and right sides of the engine hood. In fact, it cannot be exactly the same. There is a margin of error allowed by the vehicle manufacturer. A difference of abou