You can copy and print these instructions to serve as a reminder when you go shopping for a used car. 1. General inspection: Does the vehicle have an owner's manual, a service book with alarm and audio codes, Two original keys, Is the key in the original case, Check the paint, front, door sills, flaps, mirror color, clearances, Check all glass and their numbers, Checking decorative moldings outside and cedar inside, Checking whether there is moisture in the car, in the trunk, near the spare wheel, under the floor mats, in the cassette or that somewhere water is not leaking inside. Checking all the locks and whether the locking-unlocking with the key works, Checking the tires, whether the patterns are the same, the depth of the tires, the spare wheel, the tool for removing the wheels, Checking the rims and whether all the screws are in place, the key for the safety screw for aluminum rims. 2. Checking the electronics and electrics: Contact and checking the lights on the dashboard, whether they all go out and in what language are the messages, Checking all electrical switches for windows, mirrors, central locking, sunroof, remote unlocking and locking of the vehicle, Checking the air conditioner, speed fan, audio device, whether all lights for lighting the cabin and trunk are on, Mandatory check of all external light signaling, position, daytime running lights, high beams, stop lights, turn signals, turning on all four turn signals, checking the operation of the wipers and whether the fluid injectors for glasses they work. 3. Test driving and checking the mechanics: Checking the engine, whether it starts from the first start, whether it smokes in the back, whether there is any liquid leaking from under it, hard clutch, gearbox sticking, whether it shakes when starting, whether it accelerates immediately when adding gas, does it hold the direction-doesn't pull to one side, when braking so that it doesn't pull as well, check the reverse gear, Mandatory check of the oil level in the engine as well as all other fluids such as coolant, brake fluid, oil in the power steering if it is hydraulic, including liquids for washing the windshield. 4. Legality of the vehicle - checking the documentation: The best way to check the car is in Danube Technical Centers or in AMS-Serbia. As a natural person, it is difficult for you to determine the legality of the vehicle, Placevi is safer, all vehicles purchased from Placevi - legal entities should have a certificate from the Agency for of traffic safety about the legality of the vehicle, that is, that certificate is proof that the car is not on an INTERPOL warrant or removed from insurance. For cars bought in Serbia from natural persons, it is best to check with the help of a friend from the traffic police, that the car owner is not under any penalty, ban... so that you can transfer the car to your name, the police also see the history of the vehicle , when it was imported to Serbia, how many owners did the vehicle have, the current owner. 5. Bargaining: Mandatory! 6. Contract and some practical advice: Buy a car on weekdays in the morning when municipal authorities and vehicle registration agencies are working, make sure that the contract is drawn up by an agency, it is best to transfer the car through an agency if you are in another city, if you are buying a vehicle in the place where you live, you can and by themselves or with the help of an agency. This is not a final list, it will be supplemented, feel free to share your experiences and opinions in the comments so that we can all make a complete list together. Thanks in advance. *Dragoljub Jovanovic: If you have the possibility, check if the car has been in a taxi.. It is known that taxi drivers maintain their cars very badly.. they buy bad parts, perform irregular services, etc.. I could list them until tomorrow.. earlier it was possible to be checked at the tax administration.. now I think that only the police can do that, but that is also paid for.. The car cannot have a TX registration ... the car is transferred to the brother, father, wife of anyone and after a few hundred km you are working semi-general or general. *Zoki BossBoss: You should also pay attention to who is the owner in order. In my opinion, it would be best to buy a used one from a person who used it, for example. in Serbia 1 bought at a car dealership. That he is not a smoker. I noticed a long time ago that non-smokers are quite responsible when it comes to cars. Far more than smokers. *GROCKA Tutorials: The vehicle should be in the buyer's name, because if by chance something happens, of course, God forbid a collision or a traffic ticket, it will be considered that the person to whom the vehicle was sold is the secondary owner and therefore it is considered that he caused material damage which must be paid. -Of course, avoid leasing, because there are no good leasing companies. Support Us: / testautomobila Facebook page: / testautomobi