Buying a used car is as careful as buying a new car and it costs a lot of money, so it is a very important point to judge whether there are any major flaws with a non-professional gaze.
Compared to automobiles, home appliances are generally easier to find and check whether there are any defects in appearance or function.
Let’s see how to check a used car. 중고차 침수차 확인
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index
1. Used car purchase vehicle selection, visit
2. Used car condition check
3. How to check an accident car before purchasing a used car
4. How to check a flooded car before purchasing a used car
5. How to solve when you find out about purchasing a submerged car after purchasing a used car
1. Select vehicle type to purchase, visit
It is not a good action to simply browse the used car website and look at the accident history and insurance history and judge whether there is a problem or not.
Used car for sale product details
Basically, it’s just a check before visiting, and you should also check whether the vehicle you’re eyeing is currently in the sales complex, and if possible, check if there are more with the same specifications in the same complex, and it will be easy to compare.
2. Check the actual vehicle condition
After visiting the sales complex, it is recommended to set aside enough time to receive guidance from the dealer and check the vehicle with your own eyes.
When you handle everything, if you rush, you’ll make mistakes you shouldn’t have made and you won’t see what you can see.
tire wear condition
Check the condition of the overall exterior and all the shells that can be seen by the general public.
engine room condition
It is an important point to check things that can be checked lightly, such as exterior panels, glass, interior, tire condition, and engine room condition.
After starting the vehicle, check whether the vehicle body vibrates severely, whether various buttons are working properly, and check the functional parts.
It would be great if you could put the vehicle on a lift and see the lower body, but there are more cases where you can’t.
Accordingly, there is also a method to open the engine room and use a smartphone flash to check if there are any parts that are wet to the inside. can.
3. Accident vehicle confirmation method
Even if it is not an accident, there are elements that can have problems with the exterior and interior, and the front and rear bumpers are at a level that can be considered as accident-free vehicles until simple replacement, and the skeleton of an accident car is an important point to determine how far the accident car is. If the frame you are doing has a repair history, it is best to avoid it if possible.
Checking the Performance Check Log
ㆍFrame accident car
After the accident repair is completed, it looks fine to the naked eye, but even in the process of restoration, because it is a human operation, there are invisible torsional or rigidity deterioration factors.
Therefore, you can purchase it considering the depreciation until the parts replacement accident, but you should avoid repairing the car because the frame is damaged.
You can check if the frame is damaged in the performance check log.
frame damaged vehicle
Visually, in case of a major accident, the car body may be twisted, so the height of the left and right garages may be different. The easiest way to check is to stand your smartphone on the ground and the lower part of the car, as no one goes without a smartphone these days.
ㆍSimple accident car
There are also consumers who insist on accident-free, so when choosing a completely accident-free vehicle, the answer cannot be found only with the inspection record presented by the used car store.
Depending on how the previous owner handled the accident repair, there are often cases where it cannot be marked, so it is recommended that you prepare yourself and check.
Bad car paint
Bad car paint
It’s not often that I buy a car, but I can’t carry sheet metal inspection equipment, so I use my eyes and hands as sensitively as possible to check the color of the car due to the reflection of light in a bright place first. If you gently touch it with your finger, if there is a difference in texture, you can doubt restoration.
It should be taken into account that the outer plate made of plastic may be slightly different, and that it does not show well if the color is matched well or if it is recently modeled.
4. How to check the flood difference
The worst choice when buying a used car is when I blindly fell in love with the dealer’s words and found out that the car I bought was a flooded car after a while.
General commercialization after repairing accidents and flooded vehicles
If the flooded vehicle is original, it should be scrapped, but since it is not a penny or two, the owner wants to sell it, and the dealer buys it cheaply and sells it at the regular price, so it is secretly carried out in a win-win structure for each other.
If you do not want to choose such a patch, it is good to be aware of how to check a flooded car when purchasing a used car.
Flooded cars gathered in one place
6 ways to check submerged difference
State according to degree of immersion
1.) Car History
Vehicles that have been repaired for flood damage with insurance coverage can be easily checked online because the history remains.
If you talk to a person in the industry that is the least cumbersome and is dedicated to continuous response like a dealer, the pace may lean towards the dealer.
However, if you do not have insurance for a flooded vehicle, it will not be possible to inquire, so you should not be 100% relieved by making inquiries in advance.
Car history free flooded vehicle search service
If you search for ‘car history’ in the search box, a site that you can search for free is provided.
2.) Air conditioner smell
air conditioner stench
The smell of the air conditioner is a difficult part to manage in any vehicle, and most of them are familiar with the nose because the musty moldy smell is common. You can leave it on and look at the car and smell it.
When you turn on the air conditioner, the smell of mold disappears to some extent, so it is easier to check the cool air flow.
3.) Seatbelts
Submersion trace seat belt & seat belt label
The seat belt is a part that is not easily replaced even in a tolerable accident, and since the part number label is located on the seat side of the belt, it is located at a relatively low position, so it seems to be one of the realistic and easy ways to check.
If the part number label is different from the year of the vehicle, you may be suspicious.
4.) Fuse box
As with the belt, there is a small box zip when the engine compartment is opened as an element that can be easily identified while looking around the vehicle.
fuse box
Since the fuse box is equipped with external fuses for all electrical devices, it must be replaced for use of electrical devices when it is flooded. It is rare to replace the entire fuse box universally, and even if only the internal fuse is replaced as a whole, maintenance technicians do not wipe out water stains. Therefore, if there are water marks when you open the lid of the fuse box, it is a good factor to suspect a flooded car.
5.) Vehicle seat
If it becomes a flooded car, there is no way to use it right away, so open all the doors under the window in a sunny place and dry it.
seat rail
Antibacterial deodorization is used when preparing for sale, but if you smell it up close, it is a factor that can come off quite a bit, but it is often difficult to identify by smell.
It is a wiser decision to look at the lower rail that fixes the seat, but since there is a possibility that the seller has also dealt with it, if the black paint does not feel like something in its original state, it feels like it has been overlaid or there are signs of rust.
6.) Various corrosive materials
Areas where various corrosive substances may be located
A submerged car is literally a car submerged in water, which causes corrosion when iron materials are exposed to water for a long time.
With this as a point, it is also a point to carefully look at various parts such as USB ports, metal materials, seat rails, under the passenger seat floor mat, under the trunk mat, and inside the door frame rubber packing.
5. How to solve when you know you have purchased a submerged car
Pursuant to Article 58-5 of the Automobile Management Act, a buyer who purchases a used car from a car dealer is liable for damages from the date of delivery of the car if the mileage, accident history, and flooding of the car are different from those notified, or if falsely notified or not notified. You may cancel the sale agreement within 30 days. In this case, the car dealer must return the already paid sales price to the car purchaser at the same time as the car is returned.
Even belatedly, the time of 30 days may seem short, but I hope it can be a light to someone.