Buying Vehicles in America
Buying or renting?
If you have a credit score of at least 2 years in America, it is possible and profitable to rent a car. If your credit score is less than 2 years, companies either do not rent or want a large initial payment (no refund). In this article, we will write general tips about buying a vehicle and points to be considered.
Where to look / find vehicles?
You may have noticed that the car is both an inexpensive and a must-have means of transportation in America.
If you are going to buy a new vehicle, you can go to truecar.com, enter the features of the vehicle you want to buy, and get offers and discounts from vehicle dealers. In this way, you will directly overcome the first bargaining stage.
If you can't get your new car upfront, your credit history will come into play again, and if it's new, they will likely lend you very high rates.
Second Hand Vehicle Purchase
If you are not going to buy new vehicles, you can look at the sites below or visit local galleries.
Major vehicle listing sites:
Points to consider when buying a vehicle
If you have found a tool for your purse and taste, now is the time to find out about your vehicle's history and problematic.
From the above sites, com is also a site where vehicle history can be queried. As a more comprehensive version of the TRAMAR record in USA... Before purchasing a CarFax vehicle definitely want to record. You can also go and report yourself, but prices start from $ 39, galleries generally publish the carfax report on their site.
If all the history looks clean, if you ask the car to take care of the competent person, you can either show it to a local car mechanic you trust, or call "car inspection near me" and get service from companies that do vehicle control. In addition, if the model of your vehicle is a high and expensive car, we recommend that you go to the authorized service of the brand and have the control there.
Note: Since the roads are salted when there is snow, there is corrosion or rust under the vehicle when you buy cars from snowy provinces. It is useful to check if there is any. This may not be necessary as it is not very snowy in North Carolina and the states below.
Other vehicle issues
Title: You do not need to go to the notary public to get the vehicle in the USA, the owner of the vehicle is sufficient to sign the license and give it to you. If you bought the vehicle from a dealer, you have to buy it in the "bill of sale".
Tag: You need "CL Permit" (permission to use it with someone with a license of 21 years or older) or "Driver License" (driver's license) in order to take a vehicle on you and have a license plate. If your driver's license, Title, "Bill of Sale" (if we bought it from the dealer) and insurance are also complete, it is time to go to the Tag office (License plate office). Generally, there are these offices in every county.
Depending on the state, a vehicle tax is paid, in addition to this tax that varies between 0-8% of the market price of the vehicle, you pay a plate fee of $ 20-30 and they give you your plate there instantly.
They usually receive payments by cash or check. If you want to pay by credit card, additional percentages are added.
After your transaction is complete, they send a new license to your address.
Insurance of the vehicle
Insurance: As soon as you get the vehicle, you have to take out compulsory insurance for that vehicle, otherwise you may find yourself against the judge. Driving without insurance is a major crime.
For insurance, you can go to insurance comparison sites, but these sites take your information and deliver it to local insurers and they call you, and it can be difficult and long to negotiate over the phone.
So far, the most practical method is to go to geico.com and follow their step-by-step forms to insure your vehicle, and add your spouse or children with a driving license to the insurance. Geico usually gives the most suitable rate in vehicle insurance. You can also use Geico for all your insurance needs, but it is useful to compare prices with other places.
Periodic Transactions
In some states, you are asked to “renew” your license plate every year, they extend the date on your plate by 1 year for $ 10-20 per year. At the bottom right of the license plates, you can see dates such as "May 2017", this is the validity date and this date is determined by the month of birth of the vehicle owner and must be extended every year.
It can be done on line as well as from the tag office or by check.
Emission testing is mandatory. It has to be done once a year before plate renewal.
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