9. FICTION: I'll buy "Kopeyka" from my grandfather and not know the troubles
15 myths about used cars that people still believe
Everyone says that modern cars are unreliable, unbearable and in general 200 thousand - maximum 300 thousand km - and in the dumpster! However, it is denied by taxi drivers (Chevrolet Cruze, Hyundai Solaris, Ford Focus, various Kia and Lada) and people who constantly spend most of their lives behind the wheel and drive without major breakdowns at 400, 500 thousand km: Can Lada Vesta drive more than 500 thousand km: report
But against the background of the first myth, the second myth spread: old cars are reliable, especially if they have a small mileage (the so-called "time capsule"). Alas, even if you replace all the liquids and all the consumables, in a year of weekly operation your new friend will show you a whole bouquet of serious diseases. Particularly concerning bodywork and corrosion.
8. Myth: there will be no punishment for the twisted mileage, and it will always be so.
15 myths about used cars that people still believe
When you drive on busy roads, on the supports of bridges, fences, and poles you can see advertisements of this kind: "Let's turn the mileage, cheap. And the phone from the office. Any motorist knows that to sell a car more expensively, it is necessary to "correct" the mileage data. For some, this item becomes a kind of mandatory "pre-sale preparation".
According to statistics, about 70% of cars on the used market are sold with twisted mileage. It is not surprising that motorists do not consider the mileage curl to be anything shameful, let alone illegal.
Yes, there is no direct ban on curling the car's mileage in Russian legislation, but this does not mean that it will always be so. However, the introduction of an adjustment to such an accurate device as an odometer is, in fact, a fraud, because it is not done for nothing, but to obtain a financial benefit from the sale of a car.
Here is an example of the freshly proposed amendments for twisting: Criminal term for twisted mileage: the process has started
Therefore, it is better to stop believing in permissiveness and not to resort to dishonest measures.
7. Myth: a collector's car is a good investment
15 myths about used cars that people still believe
Collection cars. For people with money a good opportunity to invest in rare mobility. But under several conditions:
1. the car should be really rare.
2. it should be highly appreciated by other collectors.
3. A unique car will have to be seriously invested either with money or time and knowledge (to find an extremely rare specimen in the garage and restore it).
4. The goal of a collector's car is to stand in the garage and leave it only for the sake of exhibitions and runs of vintage cars.
In other cases, it makes no sense. The car will simply lose its value and become ordinary.
6. Myth: a new car from the salon is better than a used five-year plan
15 myths about used cars that people still believe
Another car myth affecting used and new cars is the other side of the coin. Conventionally old cars are much worse than their modern analogs (less safe, more voracious, unecological, non-technological and so on). They say the progress is going so fast that the five-year-old car will be worse than the new one in everything.
There is no need to go to extremes, gentlemen! Not always a used car is worse than a new one. Here it is necessary to approach a choice weighed approach. For example, a 3-5-year-old car will not be worse than a new one. Thus the cost will be considerably cheaper. However, to choose a well-groomed specimen, you will have to become a shoe saver or contact a specialist who will check the condition and history of a particular specimen.
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