{"id":10211,"date":"2014-08-13T10:55:29","date_gmt":"2014-08-13T17:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freeway.com\/?p=10211"},"modified":"2023-09-29T22:18:58","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T22:18:58","slug":"how-to-avoid-buying-a-used-car-lemon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freeway.com\/blog\/auto-insurance\/how-to-avoid-buying-a-used-car-lemon\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Avoid Buying a Used Car Lemon"},"content":{"rendered":"
If you\u2019re looking to buy a reliable used car for yourself or your teenager, it is still a purchase that requires the same level of attention as if you were buying a new car. In fact, some people think it requires doing more homework because there\u2019s a greater risk of buying a used car lemon. The last thing you want is to end up with a car that will need expensive repairs that are more costly than the car itself. Too bad your car insurance<\/a> won\u2019t cover defects.<\/p>\n Here are seven tips to help you avoid buying a used car lemon.<\/p>\n Get a vehicle history check<\/b><\/p>\n Take a look at maintenance records<\/b><\/p>\n Dig up dirt online <\/b><\/p>\n Look for signs of major damage<\/b><\/p>\n Stay away from too many modifications<\/b><\/p>\n Beware of the barely used car<\/b><\/p>\n Get behind the wheel <\/b><\/p>\n As you begin or continue your search for a used car<\/a>, keep these tips handy. It may require a bit more homework than settling on a brand new car, but it will save you from a headache down the road by steering away from a used car lemon.<\/p>\n Speaking of headaches, you could be paying too much for car insurance<\/a> if you haven\u2019t got a quote <\/a>lately.<\/p>\n Have you ever had a lemon?\u00a0 Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments section below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you\u2019re looking to buy a reliable used car for yourself or your teenager, it is still a purchase that requires the same level of attention as if you were buying a new car. In fact, some people think it requires doing more homework because there\u2019s a greater risk of buying a used car lemon. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10213,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[302],"tags":[],"importance":[],"type-content":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freeway.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10211"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freeway.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freeway.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freeway.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freeway.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10211"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.freeway.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10211\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26483,"href":"https:\/\/www.freeway.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10211\/revisions\/26483"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freeway.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.freeway.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freeway.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freeway.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10211"},{"taxonomy":"importance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freeway.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/importance?post=10211"},{"taxonomy":"type-content","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.freeway.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/type-content?post=10211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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