car-buying...
Recently, I am busy with buying a car. Because winter quarter is coming, it will be very cold and this will be inconvenient for me to travel to campus since there is no bus near my apartment. This is the first time that I will buy a car all by myself. As most of us are not knowledgeable about cars, so usually people only know how to drive a car, but do not know much details about it. For instance, how it works, what parts are important to it, how to check whether a car is in good condition, etc. So, I should learn all this info before I buy a car, especially for a second hand car. And also since buying a second hand car is not common in China. I also should change my mind about it. Although I have a driving license in China, I still need to pass the driving test and to get a driving license in the States.
So, first of all, I learned the driving instructions, including the applicable laws. And then take the written test, after pass it, I went on to the road test. After got the permit, I need to scan all the information from the Internet. It includes the sales information, also about how to evaluate the value of a used car. After checking the car sales information, I should go to the person to take a comprehensive check about the car. I have been to many places, either dealers or private parties selling cars. It took me so much time, but I learned a lot from the practice, now I know what one should take care of when buying a second hand car. And also what is very important is that one should first fix his own budget, and his favorite car brand and model. This can make him more knowledgeable in searching a car among so much information. I am still on the way searching for a car that fits me. Hope everything will be smoothly for me. Hope I can get a car that I like with a reasonable price.