rev up your engines, now buying a first car can be a scary situation, there's all
kinds of different cars out there, there's all kinds of people selling them
so I'm going to give you some advice on how to do it the smart way, now I know a lot of
young people think, oh I want to get a sports car for my first car, well a lot
of times that's not such a smart thing to do, especially if you got a little
amount of money, buying a used sports car can be a big mistake, as guys tend to
beat them, you get a used one, they often have a lot of problems and it's going to
cost you a fortune to fix, now if you have money and you're talking about
buying a brand-new sports car, I've had plenty of customers buy Ford
Mustangs brand-new and take care of them and be happy with them, but buying a used
sports car, that's often a big gamble, if you're going to do it, pay a guy like me to
check it out first, he'll tell you whether it's a decent deal or not
over the years I've had guys say, hey I can get this used BMW for a really good
price I think I'll buy it is my first car
those things are endless money pits, they're cheap because they have all kinds
of problems that cost a fortune to fix, you want to stay away from cars like
that, instead you might think of sporty cars, okay this is my old Toyota Celica
not really a sports car, it's a sporty car, the thing is based on a Toyota
Corolla platform, and yeah that's a really old car now, but the scions that
Toyota made for years, hey there were sporty cars too and there's plenty of
them out there that can last you a long time, and here's a big tip, when you're
buying a first car, don't just go out and get one that's got all the bells and
whistles, because all that stuff generally is going to break down especially
buying a used vehicle, things like four-wheel drive or all-wheel drive
those cars get older those things break, they can cost a fortune to fix, so my
advice for the first car is, go simpler, just get a front-wheel drive car or a
rear-wheel drive car, don't go and buy all this fancy stuff that can break down
and end up that you regret your decision, so the first thing you have to think
about when you want to buy a first car is, how are you going to drive it, how many miles
you're going to put on it, what's it going to be used for, now if
you're going to buy a first car, I don't advise going to the big car dealerships
because they generally charge way too much for the cars, but you can use them
to your advantage, because if you're not sure what type of car you want to drive
you can test them all out there, I told customers, hey you might not like
this car they'll ride that well even though you think you like the way it
looks, go to a used car lot, try them out see if you like the way they ride, you
might say, oh that thing really rides horrible, I'm not going to buy it or you might like
it, and here's a tip for people who just say they
have to have an SUV as a first car, realize that SUVs specially in the United
States, are very popular so their prices are sky high even used, you can get a
much better deal say on a Toyota Camry sedan, then you're going to get on any
Toyota or Lexus SUV, do a little bit of research, it's your first car you never
had one, check out the resale value and repair
histories online, if you find that a car has a really horrible resale value
there's generally a very good reason, sometimes it's better to buy an older
reliable car, than it is a newer one that's a known problem
I mean if you find a Toyota Corolla that was 15 years old and had 140,000
miles, it might way outlast any Chrysler product, even if it's only ten years old
and has sixty or seventy thousand miles, and here's my last tip, never ever buy the
first model of anything for your first car, if you're buying a new car
buy one model that's been out for a while, don't get one that has this brand
new type of engine or brand new type of transmission, because many times they
make mistakes on them, I've had customers buy these Mazdas with the SKYACTIV
technology, only to find that the variable valve systems were breaking
down in them and cost thousands and thousands of dollars to fix, because
there's a great deal of difference between buying the latest greatest phone
technology for maybe seven or eight hundred bucks, and forking out a ton of
money for a car that's got new unproven technology, and if you're thinking about
getting a hybrid as a first car, realize that buying those things used is a real
gamble, unless you're buying a brand new one and you've
got money to burn, they can last for quite some time before they have
problems, I got many customers with them that they got well over a hundred
thousand miles out of them before anything serious went wrong, just realize
that they cost a lot more and really you never recoup the money difference in gas
mileage versus what you paid for the car, versus the depreciation of the car
believe me, and say you're just looking for a regular car, I know people are going to
think I'm crazy because they hear me say how I can't stand Volkswagens, but in Europe
lots of people drive Volkswagens, I talked to a guy in Romania and he said
Scotty we can't get parts for Toyota's here, but there's parts for Volkswagens all
over the place and lots of people buy Volkswagens and drive them, so if you're
in Romania, hey your first car might be a good deal to buy a Volkswagen, so now
you've learned a bit about buying your first car, and just remember it's your
first car, it's not the only car you're going to have, you just want to make sure
that your first car isn't a very bad decision, so if you never want to miss
another one of my new car repair videos, remember to ring that Bell!