Guides to buying a used car without surprises

What we explain on the forecourt every day, written down. What to look at before you sign, how the paperwork actually works, and what can and cannot be promised. No invented figures.

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8 September 20269 min read

What to check when buying a used car

Almost no bad used-car story starts with an exotic fault. It starts with three or four ordinary things nobody looked at, because the car was appealing and everyone was in a hurry. This is the list, in the order we use it.

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7 September 20266 min read

What a change of car ownership costs in Spain

A change of ownership is not a price, it is a sum of separate charges, which is why everyone quotes you a different figure. Here are the parts, the documents and the timings, so you know what you are being charged for.

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6 September 20266 min read

How to finance a used car with no deposit

You can buy a car without putting money down first. What changes is not whether it is possible, but what terms you will be offered and what you will be asked for in return. Here is the mechanism, with no showroom figures.

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5 September 20265 min read

Part-exchanging your car: how it works

Handing your car over against the next one is the quickest way to change cars, and usually the most profitable if you value your time. Here is what gets looked at, and how the deal works end to end.

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