Buying a used car can be a great way to find a car that meets all of your needs and ensure that it fits within your budget. You'll want to find a car that offers the features you want. And whether you're paying cash or looking to finance, we can help at Glockner Chevrolet.
With our help, buying a used car in Portsmouth, OH will be simple.
Establish Your Budget
Your budget is an important part of the equation. While used cars are going to be less than new cars, the actual discount can vary dramatically.
Older model cars as well as those with more miles can be heavily discounted.
Determine whether you're paying cash or if you're going to finance.
Cash is easy - whatever you have is what you can spend on your used car.
If you're financing, determine what you can afford as a monthly payment. From there, determine how long you want to be paying on your car. This will make it easier for you to sit down with the finance department and discuss 24, 36, or 48-month loan terms.
Once you know what your buying power is, whether it's $10k, $15k, or even $20k, it's easier to navigate the inventory.
At Glockner Chevrolet, our sales staff can help you to navigate by showing you what's within your budget while still meeting your needs and wants.
Determine Your Specific Needs & Wants
Your needs and wants have to be considered. You don't want just any used car - you want the best.
Consider these questions:
- How many passengers should your car be able to accommodate?
- Is a large amount of cargo space important?
- Is fuel efficiency important?
- Do you want the latest and most innovative technology?
- How many miles do you drive a year?
All of these questions will make it easier to explore the inventory of used cars at Glockner Chevrolet.
Any time that you buy a used car, you want to ensure that it meets your needs in terms of passenger capacity and cargo space. Further, you want to ensure that you're not spending more than you can afford on gas every week.
Technology comes into play to determine the model year. If you want things like the latest driver-assist features and smartphone connectivity, your used car should probably only be a few years old, or you can consider the certified pre-owned selection available. Certified pre-owned vehicles are required to meet strict requirements to earn the certified pre-owned title.
The number of miles you drive will also help you to determine how many miles your used car should have on it. With proper maintenance, a GMC can easily run for 200,000 miles. If you want to keep your car for at least 5 years and drive about 20,000 miles a year, you want to make sure that there are less than 100,000 miles on it - and realistically, 50,000 miles would be even better.
Test Drive a Few Options
What you think you want and what you actually want may be two totally different things. There's no way of knowing what you really want until you get behind the wheel of a few models and take them for a test drive.
You may find that the different powertrains have a significant impact on your driving experience.
And when you consider the different makes and models within our used inventory, there are more than a few cars that are likely to fit your needs.
The best way to narrow down the possibilities is with a test drive - and we're happy to let you drive as many as needed so that you can make a confident decision.
You'll want to explore the spaciousness, determine the comfort of the seats, and see how it handles. We recommend spending at least 30 minutes with each car that you're considering so that you can learn more about it. The model you thought you wanted and the model you end up loving may end up surprising you.
Talk to us at Glockner Chevrolet
Now that you know more about your budget and what kind of used car you want, it's time to start looking at what's available. At Glockner, we have a constantly rotating inventory of used cars - and all of them have been thoroughly inspected by our certified technicians.
Stop by during our dealership hours or contact us to schedule a test drive.
Until then, you can do some model research within our online used inventory. You can search by model year, price, mileage, body style, and all of the different makes.
We're confident that we have a great used car waiting for you - all you have to do is decide which one is capable of providing you with the best overall experience.