Why Many Buyers Get Cheated in Aurangabad, Maharashtra’s Used Car Market?

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The used cars in Aurangabad, Maharashtra range from low price hatchbacks to high priced luxury cars and SUVs. Thousands of them appear to be verified. But because of the steep rise in demand for the used cars, and no change in supply volume, the fraudsters are having a field day. They are trying to scam the buyers of the used cars left and right.

There arises the importance of finding RTO vehicle information online. A check on RTO vehicle information online gives every detail about the license plate number. If a buyer of a used car uses a service like CarCheck Report of AutoHealth they can get all RTO details along with car accident history.

For dealing with frauds related to car sales, the buyer needs to be aware of the car accident history. Often sellers and dealers try to sweep the damages due to accidents under the rug to fetch a higher price than what it should be with several accident damages.

Fraudsters try to scam the buyers of the used cars in many other ways. Some of them are marking up the price of the car hiding the car’s mechanical issues. Some frauds involve tampering with the car’s odometer reading.

Reports show that twenty to thirty-five per cent of sales in the used car market at Aurangabad, Maharashtra, involve one or the other kind of misrepresentation. To avoid being defrauded, every conscious buyer of used cars in Aurangabad, Maharashtra needs to check the information on used cars online as well as they can go for a check on key parts of the car with an expert mechanic / technician.

What Are the Hidden Mechanical Problems

Often test drives of used cars reveal the real mechanical conditions of the car on sale. If there is no sound or if there is no sign on the dashboard, then the car seems to be alright. Even then, like the cars giving off noises from its engine compartment, the cars giving off no noise could be tested with an inspection by a trusted mechanic / technician. These inspections often reveal the hidden issues with the cars’ engine compartment and/ or in the suspension system of the car.

Some hidden mechanical problems of the used cars that the buyers of the used cars must be aware of are, but not limited to, the followings -

• Problems with Suspension System and Steering - Often squeaks, worn shock absorber and wobbly handling because of broken or worn components of the suspension system of the car are the indicators of problems with the suspension system and steering.
• Engine and Transmission Issues - Leaks of oil and coolant because of worn out gaskets, engine sludge, overheating from faulty thermostat and/ or radiator, delayed / jerking or noisy gear shifts are to name a few symptoms of Engine and Transmission issues in a used car.
• Electrical and Electronic Issues - Some of the electrical and electronic issues can be wiring issues in the modern vehicles, faulty sensors, dead batteries and failing alternators.
• Structural Damage - The most common structural damages are hidden rust, misalignment of frame, poor repair on chassis after an accident.
• Exhaust and Emissions Issues - Damaged catalytic converter and rusted system are the indicators of the issues with exhaust and emission systems.

What is Odometer Tampering

Some sellers roll back the odometer reading from actual figures on an odometer to a lesser value. Because they want to give the car a look of a much less used car and fetch more money with a higher price so that they can make more profit from selling a car with much less actual value. This is an illegal activity, and also known as “clocking” or “busting miles”.

A buyer of a used car must go for an odometer tampering check. Otherwise, they could have ended up paying much more than the actual price of the used car.

There are a few ways of tampering with the Odometer reading:

• Mechanical Tampering - This involves manual roll back of old analog odometers. That often leaves marks like crooked numbers and scratches on the instrument cluster.
• Digital Roll back - Using OBD sensors for connecting to the car’s computer the fraudsters reprogram the digital mileage reading of the car.
• Cluster Swapping - The whole instrument unit of the car is replaced with one from another vehicle with lower mileage.

What Are the Problems if Accident History Not Disclosed

A hidden accident history often hikes the price of the used car so that the seller can pocket more money than they could have with a disclosure on the actual conditions of the car. This involves hiding the structural damages from accidents by the sellers. They often mask bent frames and/ or mask deployed airbags to sell a broken down unsafe car as a clean car. To avoid a “salvage” title often the fraudulent sellers refrain from reporting the accident to the insurance companies.

This instance of covering up accident histories makes an accident history check a must.

What Is the Estimated Fraud Percentage in Used Car Deal

The national figure of estimated fraud in the area of used car sales stands in between fifteen per cent and thirty-four per cent. The figure may vary from place to place. Also, the figure may be different based on the role of the seller - a private seller or a dealer.

European researches showed that as high as 34% of sales of used cars lack one or the other document at the time sales. Along with the omitted documentation, there are instances of tampered odometer.

According to research by Indian organizations, out of twenty per cent of cars checked shows signs of odometer tampering. Some other studies showed that as many as 15 users per 100 users have to face instances of hiding accident history. There are 19 instances for every 100 used car sales confirmed that there were minor issues like altered maintenance records. Also, the sellers keep small damages on the car body hidden from the buyers during the discussion.

How Buyers Can Avoid These Problems

The buyers can avoid being scammed while buying a used car if they keep themselves updated about the common problems of buying used cars in Aurangabad, Maharashtra. Some ways to check the fraud while buying a car are the followings -

• Get a Vehicle History Report - From AutoHealth through its CarCheck feature buyers of used cars can check the records of any car with a valid license plate number. This record gives detailed legal information about the car. Along with comes maintenance and accident history. The report also displays the odometer reading of the car at the time of registration by the previous owner. This odometer reading when compared with the current odometer reading on the car, can give the idea if the odometer on the car has been tampered.
• The Maintenance Record - The maintenance record reveals the scheduled maintenance and maintenance for repair of damages incurred from accidents. This is a revelation about the accidents.
• Car Accident History Check - This is a two-pronged approach. The Vehicle History Report gives the total number of accidents that have occurred to the car. The other approach is inspection of the car by an expert mechanic or technician. The mechanic conducts thorough inspection of the car and reveals the issues in different car parts including the rust patches covered under paint and uneven surfaces covered under thickened paint.

An aware and informed customer can avoid paying above the actual price of the car. A conscious buyer in Aurangabad Maharashtra, must conduct an accident history check, odometer tampering check. Moreover, they must check car accident history and must obtain RTO vehicle information online to save themselves from frauds.