Tips for Buying a New Car: An Ultimate Guide for New Car Buyers

Last updated on October 18th, 2024 at 02:52 pm

Buying your first car can be pretty exciting. Still, it’s essential to understand the entire car-buying process. You have to consider multiple factors while purchasing car. Doing this you will save thousands of rupees and it will help you buying a vehicle that matches your exact needs. Some time people buy car that don’t matches their need and after buying car they realized it.

Buying new cars is not an easy job for all buyer but wheelsofmotor.com is committed to make car deals simplified. Our goal is to make car buying a pleasant experience for car buyers. They can remember this experience in their whole life.

By following our Tips for Buying a New Car, you’ll be able to buy a car that will make you happy even you are paying monthly EMI :).

Tips to Follow Through Before Purchasing a New Car

1. Decide car budget

Before buying car budget of car is most important thing to decide. you can consider car cost, all taxes, car insurance, maintenance of car, fuel and lot more things.

Most websites list the on-road price for a vehicle. This price includes an extensive list of costs, including –

• Lifetime road tax payment(can be change as per state)
• Mandatory insurance charges(subject to your choice)
• State registration charges
• Dealer handling charges.

Don’t overspend on a car that even out of budget, because maintaining it can bleed your finances dry. Instead of it purchase a car that can you afford for five to ten years.

Few of us are able to pay cash for car, but most of us need finance for the car purchase.

Finance through dealers can be the most expensive and try to avoid it, dealers are acting like middle man between you can Financer, so cut out the middle man and go straight to the source of the finance or Bank.

Wheels of Motor suggest you to go for Banks even they take time for approvals. Banks offer finance at a cheaper rate than the dealers and they are trusted.

Now days everything is online and lots of internet finance companies are there which can finance you to purchase a car. Independent finance companies specializing in car finance with the lowest interest rates, and some of them offers fast approvals also.

2. Know your exact needs

Identify your basic needs for buying car. For what purpose you will be using your car? Do you go on long journeys often? or you will use car in just city. Examine your lifestyle and do your research accordingly. Research what kind of feature do you want in car that matches your budget also. what kind of fuel car do you want.

Also Read : 10 Things To Check Before Buying A Used Car

A car buyer can have several reasons for buying car.

• Some may require car to drive to work every day.
• Some of them may be looking car for a family, so they can enjoy and travel together easily.

if you follow ‘Tips for Buying a New Car’, choosing a car becomes simpler. if you want car with storage, only look at vehicles that offer enough space and boot capacity. 

We like to carry our world with us no matter we are travelling in car and how long journey is. But most cars are made for 4 adults and very hard to fit 5th. Even boot space comes with very less capacity to carry 4 adult luggage. 5 seater car is enough for small families only with 2 parents and 2 child. if you have large family you might want to think for bigger car with at least 7 seaters. But bigger vehicles will cost you more to buy and maintain it.

3. Diesel cars are not making economic sense anymore.

Some years ago when Diesel cost was cheaper than Petrol, people used to buy Diesel car only. But now things are changed and Diesel and Petrol cost is almost same. You should calculate your monthly usage and decide if it makes sense to invest in a diesel car. Now petrol and diesel cost almost the same so the people choice is heavily tilted towards petrol, CNG and electric cars. For most of us petrol cars are best suited. Now Petrol cars are cheaper than Diesel to buy and maintain.

4. CNG or Electric are best economic cars.

Now CNG is as fuel most popular in market due to its affordability. Most of companies are providing factory fitted CNG option with their cars. Electric cars are as new in market, growing and improving in technology. but you can consider CNG cars and electric cars as that much safe as other cars.

5. Automatic vs Manual

There are lots of transmissions types available like AMT, CVT, DSG, MT, iMT (intelligent manual transmission without clutch). You will get confused within in the terminology and there is chance to fail to figure out best for you. With increased fuel efficiency and convenience, automatic is preferable by many. If the car will be used by everyone in the family specially women and parents above 45 age then automatic is suggested.

6. Choose a trusted brand

As you know in India few car making companies shut down their production due to some reasons. So we suggest to go with long running companies only to avoid problem after purchase.

7. NCAP Safety rating

Never ever miss this term or thing while purchasing car. Safety of your family with you is most important thing while selecting brand and car model. we suggest you to go for safe cars only that will save your family in situation like accident.

7. Factors that influence car selection

There’re several factors you should consider while buying a car and that can change your decision.

• If you have Elders in the family, they would need a car that is easy to enter and exit. not too small and not too toll car they would love.
• If roads near your home are with very bad condition you may need a car with high ground clearance.
• If your car parking area is small then you’ve to get car with small length that should fit in parking area.
• If you need to move cargo also with your car then boot space, seat foldability etc matter.
• If your family members will also drive the car then it should be good if it is comes with auto transmission.
• If you are not an expert driver or new beginner then rear view camera, hill hold control, lane deviation warning and other safety features become important for you and your family.

8. Visit a Dealership and Request a Test Drive

To understand the true worth of a vehicle and comfort, you need to approach car selling showroom. Further, do not forget to take a test drive of your selected car model. Focus on how the car operates, along with its brake capacity and pickup. As a driver, you would understand whether a particular vehicle is right for your needs and driving style during test drives.