If you own a car, whether you’ve been driving for 12 weeks or 12 years, there comes a time when you need to upgrade.

It could be because your current car is experiencing a lot of problems and it’s becoming too costly to repair or it could simply be that you’re looking for a newer model. Whatever the reason, there aren’t many people who keep their car for decades.

The problem that many people face when looking to buy a car is that they don’t know exactly what type of car it is they want and often end up being influenced by the car salesperson to purchase a car that they don’t actually need.

In some instances, taking advice from the salesperson is useful – and actively recommended – especially if you’re undecided between a selection of cars. It’s not advised, however, if you have no idea of what type of car it is that you’re looking for.

Before you head out to start hunting for a new car, it’s imperative that you sit down and work out two individual aspects – what the car is going to be used for and how much money you have to spend.

Starting with what the car is going to be used for, the reason that this is so important is that if you can make a list of regular activities you’ll Viagra Professional be using the car for, irregular activities and activities that the car will never be needed for, you can ensure that the car you’re looking to buy fits your needs perfectly.

For instance, if you’re in your early 60s and your children have left home to start up their own families, you might think that you only need a small car for driving to work and back and going shopping on a weekend. If this was the case, then heading to Smart dealers and purchasing a small but extremely economical ForTwo could be the perfect option.

But have you considered the possibility of grandchildren? Your children may not have children yet, but if they’re in their late 20s or early 30s, it’s more than likely that they’re contemplating it – which would no doubt mean you would need a larger car when you carry out your grandparent duties.

The second point, your budget, is again something which a lot of people get wrong, with them failing to take into consideration just how much money they can afford to spend on a car, both initially and ongoing.

Using Smart dealers as an example once more, if you were to purchase a brand new ForTwo Coupe, it would cost you around 9,500 pounds to start with. Higher initially than the cost of, for example, a second hand Ford Fiesta that is 10 years old, what must be taken into consideration is that with the ForTwo you’d pay no car tax due to its minimal CO2 emissions and you would also pay very little in fuel costs, as the ForTwo Coupe can reportedly achieve around a 70 miles per gallon (according to official Smart statistics).

Compare this with the 10 year old Ford Fiesta and you’d be paying 205 pounds in car tax for the 1.6 model, more in petrol as it is a lot less economical and as it’s older, it’s more likely to need repairing, which increases the costs further.

Buying a car is a great process, but it requires more than for you to simply head out and purchase the first car you like. You need to think about what the car is going to be used for and your budget, as by doing this, you can ensure that you purchase the right car for you.

Author Bio: Jardine Motors Group UK operates a large portfolio of specialist franchises of the world’s most prestigious marques, including Smart dealers.

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