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test-drive-checklist.pdf
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1.T
yres 2.El
ect
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s
How muchtreadhavetheygot
?Thel egal Tryeverythi
ng.Wi ndt
hewi ndowsupand
minimum i
s1 .
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fthey’
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o,t
esttheaircon.
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orinthecostofchangingthem Eveneasily-
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soon. negoti
atingpoint
.

3.Dent
sands
crat
ches 4.Gl
ass
How’st
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ng Aret her
echipsinthewi ndscreen?Ifthey
onthewheel
s?Inspectincl
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ight
,as turnintocracks,
it’
llneedr epl
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knesswi l
lhidealot
. they’rei
nthedr i
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it’
san MOT
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ghtstooforchips,
cracks,f
oggingorint ernalmoistur
e.

5.Panelgaps 6.Uphol
ster
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Checkt hegapsbet
weenpanel s–large Arethereanystai
nsortear
sintheseats?
gapscouldmeanpoorr epairworkaftera Doesitsmellok?Badsmell
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arl
y
crash.Makesureallpanel
smat chin ci
garett
esmoke–ar ehardtogetr
idof.
colour
.

7.Fl
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evel
s 8.Wheelac
ces
sor
ies
Checkalllevel
sunderthebonnet–oi l
,
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haspar ewheel?I
s
brakeandpowersteeri
ng ui d.Low l
evels
itther
e,andi ngoodcondit
ion?Alsocheck
couldindi
catepoormaintenance.Lookfor
foralif
tingjackandadapterforl
ocki
ng
signsofoi
lleaksunderthebonnetandcar
wheelnut s.
it
self
.

9.Undert
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lcap 10.Wearandt
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e,mayonnaise-l
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substance.It’
susuall
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esbutheavywearonthe
mi xi
ngwi thoi l–asignofheadgasket dri
ver’sseat,
steeri
ngwheelandpedals
fai
lure.Alsocheckthecoolantexpansion shouldraisealarm bel
ls.
tanklookscl ean.
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sthes
uspens
ion?
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,itmightneedanew bat
ter
yor Somecar shave rmersuspensiont
han
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ernator
. others,
butdri
veoverbumpyr oadsand
li
stenforcl
unks,andfeelf
oranyunusual
j
olts.

3.Gaugi
ngt
emper
atur
e 4.Li
stent
otheengi
ne
Checkt heenginestart
sokbothfrom col
d Turnof
ft her
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oandl i
stent
otheengine.
Is
andwar m. Hasthesell
erwarmedupt he itr
unningsmoothl
y,ordoesi
tsoundrough
carbeforehand–i fsowhy?Ifthegauge andnoisy?
getstohalfwayfairl
yquickl
yandstays
there,
itmi ghtneedanew ther
most at
.

5.Chec
kthec
lut
ch 6.Qui
ckasy
ou’
dex
pec
t?
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ngpoi nt?Try Accel
eratethroughthegears… doesi
tkeep
accelerat
ingupahillatlow r
evs(inahigh upwithtrafc?I fi
t’
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here
gear)tocheckforsl
ipping.Alsotr
ya maybei ssues.
quickgetaway–i si
tclean,ordoesthe
clutchjudder
?

7.As
ses
sthegear
s 8.T
estt
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akes
Doallgear
sselecteasi
ly?Lookoutf or
Ifitissafet
odoso, t
rygoi nghardont he
sl
oppytransi
tionsorcrunchingnoises,
br akes.
Doesitst
opcl eanly,i
nastrai
ght
andmakesur ethegearsticksel
f-centr
es
linewi t
houtpull
ingtoonesi de?Checkthe
outofgear
.Automatic?Aregearchanges
handbr akeworkswellt oo,i
fyougetthe
smoothandinl i
newi t
hr oadspeed.
chancet ryi
tonahi ll
.

9.Chec
kthes
teer
ing  10.Doy
oul
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t?
Doesi toperatesmoothlywi thnoodd Ist
hedrivi
ngposit
ioncomf ort
able?Would
noises?Isthepowerst eeri
ngdoi ngit
sjob, youbehappydrivi
ngitforthejourneysyou
ordoest hewheelf eelheavy?Ifyouremove do?Evenused,
acarisabi ginvestment.
yourhandsf r
om thewheel ,doesthecar
pulltoonesi de?