The 1.000€ car

You want to buy a car and your wallet gives maximum 1.000€ here? A piece of freedom or for financial reasons, for commuting to work or school, to be more independent from parents. Whatever is your reason to buy a car: your limit is 1000€. But what do you get for this money? Is it possible to buy a car that does not fall apart immediately?? Or you get for a thousand euros only eienn heap of sheet metal? Our answer: you can also buy a car for only 1.000 euro get a mobile base. But you should be aware of inform well, be patient and of course you must not expect luxury. what sacrifices you have to make and what you can’t do without you can read in our guidebook.

safety comes before luxury

Picture airbag symbol safety in the car

with a used car purchase should be paid attention to the fact that the car has in any case airbags.

In principle, you should be aware that there are in this price range better is to do without luxury and rather to put the value on safety. In plain language, this means that we do without seat heating and air conditioning and prefer to have a airbag for driver and passenger, as well as an anti-lock braking system (ABS) on board have want. Since July 2004, all manufacturers who sell their vehicles in Europe have committed themselves to installing ABS as standard. Even if you don’t think it’s possible, there is no law in germany which obliges the manufacturers to include airbags in the standard equipment. Nevertheless, the customer’s desire is now so designed for safety that since the mid-90’s for many brands simply became standard equipment to have at least a driver’s airbag on board.

beware of bargains that are too big

so let’s finish this little excursion and start with the search. Don’t let supposed bargains deceive you. So often vehicles are for sale, which should actually achieve a much higher price. These offers are unfortunately often so-called fake offers. These only serve to collect phone numbers or worse. We at markt.De are always anxious to remove such offers as soon as possible udn are very grateful for any advice. So the big sorting out begins.

Which tasks should the car fulfill?

Picture Small car for the city

For the city, more agile small cars are suitable, which are usually cheaper anyway.

And pretty soon you realize that it is much more difficult to find an adequate car that is convincing in terms of price and performance. Here are the questions that come up pretty quickly, for what purpose you actually need a car or which tasks you want to do with it. Should it only be small city runabout serve, or do you want to have a longer distance to go on vacation, to deliver pizza or to take the children to school? There are many questions and many reasons to buy an appropriate car. An important question that everyone should ask themselves is: how long do you want to drive the car?? This question is of course linked to how long the car will still have MOT?

TuV is worth a lot

In principle: every year MOT corresponds to an increase in value of about 300€. So let’s assume that the car should still have one year TuV and should have a good substance, if you want to make a new main inspection again. What should you look for so that you then later no bad awakening has? in order not to go into too much detail here, we would like to refer you to our guide concerning the purchase of a car: here you can find the detailed guide concerning the purchase of a used car. general rule is: drives, steers, brakes and rusts less. So let’s start: the basic function of a car is of course to drive from A to B. This should also be done well. Please remember that it there are no high horsepower vehicles in this price range, but rather small cars with about 75 hp gasoline engine; a diesel is rarely found with a particle filter and an acceptable mileage and a green sticker for the german inner cities. Therefore, the search is limited here again.

The body

In this regard, we now come to the choice of body shape. I drive a lot in the city and don’t want to spend ages looking for a parking space, so it is a good idea to buy a small car. If I drive only from time to time in the city and often on the highway or country roads, then a larger car offers itself rather, a station wagon in good condition is unfortunately rare to find, but a sedan can be found already the one or other time. Because here also the passive safety plays a role. A large vehicle offers of course more crumple zone than a small car. this is especially advantageous when driving with higher speed, in case of an accident.

Functionality of the brake

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when buying a car for less than 1000 euro you should pay special attention that the brakes are in order.

Pay attention during the test drive for strange noises while driving. Rattling noises and other secondary noises let’s look at defective chassis components close. Thirdly, we come to the brake: the brake is one of the most important parts of the car. Without a functional and regularly maintained braking system even the best driver quickly loses control of his vehicle. So pay special attention to the condition of the brakes. How is the condition of the brakes? Has the brake disc scored or are the pads worn out? When was the brake fluid changed for the last time??

How bad is rust?

The last point we would like to address is rust. Rust is not only a visual defect; in the wrong place it can be responsible for very large damage to the car or even the safety and functionality of important components significantly impaired. So take a look under the car and see if there is rust anywhere. also rust on the body itself is not rare in this price range. As long as this is only slightly present and there is no aggressive rust corrosion, it can still be tolerated.

What to look for in tires?

picture tire tread depth

The tread depth and the age of the tires should be brought before the purchase in any case in experience.

A very important part of the car and the only part of the car that really touches the road are the tires. In Germany there is no expiration date for tires, only a minimum tread depth of 1.6mm. However, this is a limit value. A good tire should always have more than 4mm tread depth, this ensures that it can still fully exploit all its properties. Also the age plays a role. In principle, a tire should not be more than 5-6 years old. In the course of time, even the best tires age, softeners evaporate and the tire becomes brittle and brittle. Therefore, a safe driving behavior is no longer guaranteed.

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