is it a bad idea

japfan2010

is it bad idea to buy the first car you look at even if you think its the right one and seems in good shape

biko

No but if you don't look at more than one you can't compare.
But if you find a gem on the first go, by all means.
Are you into cars? Would you know a gem?

japfan2010

id know the basic stuff and iv a few mates that know a good bit id bring one of them along

Anan1

TBH, the fact that you're asking means that the answer is yes.:) It's also highly unlikely that you'll view the best car first - last time I was buying for a friend I looked at six cars over two months, and i've a good bit of experience at filtering by phone.

Barr

Always shop around; you need comparisons to make an informed decision.

bazz26

OP, without looking at other cars how do you think the first one is the right one if you have no point of reference to compare against?

Muckie

What make and model of car are you interested in looking at,
you might get a few very good tips from here.

changes

japfan2010 wrote: »

is it bad idea to buy the first car you look at even if you think its the right one and seems in good shape

Did you have a make, model, year, colour and mileage in mind before you went to look at it. That can seriously narrow your options.

I have a bad habit of searching that way.

daveharnett

japfan2010 wrote: »

is it bad idea to buy the first car you look at even if you think its the right one and seems in good shape

I'd say buying the first car you look at is fine, as long as it's not the only car you look at.

japfan2010

the thing with the car im looking at is havent seen many for sale in ireland its a pulsar vzr the rest iv seen are a bit out of my price range

Muckie

Rare enough car alrite, don't they come with a 1.5 engine.
New a fella who had a black Jap import one, very quick car it was too.
Hope you get the one your looking for.

tonedef

japfan2010 wrote: »

the thing with the car im looking at is havent seen many for sale in ireland its a pulsar vzr the rest iv seen are a bit out of my price range

To me the fact that most of these are out of your price range but this one isn't means that you have even more reason to look at others to see why this one is affordable....

lav1

whats your price range? 1500-2200 and your in a minefield if you can stretch to close to 3grand you,ll get a real good one but it,s still alot of money for what there are imo.
there a good car, very reliable my brother had one and had no problems with it but there,s alot of them that have been driven to within an inch of there life. there heavy on the gogo juice aswell. unless you,ve been around afew of them and know what to look for DEFINITILY look at more than one.