my mother is buying herself a used car from a person in my town we live in. what should we look for when buying a used car from a person not a dealer? is there any websites out there to teach us what to look for buying a used car? i dont know much about buying used cars from a person(first time ever buying a used car from a person). could u guys please help me.. thank you...

 

ask someone with a carfax account to run the vin first to see the car history

 

i checked the VIN# and it is clean. i used carfax(is this very reliable site?). whats should i do next?

 

take the car to a diagnostic center

 

diagnostic centers? does most gas stations do them? what is checked at a diagnostic test? thank you