With parents working and busy schedules, it's not really practical to let students drive the family car to school. If they are off to college they will need a car of their own. The obvious answer is to get another car. A new car would be nice, but not too many of us can afford that. The most likely answer is a used car.
Used cars come in all shapes, sizes and prices and are all over.
There are a lot of unscrupulous people out there waiting to dump a clunker on an inexperienced, unknowing buyer. So, the first thing about getting that car is to know what to look for. This process can begin with the purchase of that car. Rather I'm going to talk about the mechanical aspects of the purchase. Okay, you found a car in the classifieds or at a used car dealer and you like it.