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Comprehensive Test Drive

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How NOT to BUY a USED truck!

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During the test drive, do not listen to the radio. Focus entirely on the vehicle's performance and sounds. Listen for any ticks, clunks, unusual noises from the engine or suspension. Feel for any resistance or strange sensations in the steering wheel, indicating potential issues with tie rod ends, ball joints, or other steering components. Pay attention to how the vehicle tracks in a straight line and handles corners; any misalignment or instability could point to chassis or suspension problems. Check that all electrical components, such as power mirrors, windows, and lights, are functional. If the vehicle is an automatic, observe the shifting behavior; smooth, timely shifts are crucial. An informed test drive can reveal numerous faulty issues. Remember to check all fluids (power steering, brake fluid) and ensure they are at appropriate levels, and examine the exhaust color for any abnormalities (e.g., black smoke for diesels can indicate fuel issues, white smoke for coolant issues, blue smoke for oil issues).

Goal: Conduct a thorough test drive without distractions, listening and feeling for any abnormal sounds or sensations that could indicate mechanical problems.

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then you then you do that. You start it up, lay it, take it for a test drive. That's how you cuz you can't really check the front end out too good on that. Uh but you can when you sit in there and you you kind of give it this if there's clunking, if there's something going, you know, you could have tie rod ends, ball joints, front end. I mean, these trucks, especially if they were a plow truck, check out them front ends, cuz that's never buy a plow truck. That's one of the things I said earlier is you never buy a plow truck. And Alex said you never buy a tuned truck. Is there any truck you would never instantly buy? Um, not right off the top of my head, but a salt truck. But you can see if someone maintains that stuff and they took good care of it, you know, salt truck, if they've sprayed it off when they're done using it, there's a chance that it's, you know, it depends on who owns it. What about inside of the cab? Is there anything you specifically you look for or don't you? Isn't that as as critical? Well, I'm thinking about options. Like I was looking specifically for center council like I wasn't going to find one without Yeah, but that's just being nitpicky. That is what is the structural things that are going to improve the a guy's ability to buy the right truck kind of a truck. I mean, just if it's clean, if it's well taken care of, does everything work? You know, do the lights work? Do the light does the dash work? Does the radio work? If it's got power mirrors, check check the power mirrors. Just just run stuff through the cycles. Check every single thing. When you're driving it, you're rolling down the windows, you're turning the radio up, you're turning the stations on. You know, sometimes this one's a pet peeve of mine. Don't listen to the radio on your test run. I've gotten into so many vehicles with people and then the first thing they do is they turn that radio on and they're trying to feel like they're settling into the vehicle. No. If you haven't bought it yet, that test run is meant to turn the radio on, make sure it works, and then turn that freicker off because now you're listening for road noise. You're listening for any ticks in the engine. You're trying to feel if there's any resistance in the steering wheel. Anything funny, anything that does not sound like a sweet running truck is what you're looking for because these are all negotiation points before the sale is done. If you've already made the sale and then you discover it, well…

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