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Old 05-19-2005   #1 (permalink)
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Question Taking a Test drive

I am sometime this weekend I'm going to take a test drive of a 1999 Mustang with 85k miles on it. What things should i look for because we can't get any mechanics to go with us. These are the things i have heard to check:

Oil or other liquids leaking (Check under the car)
Burnt oil or transmisson fluid
if the belt as been changed
if the tires are new

anything else you would recommend?

Thanks,
Krissy
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make sure the "check engine" lights up when you start the carand then goes off after a few seconds. Some used car dealers around my area have been known to take out the bulb from it when it stays on. Also dyou could visually inspect the brake rotors without taking off the wheels to make sure they are even and not being "grooved" by worn brake pads. Make sure all signals work with the lights on as well as off, sometimes if a vehicle has an electrical short they will work but once the lights are on they don't. the last thing I could recommend is try to have someone follow the vehicle in another car and make sure it drives straight. Some vehicles that have been in accidents and repaired can have a bent chasis or the rear "out of wack" and you won't know it by driving it.
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