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Interior Checks

Here are a series of checks you can carry out yourself on the interior of the ride:


  • Torn or Soft worn seats. If a ride has suffered some heavy usage your will see the seats sagging a bit and the seams of the trim start to separate. It’s worth double checking the mileage of the vehicle and seeing if this tally’s up otherwise there is something fishy going on.


  • Carpets. Lift up the carpets in the boot and check for any signs of damage or unusual welding marks. Damp carpets in the boot or inside the ride itself means the car may be leaking from somewhere! Cabriolets sometimes gather leaks if a roof has been fitted incorrectly.


  • Seatbelts. Check the seatbelts, do they return properly. This can be a minor or easy repair in most cases but if you were to crash on your way home from buying the ride you will be in trouble so don’t buy it until the fault has been repaired!


  • Theft damage. Have a look round for any possible glass fragments or an ill fitted steering column or evidence of damage.


  • Odometer alignment. The mileage on the clocks are very hard to read evenly so beware if a ride has on too many zero numbers on it. Its worth looking around the dash clocks for any signs of removal in case the clocks have been tampered with.