Vehicles & Servicing Process to follow buying Used Car, Dumaguete

YES..Took me 3 weeks 6 hours a day to gather up all the paperwork involved better to find an attorney who can do it for you but you still need copies and copies and inspections a lot of work..

 

Also get 3 or 4 copies of the Deed of Sale with the attorney's embossed stamp on it.
Check the signatures of the ID with the signature on the Deed of Sale and any other paperwork.

 

I know, it's a matter what kind of budget you have to spend on a car, but, honestly, reading all the requirements and process to get a 2nd hand well registered on your own name, buying a brand new car sounds much more easier to me and that is what I did so far and trade it in or sell it after x years with an acceptable depreciation.

 

With the over a dozen comments, nobody has mentioned the MOST important part of buying a used car...WHEN WAS THE OIL LAST CHANGED ??? As said before, the right paperwork is absolutely necessary, but regular maintenance is crucial. People I know wonder why the truck broke down at 30,ooo KM.. good grief people. I don't care how clean it is, show me the records. I also generally judge a worker by the condition of his tools...

 

I have bought and sold around 20 used vehicles here in the last 16 years. Being lazy, I make sure all the paperwork is OK as described in an earlier post here. I usually do the deeds of sale myself, if selling, or from the seller if buying, obviously. One point that wasn''t mentioned - the seller must supply you with at least two xerox copies of his/her ID with three specimen signatures on each. From that point on I hand it over to my agent ( who is the lady who does the legwork for Ernie mentioned above. I still have to take the vehicle to the crime lab and Highway Patrol Group but she does the standing in line at Landbank and the hours of waiting around at the LTO. In 15 + years I have never had a problem and have saved countless hours of dealing with bureaucracy at a minimal cost.

 

this is probably going to sound stupid, but. i agree completely with you that a new car is much easier. but it sort of like traveling abroad and then spending your whole time in a five star resort. of course everything is going to be perfect. but where is the adventure in that?

buying used cars here has let me contribute to the livelihood of four different mechanics and their familys. one of whom, and the most recent (toto) is on the way to becoming a true friend. i have met new and used parts people, several different tire people. i know where to get an alignment. it all helps me be part of the culture here.

i really don't want to be part of the nameless faceless culture that drives around in sealed cocoons isolated from the people around them. and i still think with all that it costs less to buy used which is a major issue for me. so what if it doesn't start sometimes?? i'm retired!!

 

So I guess, like me, sometimes you don't start either!

 

I have to admit that some of your arguments are valid. In my situation, I have not enough knowledge to judge the technical state of a second hand car. Where as in my home country I can rely on a 100% warranty for one year nowadays, the PH is still far away from that so what you get is untill the exit and after... help yourself.

 

Absent maintenance records, I would not trust any previous owner to have serviced the car or bike responsibly.