Buying a used vehicle - essential package

Buying a used vehicle can quickly become complicated: incomplete history, defects that are difficult to spot, missing documents, poorly identified seller, uncertain maintenance or mechanical problems that appear after the purchase.

The Essential Pack was designed to support you before you commit.

It allows you to methodically inspect the vehicle, check the main documents and spot warning signs that should lead to further investigations… or sometimes to abandoning the purchase.

This pack includes, among other things:

• a comprehensive pre-purchase check guide;

• a checklist to be used directly in front of the vehicle;

• points to check on the bodywork, tires, brakes, engine and passenger compartment;

• the checks to be carried out during start-up and road test;

• the essential documents to request from the seller;

• the main warning signs;

• a rating sheet allowing for an objective evaluation of the vehicle;

• decision-making aid: buy, negotiate, deepen or give up ;

• a specific supplement for hybrid and electric vehicles: traction battery, SOH, charging, range and specific points of vigilance.

  
  

Who is this pack for?

For anyone wishing to buy a used vehicle and have a clear method to avoid relying solely on the vehicle's appearance or the seller's words.

The objective

Helping you ask the right questions, carry out the right checks and make your decision with more concrete information.

A guide designed by FK Expertise, an independent automotive expertise firm, based on real-life situations encountered in post-purchase disputes.

Immediate download after payment – Documents in PDF format