Buy a car at the auction house, first service should be at an official repair shop

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – After consumers buy used car At the auction house, there are several points that must be paid attention to, regarding maintenance and restoration.

One step that consumers should take is to visit authorized repair shop after buying a used car, to carry out a thorough inspection and service.

Juni Siswanto, Technical Leader Auto2000 Ahmad Yani explained that this step would be very useful for consumers, to be able to measure the health of used cars.

“I highly recommend it. “Just buying (a used car) from a dealer should have it checked (at an official service workshop), let alone from an auction,” he said Kompas.comFriday (1/12/2023).

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He explained that the condition of the car was in auction house tends to be gray. This is indeed true, considering that the units being sold have not gone through the servicing stage first.

This kind of condition can certainly be troublesome for consumers, because there may be hidden damage that is not known, and can really affect long-term use.

According to Juni, the inspection and service process at an official workshop can solve this problem. Because apart from having the car repaired, a detailed evaluation will be carried out regarding its health condition, and even potential damage that might occur.

Juni himself admits that he quite often handles used cars from auctions. According to him, the risk of hidden damage does exist.

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“Once there was one that was still smooth, the body wasn’t damaged, it was just good. “After checking, it turned out to be traces of flooding,” he said.

The choice of location for routine servicing is of course the consumer’s freedom. But especially for used cars that have just been purchased at an auction, the first service should only be carried out at an official repair shop.

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