One of the big steps in a person’s life apart from marriage and buying a house, is buying a new car. Don’t you agree?

Through this complete guide, we will explain to you how to research, price, locate, and negotiate to buy your new car. With the help of mobile technology, it has made things easier. Buying a car has become so easy that one does not even have to visit the showroom and can browse for things online itself.

If you are looking to save more money and purchase a second-hand car, the steps will slightly differ. The steps mentioned below could help you save a couple of hundred Dinars on your next car. The process will also be really easy and stress-free.

Let’s get straight to it. 

Research Vehicles and Features

Not sure what vehicle you want yet?

The akomakoo.com website has just about all the information you need, with reviews, prices, locations, and even contact details.

There are a lot of sites where one can research new vehicles along with the features and model breakdown. Using these kinds of online tools, one can even estimate the benefits and depreciation over the years. When you have finally shortlisted the cars, you will have to get down to payment methods and plans as per your convenience.

Get Preapproved for a Loan

If you get a pre-approved loan you are on the right track. Once you get this estimation, you will be in a better place to know what exactly you will be spending and how much interest you will have to pay over the whole time. We recommend that you look for a loan application with the bank you are dealing with in Bahrain or Saudi Arabia. Conducting extensive research is the best way to move forward and get the best for your investment.

As you are planning your financing, we recommend a loan term that is not longer than 60 months.

Plan Your Trade-In

If you do have a car already and are looking to kind of exchange it is trading it in for a new car and paying a part of the amount that will be evaluated upon by the car dealer in Bahrain or Saudi Arabia.

When it comes to this scenario, one should make sure that a proper evaluation is done based on the car make and model to get the best trade-in value while buying a new car.

The trade-in value is what the dealer will offer you and that is a strong figure to keep in mind when you are at the dealership. Secondly, the private-party value is what you will get if you sell the car yourself outside the dealership.

There are many offers that you can avail of with your local dealership and kind of look for participating in the same with a price that is unbeatable.

Locate and Test-Drive the Car

In case you found the vehicle on another website, we would recommend to call or get in touch with the dealership’s internet sales department so that you can get more information. Whatever may be the case, keep these do’s and don’ts in mind, very clearly. We are briefing a few points below :

• Make sure that the car you want is still in stock. It could have been sold recently.
• Check if there are any add-ons you might end up getting once you complete the trade-in.
• Make sure you visit the dealer at the appropriate time so that there is a comfortable situation to talk in detail.
• If you are looking out to get a test drive, it’s always better that you schedule an appointment a few days prior.
• Asking yourself questions while deciding such as: Are the controls easy to use? Is there good space in the trunk for shopping, etc?
• Avoid rushing into buying the car the same day. Make sure you are fully convinced and happy.

Check Sale Price and Warranties

Focussing on getting a price is one part of buying a new car while checking details about the warranty is the other aspect that you definitely need to take care of.

• Reach out to the dealership sales department to know more about it.
• Ask around with friends and family as to the advantages and disadvantages of buying a car from that brand.
• Run them through the sale price so that they can give you their opinion too.

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Close the Deal

This is where you will be signing the contract and purchase documentation with regards to ownership, warranty, etc.

We recommend that you avoid hurrying up at this stage because buying a new car is a serious deal and a long-term commitment. Once you sign the contract, the car is yours – and that’s it!

Take Delivery

Finally, it’s better that the salesperson gives you a detailed tour of the car with regards to technicalities, aesthetics, and maybe even functionality. Let’s face the fact that very few people ever read the manual, which can be hundreds of pages long so it’s better to get a guided tour by the specialist or salesperson.

Over the course of time, it is inevitable that you will learn tricks and shortcuts with regards to the car.

The last thing you do to do is not enjoy driving but, make sure you abide by all the rules and regulations which you can find here. Well, if you are looking to sell your car, we recommend you read our topic on How to Transfer Ownership of Your Car (Bahrain and Saudi Arabia).

Well, which car are you deciding on buying ? 

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akomakoo.com is the leading classifieds website for users in the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. Launched in 2020, by Abdul Hamid Al Asfoor (Managing Director of Albayan Media Group), akomakoo.com has become the most exclusive and leading platform connecting buyers and sellers from Saudi Arabia to Bahrain and vice versa.

An exclusive and trusted community where underused goods are redistributed to fill a new need, and become wanted again, where non- product assets such as space, skills, and money are exchanged and traded in new ways that don’t always require centralized institutions or ‘middlemen’.