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Check for Leaks like Oil, Tranny, coolant, brake, and steering. Grab the tires at the top and push in and out reall hard, this is to make sure it is tight. Better to do this with the wheels off the ground though. Drive the car, (If the other person has to ride with you, make sure they keep their mouths shut) Keep the radio off so you can listen for any Popping, whining or any other weird noises. Try to find an isolated area to drive the vehicle so it is quiet enough to hear things. Listen to the engine and tranny really well. Make sure it is shifting out good. Shifting out hard or if the engine winds out before it shifts, means tranny is going out.
Make sure the tires have good tread, check the oil and other fluids. If the oil is really black, that means they dont change regularly. Check the transmission fluid to make sure it is full and is a Redish color. If it is brown that means the tranny fluid is burned and the tranny is fixing to go out.
Make sure all windows go up and down smoothly and aren't dragging. If a power window goes up or down really slow, that means the window lift motor is going bad. Check the Air Conditioning to make sure it is blowing COLD air and it doesn't take forever for it to start blowing out cold. If it take quite awhile to start blowing cold or it doesn't, then that could lead to alot of money to replace whatever is worn out that caused the Freon to leak out.
But, The best advice I could give you is to take it to a Mechanic and have them to check it out fully. Find a mechanic that is good and trustworthy. Since your asking this question, I'm guessing that you don't know how to work on vehicles. So you really wont know what to listen or look for. So a Mechanic is your best friend to make sure you dont get fucked majorly. A good mechanic will check all fluids, look for leaks, broken, bent or worn out parts etc. Will save you alot of time and money in the long run.
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