Edmunds: 安全な ways to car shop during the pandemic
With the country 効果的に shut 負かす／撃墜する and the economy upended by the coronavirus pandemic, buying a car is likely a low 優先 on people´s minds. But people still need transportation. And for those shoppers stable enough to take on a 購入（する）, 自動車製造業者s have 緩和するd 貸付金 and 支払い（額） 条件 to encourage them to buy.
If you´ve decided that now is the 権利 time for you, the question is how do you buy a car - a 伝統的に time-集中的な 演習 要求するing 広範囲にわたる personal interaction - while maximizing your safety and obeying 政治の 商売／仕事 制限s? Luckily, a number of online shopping 資源s make it easier than ever to 研究, 見解（をとる） 在庫, and even 始める a sale from the safety of your own home.
Keep in mind that these suggestions may not be applicable to you depending on where you´re shopping since some dealership sales departments are の近くにd 予定 to 明言する／公表する or 地元の 避難所-in-place 命令（する）s.
RESEARCH AND BROWSE INVENTORY AT HOME
The first step to buying a 乗り物 online is finding which car is 権利 for you. 研究 乗り物s and read reviews to help 狭くする 負かす／撃墜する the make, model and 削減する level that best 控訴s your needs. Once you´ve selected your ideal car, hop online to search the 地元の 在庫. You can go 直接／まっすぐに to your 地元の 売買業者´s website or to a 場所／位置 that can show you the 在庫 from 多重の 売買業者s.
Next, 接触する the dealership on the phone or through the internet to make sure the exact 乗り物 you´re considering is still in 在庫／株. From there, you´ll need to decide if you want to do a 実験（する） 運動 of the 乗り物, 交渉する a sales price, and make 手はず／準備 for the paperwork and 配達／演説／出産.
FILE - In this Sunday, March 22, 2020, とじ込み／提出する photograph, a 列／漕ぐ／騒動 of unsold 2020 Kicks SUVs sit at a Nissan dealership in Highlands Ranch, Colo. With the country 効果的に shut 負かす／撃墜する and the economy upended by the coronavirus pandemic, buying a car is likely a low 優先 on people's minds. A number of online shopping 資源s make it easier than ever to 研究, 見解（をとる） 在庫, and even 始める a sale from the safety of your own home. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, とじ込み／提出する)
WHAT ABOUT YOUR TRADE-IN?
While many 面s of car buying don´t 要求する 直面する-to-直面する interaction, there are a few that 要求する personal 接触する with another party. 乗り物 貿易（する）-ins often 要求する a physical 査察 and evaluation before an 申し込む／申し出 is made, though some 売買業者s are adapting to 買い手 preferences toward online transacting.
A "blind 貿易（する）," as it is 非公式に called, is when the dealership sends a 顧客 an 評価 申し込む／申し出 after receiving photos of the 内部の, exterior, 乗り物 身元確認，身分証明 number and odometer of the car 存在 貿易（する）d in. It´s 価値（がある） asking if your 地元の dealership 申し込む／申し出s this type of 貿易（する）-in.
TAKING A TEST DRIVE
The 実験（する） 運動 is another story. Unless you already have experience with the 乗り物 you´re shopping for, it´s always a good idea to try before you buy. 権利 now, Tesla is the only 自動車製造業者 that 許すs 買い手s to return a new 乗り物 if they are not 満足させるd since its car orders are 始めるd and 過程d 完全に online.
It is therefore imperative that shoppers work with their salesperson to 工夫する a workable 解答 for 実験（する）-運動ing a car 安全に. Some dealerships may be willing to bring the 乗り物 to your home for the 実験（する） 運動, 減ずるing the number of people you interact with. We その上の encourage shoppers to request that ありふれた touch points are 殺菌するd before a 実験（する） 運動.
USED CARS AND INSPECTIONS
In this 堅い 経済的な time, many 買い手s might want a used car instead. We 普通は recommend an 査察 from an 独立した・無所属 mechanic, but if you´re looking to 最小限に減らす 接触する with others, we have a workaround. 選ぶing for a certified pre-owned 乗り物 (CPO) will 許す you to skip that step since these 乗り物s have already undergone a multi-point 査察.
CPO cars usually cost more, but buying one gets you an 延長するd 製造業者 warranty, greater peace of mind and the 可能性のある for saved time in the shopping 過程. Just make sure your 乗り物 is an authentic certified pre-owned 乗り物 sold from the same brand since the 称する，呼ぶ／期間／用語 "certified" is often used loosely.
COMPLETING THE DEAL
The final step in the buying 過程 is 調印 the paperwork and taking 配達／演説／出産 of the 乗り物. Some 売買業者s 許す both to be 行為／行うd from your home. If not, ask if the 売買業者 can arrange 夜通し 配達／演説／出産 of the paperwork to you. Submitting paperwork ahead 減ずるs the 量 of time the salesperson needs to be at your house for final 署名s, and an at-home 乗り物 配達／演説／出産 helps 限界 time spent at the dealership.
Also ask your salesperson which 売買業者 extras, such as an 延長するd warranty, you will be 申し込む／申し出d at the time of 調印. This way you can have a 決定／判定勝ち（する） in mind about any extras and 速度(を上げる） through the sales pitches.
EDMUNDS SAYS: Be 用心深い and make sure your 乗り物 choice is the 権利 one in these times of 不確定. If you´re feeling 圧力d by an 満了する／死ぬing 賃貸し（する）, see if it can be 延長するd on a month-to-month basis until things settle 負かす／撃墜する. If your circumstances 許す for it, waiting even a little while may give you a better sense of where things are 長，率いるd 負かす／撃墜する the road.
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This story was 供給するd to The Associated 圧力（をかける） by the 自動推進の website Edmunds. Cameron Rogers is a news and reviews editor at Edmunds. Twitter: @_crogers
関係のある links:
-Coronavirus FAQs for Car Shoppers and Owners https://edmu.in/3dPfemt
-Keep your car clean to 減ずる 危険 from coronavirus https://bit.ly/2X6JzXQ
-Edmunds: Coronavirus 無-利益／興味 Car 貸付金s and 取引，協定s https://edmu.in/2xpNnsE
