What do you straight after buying a used car?

[Vyse]

Personally I like to clean the living daylights out of it and try to remove all imperfections (scratches, dirt on fabric). Am I weird?

[HumbleJim]

I tend to service it, even if it's just been done (give me peace of mind)

[V8forweekends]

Cry

[Northernchimp]

Inspect it far too closely and wince/cry.

[DUMBO100]

Bounce it off the rev limiter repeatedly

[LukeSi]

With the clio pick up one of my mates and go on a hoon

[Zeemax_Mini]

Decent clean in and out, full tank of Super (the only time it'll get it), a vanilla tree air freshener and a pot of gum in the centre console!

Dom

[billzeebub]

clean it, a lot. Even if it looks pristine my OCD determines that I go through a huge bag of cotton buds and anti-bacterial cleaner before I can even drive it. First purchase is always a set of OEM Floormats and then a full detail.

[anonymous-user]

Whatever is bent?

[deltashad]

I picked up the Elise with the gf, on the way home took it to Knockhill. Then took it on the track. Emptied the tank.

[Ray Luxury-Yacht]

First off, usually some bulb replacement. I've recorded on here about my OCD before regarding this and I absolutely can't have different lamp brightness across lamp clusters, where older, blacker bulbs lurk on one side of the cluster...

A full clean and valet to MY level of OCD usually comes next...

Then it's normally off the to the tyre shop for a full set of good-quality, matching rubber all round. I don't think I've ever bought a used car with a decent set of matching boots...

Any outstanding servicing requirements come next - but whatever the service book says, the car still gets an oil-change with a new genuine filter, and some nice stuff like Mobil 1. Now I KNOW what's in the motor.

Then within a couple of weeks, my final holy grail of brake and suspension replacement. Regardless of condition, I usually fit some new Bilsteins, springs if I deem it necessary, suspension bushes too, and a decent set of fast roads pads / discs at the front at least, the back too if they look a bit crusty. And at the same time, braided steel lines (Goodridge or HEL) with new fluid throughout.

THEN I am happy

[PaulG40]

Glad to see most people have the same OCD'ness that I have too for it's first initial clean.

[DanielSan]

Drive it home is usually first thing I do...

Then once its home either clean it if necessary or fill it up and go out for a hoon. When I bought my current car it already had a decent set of matching rubber, geo setup and bushes had all been done in the past year or so, all it needed was a quick wash and polish and all was well.

The weekend after I've bought a car is usually when it gets the big clean and full polish/wax/sealant, tyre and interior dressing etc. I'm too busy making up excuses to drive it for the first week

[Colonial]

Drive it off the sellers property.

[Riknos]

None of this cleaning it malarky.

First thing's first give it a full service asap and more often than not brakes and tyres. Regardless of history, I like to know my car has fresh oil everywhere and filters on it etc for peace of mind.

[AdeTuono]

garyhun said:

Whatever is bent?

[Rick101]

Usually worry if I've bought a stinker and wonder if I'll make it home.

Then clean, service and drive.

[LincolnLovin]

My first activity in a newly owned car is accomplished during the drive home, where I listen for a sign of impending doom.

[jamieduff1981]

Break down, and call the AA.

[SystemParanoia]

Spank it all the way home.

This way if any parts are weak or due to fail... they do it sooner rather than later so i can replace them