How to purchase second hand car

Increase in prices of first hand cars has increased demand of second hand cars. First hand cars have really got out of budget range of many ppl. Even low quality cars like Mehran are above 500k......ahhhh (where on earth should I go)....
But purchasing a second hand car is never easy especially in Pakistan where you can not trust anyone. Below is a list of things that I learned from my experience:

Not recommended things:

• Do not purchase car from dealers unless dealer is some very good friend or relative of yours. I am not saying all dealers are fraud......but its not recommended.
• Do not purchase car with duplicate registration book. It could be a security risk plus its very hard to sell such cars. Even if you purchase one, you'll not be able to resale it whenever you want.
• Do not purchase cars registered outside your province. If you live in Lahore then better purchase car Lahore number car. Cars registered in other provinces will be stopped at every check post and are very hard to sell.

CheckList:

Check all these things before purchasing car:

• Condition of Car's body: Check its side panels and floor by removing floor mats. Its better to take car to some mechanic or any other place where it can be elevated so that you can check it from downside. 
• Conditon of car's engine: This is a bit tricky. But few important things to check are:
• No black smoke from exhaust: Start car and accelerate it a bit then check the color of smoke from its exhaust pump. Put some white color tissue paper on its exhaust pump to see whether some carbon elements are there or not. You can also rub the tissue against inside walls of exhaust and see the black particles on inside walls of exhaust.
• Check the engine oil level. If car is consuming more engine oil, it means engine is wearing down. 
• Drive the car and check its pick in different gears.
• Major accidented or not: Best is to show it to some denter. I normally check doors by opening and closing them few times. If they are settling smoothly, it means okay. But I wouldn't recommend paying to some unknown denter/mechanic to go with you to visit some car. In this case they will not give you right opinion as they are only concerned with money. They'll recommend you very first car you'll visit with them, take money from you and go away.......
• Verify car's data: Easiest way is to go to mtmis website i.e. http://mtmis.punjab.gov.pk/, give car's registration number and get its details. Otherwise go to excise and taxation office.
• Book is original or not
• City of registration, you'll see a significant difference in karachi and Lahore/ISB registered cars.
• Tokens are complete or not
• Owner number (first/second/third ... hand)
• Car Mileage: Its always better to purchase less driven car.
• Original paint or not

Cheers,