{"id":476,"date":"2015-12-21T21:15:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-21T21:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.collinginsurance.com\/blog\/?p=476"},"modified":"2015-12-21T22:07:19","modified_gmt":"2015-12-21T22:07:19","slug":"5-tips-buying-car-gift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.collinginsurance.com\/blog\/5-tips-buying-car-gift\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Things to Know When Buying a Car as a Present"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Buying someone a car as a gift can be one of the most generous things that you can do for the holidays. It can also create a whole lot of problems for the recipient. Here are five tips to make sure that that doesn&#8217;t happen.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Be Picky.&nbsp;<\/strong>You need to make sure that the car you&#8217;re buying is right for the recipient. You&#8217;re going to have to be picky. For instance, if you&#8217;re buying a used car, make sure that it&#8217;s in good condition, or that you&#8217;ll be able to fix whatever might be wrong with it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Let the Dealer Know it&#8217;s a Surprise.&nbsp;<\/strong>By letting the dealer know that the car is supposed to be a surprise, you can avoid the embarrassment of them calling the house and spilling the beans that the paperwork has gone through or something.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Get the Insurance Ready.&nbsp;<\/strong>An insurer might not be ready to sign a policy over until the driver is there to put their own name on the dotted line. This doesn&#8217;t mean that you can&#8217;t have the paperwork for a basic insurance policy all ready to go and the first month already paid for, however. Talk to an independent insurance agent from Colling Insurance Services Inc.&nbsp;and get those ducks in a row.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Take a Test Drive.&nbsp;<\/strong>The main reason to take a test drive: So that you can let the recipient know anything they need to know before they get behind the wheel. Does it have a light touch on the gas? Does it make wide turns? Find out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Coordinate Your Gifts.&nbsp;<\/strong>Chances are nobody else you know is buying them a car, but with such an expensive gift, you&#8217;re better safe than sorry.<\/p>\n<p>Make sure calling Colling Insurance Services is on your list if you&#8217;re adding a new vehicle to your fleet for the Holidays.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Buying someone a car as a gift can be one of the most generous things that you can do for the holidays. It can also create a whole lot of problems for the recipient. Here are five tips to make sure that that doesn&#8217;t happen. 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