Saturday, October 24, 2009

Learn The Basics Of Buying A Hot Dune Buggy.

By Peter Pulaton

So you want to buy a dune buggy. You're new to the sport, don't know much about it, but it looks hot. So you've decided to find a dune buggy for sale and buy it and get into the sport. Before you consider buying a dune buggy there's a few things you ought to think about.

Number 1 is to decide whether you should build your dune buggy or buy it. Now of course for many that's not an issue. Building a dune buggy is a drawn out process requiring many skills and a lot of time, and it's something that you don't tackle lightly. Dune buggies are just like any other vehicle, if you want to build one you need to know what you're doing, or it won't work. Don't try to build your own dune buggy unless you're confident in your skills, and you have the time. Expect it to take a while. It's not a project you start today and you're sand driving next week.

So if you're not building it's time to get started on buying one. There's a lot of dune buggies for sale, but not all of them are ideal for you. So here's a few tips on getting started as a dune buggy buyer.

Firstly decide what your needs are. Where are you going to drive your buggy and what do you want it to do? For example there are many who just want a hot buggy to cruise the streets. That's fine, but if you you've got different needs to someone who wants to do some serious sand driving.

So of course you have to buy a buggy that's street legal. If it's not then it's no use to you. And there's also no need to buy one with four wheel drive, for example, that's just spending money on something that you don't need.

How many people will you need to carry? Now you're not going to be taking the whole family shopping in your buggy, but there are still plenty of people who love to take along someone else. Maybe you'd like to take your girlfriend with you on a sand dune weekend. No use in a single seater. And you can buy buggies that take 4 people, though there's not many.

What size buggy do you want? This of course relates to what you want it to do, but there are also other factors to take into consideration. For example you are limited by your storage space, if your garage will only fit a buggy of a certain size then that's the maximum size you can buy unless you want it to sit out in the weather.

What size trailer do you have? It has to get on your trailer or else you have to buy another trailer, more expense. Some buggies don't need a trailer, for example street legal buggies, but many need to be transported on a trailer.

Learn a bit about the different build and motor options you have, and learn some of the terminology. For example do you know what a sandrail buggy is if you see a sandrail dune buggy for sale? Do you know what different types of frames there are? What's a Baja bug? Like all sports dune buggies have their own lingo, and you need to learn it.

And if you don't know it now you're going to need to get started on learning the basics of mechanics. You don't have to be an expert but if you're into dune buggies you're going to be working on motors, so start learning. It's fun and it's a part of the sport.

This may all sound a little simplistic to the experienced dune buggy owner, but for someone looking to buy their first dune buggy that's the basics. Do your homework, establish your needs. Don't build unless you're confident in your skills and buy, but only once you know exactly what you need.

And start saving for your first dune buggy today. Whilst it's a relatively cheap form of motor sport it's not entirely cheap. There are some great places to buy cheap dune buggies online, I have them on my website. But you need to get those dollars in the bank. Get started.

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