Everything You Need to Buy a Car at a Gil’s Auto Sales Location

What Documents Do You Need to Buy a Used Car?

If your current vehicle has bit the dust, or you’re simply looking for a change of scenery, you’ll be sure to appreciate that there are a number of places where you can find nice and affordable used cars in your city. With used car dealerships and the endless used car listings that you can find online, there are various options out there. If you go with the former option, a used car dealership, you can get a used car with just a few documents to verify your identity, address and your ability to make a car payment each month.

Before we get started, we just want to clarify that the following approval documents are what we need at our various Gil’s Auto Sales locations in the Columbus, GA area. More than likely, you will need these in order to secure approval at other dealerships, but you will definitely need them at a Gil’s location. Don’t sweat it, however. Three of the four necessary documents are things you have laying around the house.

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Paperwork Needed to Buy a Used Car at a Dealership

  • Valid Driver’s License
  • Recent Pay Stub
  • Recent Phone or Utility Bill
  • Trade-In Title
  • Down Payment

As you can see, there really isn’t too much that you need in order to secure yourself a used car at Gil’s Auto Sale. We need your driver’s license so that we can verify your identity. As you are trying to purchase a vehicle, we would imagine that you have this in your purse or back pocket already. We also need to make sure that you will be able to put money toward the loan each money, which is why we need a recent pay stub from your employer. This will help us to determine whether or not you are eligible for financing.

When it comes to the phone or utility bill, it’s not that we’re interested in how much you’re paying each month. The bill should contain your current address, and we will need to use that to verify your residence. Last but not least, we need the title to your current vehicle—if you’re trading it in, that is—to confirm that you do in fact have the ability to sign it over to us. We also need a down payment to put toward the price.



Purchase a Used Car at Gil’s Auto Sales

So there you have it. If you are interested in purchasing a vehicle at Gil’s Auto Sales, check out our used car inventory online and find something that you like. After that, collect all of the needed documents and head to one of our many locations in the Columbus area. One of our sales professionals will help to get you behind the wheel and help you through the entire car-buying process. We look forward to seeing you.