Encar or KB Cha-Cha-Cha - where to look for a car in Korea

When looking for a car in Korea, sooner or later you'll come across two websites: Encar and KB Cha-Cha-Cha. They are the biggest places where Koreans buy and sell used cars. We explain how they differ and why we buy most cars on Encar.

Encar - the biggest choice

Encar is the largest used car website in Korea. Listings there are posted mainly by dealers, and every car has photos, a description of its equipment and - most importantly - a report from the compulsory technical condition check that a car in Korea goes through before it is sold. 80% of the cars we import from Korea come from Encar.

KB Cha-Cha-Cha - the second source

KB Cha-Cha-Cha belongs to the KB financial group, one of the largest in Korea. There are fewer listings than on Encar, but you'll find cars that aren't anywhere else - especially from dealers working with the bank. That's why for every order we search both websites, as well as local dealers' offers.

How they differ in practice

• Number of listings - Encar has far more, so it's easier to find a specific version and colour there.
• How the car is bought - on both websites we buy most cars at a fixed price from a dealer. When a car is listed at auction, we bid only up to the amount you set.
• Information about the car - both have the technical condition report, but the layout and level of detail differ. We read them for you and explain what they mean.

How we check a car before buying

We check every car in Korean databases: the technical condition report, the history of damage reported to insurers and the registration history. For cars more expensive than PLN 100,000 we recommend an on-site inspection - dozens of photos, a test drive and a paint thickness measurement.

We describe the whole process in the Korea car import process, and you can read about duty in the post 0% duty on cars from Korea - when does it apply?.