kick the tires

verb

I always kick the tires before buying a used car.

意味（1）

But, like the Color-Sonics machine, US operators have had no opportunity to "kick the tires" on Cine-Jukebox.

意味（2）

(obsolete) To inspect a vehicle's tires by kicking them to check for defects or poor quality.

If the dealer or his used car manager goes out to the car, he may kick the tires as though he expected them to collapse at the force of the blow.