Buying a Car at Auction

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RE: Buying a Car at Auction

I think lemon laws are negated if you buy a car at auction in most states, so it is not worth it. Also, will you have time to do get the VIN and do a title check on carfax.com?

Post by bulrush

RE: Buying a Car at Auction

I bought a car at an auction. It was wonderful and well worth the money.

Post By Sharon (Guest Post)

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I got a whole 1000 miles out of my "beautiful" auction car. I got all hyped up and wasn't able to thoroughly get it checked out. I think you just take your chances. I've heard good stories and bad stories...I bought a brand new car straight out of the showroom not long ago but who's to say it isn't going to go kaput as soon as the warranty runs out! I think cars are just things you gotta take your chances on but if you know someone who works on cars, try to get them to go with you. They should have a little area where you can drive the car and check it out.

Post by washburn6394

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I work for an auctioneer and one thing you have to look at is if it has a "clear" title or a "salvage" title...

do some research previous.. like look on NADA for information and pricing..

and as previously stated.. bring someone with you to look at it.. although that will not always tell you what is wrong especially since you can't drive it.. they should at least start the car.

You stated a "car auction" you may want to call to see if they allow you to come in previous to do a better look at on the car... we used to have a place that held "car auctions".. they'd have 2 days druing the week before the auction you could come and look at the cars.

As with all auctions remember... SOLD AS IS,, WHERE IS .... (buyer beware)... auctioneers will be as honest as they can be.. it's their reputation, they don't want to hide anything, but with anything used.. one minute works fine and the next broke...

I can try to answer any other questions...

Post by angelsmom10

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I hadn't thought about how many our family had bought at auctions, but it is 6 that I can think of. 3 off Ebay, two of them, a Buick and Olds, have been used for 2 years and will be kept for a long time more. They were bought with about 100K, without seeing them in person and driven, one over 500 miles home and the other 300 miles home. The other Ebay one was just last week for parts and will be towed home, the tranny was shot in it and our family needed the fender windshield and front end.

Estate auctions, 2, a Toyota that 12 was years old and went another 100,000 miles, and a Pontiac Grand Prix that I didn't think was that great, but it was babied a long and changed color and sold and is still running and ugly--Has to be 20 years old.

A bad choice was a used cop car that was a money pit. Best thing is we parted it out and got some money for the parts, more than junk yard would have given.

Good advice
Think about an estate auction where someone old had a car they didn't use a lot.

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Call them, email them, ask them about it. Read and Reread the discription!

With all the water damage to cars in the south keep that in mind.

Post By chml (Guest Post)

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I've never bought a car at an auction myself, but I knew as girl from a place I worked at that went to one of those car auctions down in GA, she paid $400 dollars for a 1994 car and she still has it. For her at least it was a good deal. But I think you need to get there as early as your allowed, and check out serveral cars, and have someone who knows cars with you. Good luck.

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