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Car Forum / Honda Cars / February 2006Can you really get a good car at Government Auctions?
Is an Auction worth it for buying a car? There's info on Google yes, but I'm curious for current first hand experience. Any experiences good or bad? I already know the basics of not to buy if title isn't available, to not pay more than bluebook (duh) and to do a search on the VIN. Otherwise, can you *really* get a good deal at an auction? I do not want to buy a new car until I have the cash to buy it up-front and/or lease for no more than 1 year MAXIMUM. Maximum. There are a lot of scams out there, and my gut instinct is to say it's too good to be true, why doesn't everyone do it? But then again, not everybody runs and lifts weights. These are two websites I browsed a little: http://www.topsitereviews.info/auctions.html http://www.cheaporfreecars.com/preview.html Actually I am interested in this answer too. Here in Ontario, I was told that they have "dealer auctions" where only dealer can go and bid on lease returned vehicles. Almost all the small independent dealers get their vehicles from there. Some dealers here even make customers by showing them vehicles before the auction and set the maximum price they can bid on customer behalf. If they win it in auction, dealer charge $500 as commission. The auctions have three categoris red, orange and green. red means some problem with the car and will be sold as is. orange means no major mechanical or body work and green means its a good car with a few days of warrenty. Is it worth buying from there? > Is an Auction worth it for buying a car? There's info on Google yes, > but I'm curious for current first hand experience. Any experiences [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > http://www.topsitereviews.info/auctions.html > http://www.cheaporfreecars.com/preview.html > Is an Auction worth it for buying a car? There's info on Google yes, > but I'm curious for current first hand experience. Any experiences > good or bad? I already know the basics of not to buy if title isn't > available, to not pay more than bluebook (duh) and to do a search on > the VIN. Otherwise, can you *really* get a good deal at an auction? Yes, you can, but it's probably not going to be as great a deal as you think. There are usually no lack of used car dealers at these car auctions who will knock the price of the cars up quite a bit. Still, every once in a while, you'll get an excellent value. My ex-gf got a less than 1 year old fully loaded Jeep Grand Cherokee for about 16K, but her dad is a car dealer and she has asked the guy who goes to the auctions for him to keep an eye out for that particular model. -- GregoryD Brah of Brahs If you go to a police or sheriffs auction you might be able to find some nice riced out Honda or Toyota that they seized in a drug bust. Scott > Is an Auction worth it for buying a car? There's info on Google yes, > but I'm curious for current first hand experience. Any experiences [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > http://www.topsitereviews.info/auctions.html > http://www.cheaporfreecars.com/preview.html > If you go to a police or sheriffs auction you might be able to find some > nice riced out Honda or Toyota that they seized in a drug bust. WTF is "riced out"? How is an Asian car hotrodded with American speed parts "riced out"? nb > WTF is "riced out"? How is an Asian car hotrodded with American speed > parts "riced out"? It simply refers to the practice of taking a small Asian car, and doing the modifications to make it either look or go fast. It is not considered to be a racial term at all, although it is used as a perjoritive one by people opposed to the practice. Some people think it is just stupid to put a 5-inch exhaust on a Civic that can be heard for four blocks, but doesn't go any faster. If this nonsense is getting anybody laid, I will start supporting it. Just let me know. > > WTF is "riced out"? How is an Asian car hotrodded with American speed > > parts "riced out"? > > It simply refers to the practice of taking a small Asian car, and doing > the modifications to make it either look or go fast. It is not > considered to be a racial term at all uh-huh. >> WTF is "riced out"? How is an Asian car hotrodded with American speed >> parts "riced out"? [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > considered to be a racial term at all, although it is used as a > perjoritive one by people opposed to the practice. kinda like any japanese bike is a 'rice burner'. >If you go to a police or sheriffs auction you might be able to find some >nice riced out Honda or Toyota that they seized in a drug bust. > >Scott You might, but I have heard that most of the cars sold at government auctions are used up government fleet cars, usually the base trim version of whatever model was the lowest bid for that year. > If you go to a police or sheriffs auction you might be able to find some > nice riced out Honda or Toyota that they seized in a drug bust. > > Scott i went to an impound auction, and all the cars were abandoned beaters. almost all were under $1000, and looked it. SoCalMike Wrote: > i went to an impound auction, and all the cars were abandoned beaters. > almost all were under $1000, and looked it. Dude...those are the fun ones! Wish I could find a car that runs ok for a couple hundred bucks! Buddy of mine had a Cutlass that he bought from some old lady for $75. It ran fine. Oooooooooooooooh the sh.t we did to that car...lol  SignaturelonglivetheZ http://www.automotiveforums.com |
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