It could quite easily have been my worst nightmare, or so i thought....
Having heard about car auctions i was very curious as to what all the fuss is about, and more to the point, if a normal person with reasonable car knowledge could drive away with a bargin.
Talking last week to someone who goes, and bombarding him with questions, he finally gave in and took me along with him on the friday. His only advice before we left was, "Dont take ANY money, maybe enough for a cup of tea." I quickly found out why. First let me explain how it works:
To be able to bid you need to put a £500 deposit down, this can be done cash or card and is done first. Its usefull to pick up a lot sheet, this tells you all of the cars that will go though and when. Find the cars that you are interested in, they can be seen in a big parking lot before they go in for auctioning. The cars are then drivin into the auction hall, where profesional but maybe a little OTT, lot callers give you a brief on the car and then starts the bidding. If you buy a car you have around six hours to take it back if you change your mind, but check this first.
Cars go though at very good prices, and once you begin to understand the callers you can start to understand whats going on. I would suggest going with someone who has been before, and maybe the first time you go dont take any money. I wasnt really looking for a car when i went but if i had money with me I WOULD have brought a car!
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