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... Cars that I always look for are ex police cars or ex private hire that have just come of fleet. Police cars are always well serviced and no expense is spared. However you will have to put right things like body dents/holes as well as a lot of work inside the cars interior. Ie replacement ... Read review

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Save yourself a fortune

Advantages: Some very cheap bargains.
Disadvantages: Problems cars sold with no warranty unless stated

...to, have a budget and car type in mind which you need to stick to 100 percent. The times Ive followed by heart instead of my wallet are the ones that have ended me in trouble.

Remember the cars in auctions are there for a reason. They are normally company cars with one owner and FSH (Full Service History) and these tend to be the best if they have been well looked after and driven. Dont touch it if they have parking dents, scuffy interiors ...
...auction from people in the car trade. These cars tend to have problems therefore they cannot sell them in the garages.They hope that no one will see the problem or it wont be found until the car is driven.

Cars that I always look for are ex police cars or ex private hire that have just come of fleet. Police cars are always well serviced and no expense is spared. However you will have to put right things like body dents/holes as well ... more

bazza1603 24.02.2001
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Do as the Dealers do Buy at Auction

Advantages: Massive savings to be had.
Disadvantages: Buyer beware on condition.

...your time with back street car auctions - go for the big boys like BCA and NCA. British Car Auctions (formerly ADT) is the biggest car auction chain in the country, and National Car Auctions is next in line. I've bought cars at both of these, as well as back street auctions, and have gained from the experience. Let's run through a few points. Back Street Auctions: These are the places where you find very few modern cars, they're mainly bangers ...
...common to see the same car go through three times in the same session - the original owner ended up buying it first time whilst attempting to push the bids. Third time round it will be sold or withdrawn because if the owner wins the bidding this time he will have to pay the commission. The bidding is often slow, trying to pump the last fiver out of every sale, and this slows the auction down considerably. The Big Boys: These are professionally ...

petehall 23.01.2001 · Read full review
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Car Auctions. Den Of Thieves Or Bargain Basement?

Advantages: Nice cars for less money
Disadvantages: Easier to buy a bad car than a good one

...talking about going to a car auction. I went to my first car auction in 1976, with my husband-to-be. We took an S-type Jaguar to sell and it sold for what seemed like an incredible amount of money. It got an unreliable, old heap off our hands and we were hooked on car auctions from then on. Nearly thirty years later we're still using the same auction, mainly to sell cars, but we have bought a few bargains. We've also made one or two very bad choices, ...
...the auction begins, watch the car drivers carefully. For a start, you'll be able to work out which order the cars are selling in. It doesn't always follow the lot numbers so don't get caught in the toilet or at the burger van when a driver unlocks and tries to start a car you're interested in. You can learn a lot from this point onwards. Not from the drivers, who probably play Poker a lot, as their facial expressions won't give anything away, but ...

Marans 10.12.2005 · Read full review
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Pick the right car at auction

Advantages: good value, good fun, loads of cars in one place
Disadvantages: easy to get carried away!

...hall is, why is this car here? There can be a number of reasons. 1) A lot of cars come direct from leasing companies who generally only keep cars for 3 to 5 years. These can be great buys because a registered dealer will have serviced them on the dot, and the car will have been maintained regardless of cost. The only things to look out for here are worn interiors and poor paintwork/accident damage. 2) Quite a lot of part exchange cars are put through ...
...Someone who services a car a month or two before sale has usually looked after it. 3) Dealer lemons. These are the cars that have been difficult to sell for some reason. They have sat on some dealer's forecourt for some months without interest. This can be for a number of reasons, but they are best left well alone. Personally I only ever buy a car at auction if it is "Sold with no major mechanical faults". This basically means the auction has had ...

commendablechris 17.03.2001 · Read full review
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Quality Cars at very cheap prices.

Advantages: Some very cheap, very nice cars.
Disadvantages: Some very cheap dreadfull cars, in very bad condition.

...the auctions to buy a car was when I was 14 and I was looking for a project to work on, I bought a Citroen AX, it was an MOT failure but still had six months tax. I paid £60 for the car, drove it home, spent a month or so tidying it up, got it through an MOT, with the help of my dad, and sold it, taxed and MOT'd for £450. I made a good profit on that car because I went early to the auction and spent a couple of hours looking through the cars with ...
...my heart set on. I went to the auctions and was prepared to spend £2000 on the citroen and I was shocked when I got it for only £60. I would recommend the auctions to people from all walks of life, looking for a good quality, cheap car. I would recommend you go to the auction at least 1 hour before the bidding starts and study the cars well, if you do this you wont be ripped of and end up with a cheap and nasty car. ...

colin16 12.08.2000 · Read full review
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hit or miss

Advantages: can pick up a bargain
Disadvantages: could buy a wreck

Ive been useing my local car auctions for several years,and would like to share my knowledge with you.Firstly dont buy on your first visit,take a look around you see what everyone else is doing.Dont panic buy,if a car you fancy goes above what you,ve decided its worth,dont bid any higher.Take a mechanic with you if you can,if not be very wary of the car that everyone crowds around,these people are in the know and could be spouting wrong info.You ...

YSTALYFERA 07.07.2000 · Read full review
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