Secrets About Used Car Auctions
November 15th, 2009 by Jack LoganThe price you pay for at used car auctions is always higher than what you originally bid. Lets not forget about the buyers premium and this can range from a few hundred dollars all the way up to a couple thousand dollars. It can be ten percent of the bid of maybe just five. When you get caught up in the excitement of a bid it is easy to forget about the buyers premium.
By the time you are done bidding it is possible that you might be paying the same price that you would pay at a private dealer. The whole reason for going to an auction is to get a car cheaper than what you would at a private dealer. And some people travel quite far to go to these auctions. So when you think about it you might be in the hole after leaving the auction and you might as well go to a private dealer.
Remember that a rental is just the same as a used car. I personally think that a rental car is better taken care of than a private owned vehicle because they are cleaned and maintained after everyone uses them to keep them in good looking shape. I have never had a rental break down and the companies usually take the cars out of service after like two or three years.
Take every step you possibly can to protect yourself from scams. This way you won't end up needing a lawyer. You usually won't find a lawyer that will take a case when it comes to used cars because it is not worth their time. Then there is the states attorney and I don't think that they have the time or could care less about you and your bad deal on a used car.
Remember that when you are buying a car on-line you can not inspect it by no means unless the car is being sold at a local auction. Now if you get an auction that is out of state then you cant look at the car at all until after you go and get it and then you might realize that it is not worth the price you paid for it by far,
In my opinion, before you get the car I would suggest getting on-line and doing a title check no matter what the auction says. An auto check report is the only thing that you have to protect you from fraud. Remember all that the buyer is trying to do is make a buck and they do not care what they have to say or do to get that money and get rid of that car.
You always have to pay a higher price than what you actually bid for the car, this alone should tell you how terrible these auctions are. There sometimes is a buyers premium. So this means that you will have to pay at least a thousand or more on top of the price that you win the car for, and lets not forget you also have to pay for taxes on the car.
There are many things you have to consider before you try to buy a car at a auction. For instance, ii may be cheaper to buy a new car than to take the chance of getting a car that is not worth much and then have to either pay for lawyers to try to get you out of this mess or have to pay thousands of dollars on a car that will never run right.
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