Have you ever considered buying an auction car? If you’re looking for a great car and want to spend as little money as possible, a police or government vehicle auction might be the place to go. We are now in a financial crisis and very many people don’t have much money to spend on cars, especially not quality cars. Whatever you do, don’t purchase your car at a dealership that promises you a good car for very little money down. There’s a good chance that the interest rate is far too high and that the vehicle is not so good at it appears to be.

At a police or government vehicle auction, however, it’s absolutely a fair chance to get a quality auction car at a very nice price. Cars sold at police car auctions are vehicles that have been seized for criminal reasons and then they’re auctioned off to the one who bids the highest. So don’t leave money on the table; go to a police auto auction and land a great bargain.

The Reason The Vehicles Where Seized.

Drug crimes seem to be the number one reason for seizing cars. In many cases the cars have been used for drug deals and it other cases the dealer has used the money he or she earned from drug dealing to pay for the car. Often these cars are really nice; you can find sports cars and even high value luxury cars. You may find a few flaws on some of them, but compared to the amount of money you can save on high value vehicles, this is no big deal.

There are lots of other reasons why a vehicle would be seized, and then sold at a police or government vehicle auction, for example the fact that the owner may have not paid parking tickets or have received too many DUIs.

Surplus Auctions

The police needs cars they can trust which means high technical standard and that they have to be relatively new. To make this possible they have to replace their vehicle part pretty often. When the new cars are coming they get rid of the old cars by auctioning them off. Before they can be auctioned to private parties, all police appearances have to be removed from the vehicles. Some of these cars are nothing but great bargains; decent cars at an amazing low price.

Testimonials from pleased customers at police car auctions are many. At a police or government auction you can get a new or hardly used auction cars far below the vehicle’s listing values.

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by Terry Carters

If you are among the many that are actively looking for a decent vehicle that doesn’t cost you an arm and a leg, then a public auto auction is probably the right place for you to look. At an auto auction you can get high quality, vehicles ranging from fast sports cars to luxury classic cars far below their regular price.

There are lots of different car auctions taking place all over the country every day. One of the most famous is the American Auto Auction.

There are auto auctions online as well and if you are thinking about bidding at one of those there are a couple of things you need to consider:

- The description and photo of the auction car don’t necessarily fit what really the facts disclosed. Like most other businesses, the online auction business has its, “not-so-serious” actors that have the nasty habit of making vehicles appear more attractive than they really are by writing false descriptions and displaying manipulated images.

Stay away from the crap and find the serious car auction sites (for example by clicking on the hyperlinks in this article.)
Since you are unable to inspect the vehicle before you make a bid, I think it’s appropriate with a warning.

- In most cases a public auto auction site consider that a contract has been established between the seller and the buyer who made the highest bid to complete the transaction within a specified period of time.

Do Some Legwork Upfront.

Don’t go to a car auction, be it online or traditional, before you have done your homework.

- sit down and figure out a maximum amount that you can afford to lose (worst case scenario.)

When you have figured out this amount you will

- already have narrowed down your options with regard to which car to bid on
- Prevent the risk of bidding too high and spending more than necessary.
- you also want to acquire sufficient automotive knowledge or update the knowledge already might have.

Another option is to bring someone with the necessary knowledge with you and trust his or her abilities to judge the vehicle you consider to purchase.

- get a list of the different vehicles makes and models, their listing values as well as their general asking prices and take it with you to the public auto auction.

With this knowledge you are in a much better position to distinguish a good deal from a bad auction car and take advantage of it.

by Terry Carters