| You can buy a real dream vehicle at | | | | usually means the car or vehicle has |
| American car auctions, but you can also | | | | been wrecked or stolen. |
| purchase one huge nightmare of a lemon | | | | 6. Deduct 30% if your vehicle history |
| monster. These tips will steer you in | | | | report shows that the auto has a rebuilt |
| the right direction by saving you time, | | | | title. |
| money and embarrassment explaining why | | | | 7. Check the odometer against your |
| you spent so much money on a heap of | | | | vehicle history report. An alternate |
| junk. | | | | method is to look at the brake pedals |
| 1. Biggest tip: Get to the car auction | | | | and see if the wear is congruent with |
| early. You have got to pick out the cars | | | | the odometer. If the brake pedals look |
| you are interested in and inspect the | | | | excessively worn compared to what the |
| cars thoroughly. If you don't want to | | | | odometer reads, the odometer may have |
| have a sour lemony taste in your mouth | | | | been tampered with. |
| later, run a vehicle history report! | | | | 8. Deduct for excessive mileage. The US |
| Have someone standing by that you can | | | | Department of Transportation reports |
| call on your cell and run a Carfax | | | | that the average car is driven 13,500 |
| report. | | | | miles per year. A good rule of thumb is |
| 2. Bring your Kelly Blue Book and do not | | | | to deduct 15 cents per mile over that |
| pay over the blue book price, there will | | | | average. |
| be folks that have no clue, they will | | | | 9. Learn the American car auction |
| run up the bid price because they have | | | | process, go to the auctions a few times |
| no idea what the auto is worth. Let them | | | | and just observe and ask questions. |
| have it. | | | | This will prevent you from making costly |
| 3. Find out what the buyers premium is | | | | mistakes on your first live auction. |
| for that particular American auto | | | | 10. Follow your gut instinct! If a car, |
| auction and remember to factor that | | | | truck, or boat does not feel right, |
| into the equation, it is typically 5% to | | | | don't buy it. You will be right more |
| 10% of the winning bid. Most first time | | | | times than not. |
| car auction buyers are not aware of the | | | | If you follow these 10 guidelines as |
| buyers premium. | | | | well as performing a thorough vehicle |
| 4. Don't forget to bring a vehicle | | | | inspection, you can get some real |
| inspection check off list with you. It | | | | bargains at American car auctions. |
| is so easy to forget some crucial | | | | Whether you are buying for yourself or |
| inspections. Forgetting to check the AC | | | | to retail on the market remember to |
| can mean a very costly repair. This is | | | | never fall in love. There will always be |
| key, as you will be buying from the car | | | | another car at another auto auction. |
| auction AS IS! | | | | This is the most powerful attitude and |
| 5. Do the VIN tags match? Mismatched VIN | | | | stance you can take as well as the best |
| tags, doors, trunk, hood, and dashboard | | | | prevention against telling your honey |
| should all match. Mismatched VIN tags | | | | that you just bought a lemon! |