American Car Auctions - Honey I Bought A Lemon!

You can buy a real dream vehicle at American carhas been wrecked or stolen.
auctions, but you can also purchase one huge6. Deduct 30% if your vehicle history report shows
nightmare of a lemon monster. These tips will steerthat the auto has a rebuilt title.
you in the right direction by saving you time, money7. Check the odometer against your vehicle history
and embarrassment explaining why you spent soreport. An alternate method is to look at the brake
much money on a heap of junk.pedals and see if the wear is congruent with the
1. Biggest tip: Get to the car auction early. You haveodometer. If the brake pedals look excessively worn
got to pick out the cars you are interested in andcompared to what the odometer reads, the odometer
inspect the cars thoroughly. If you don't want to havemay have been tampered with.
a sour lemony taste in your mouth later, run a vehicle8. Deduct for excessive mileage. The US Department
history report! Have someone standing by that youof Transportation reports that the average car is
can call on your cell and run a Carfax report.driven 13,500 miles per year. A good rule of thumb is to
2. Bring your Kelly Blue Book and do not pay over thededuct 15 cents per mile over that average.
blue book price, there will be folks that have no clue,9. Learn the American car auction process, go to the
they will run up the bid price because they have noauctions a few times and just observe and ask
idea what the auto is worth. Let them have it.questions. This will prevent you from making costly
3. Find out what the buyers premium is for thatmistakes on your first live auction.
particular American auto auction and remember to10. Follow your gut instinct! If a car, truck, or boat does
factor that into the equation, it is typically 5% to 10% ofnot feel right, don't buy it. You will be right more times
the winning bid. Most first time car auction buyers arethan not.
not aware of the buyers premium.If you follow these 10 guidelines as well as performing
4. Don't forget to bring a vehicle inspection check offa thorough vehicle inspection, you can get some real
list with you. It is so easy to forget some crucialbargains at American car auctions. Whether you are
inspections. Forgetting to check the AC can mean abuying for yourself or to retail on the market
very costly repair. This is key, as you will be buyingremember to never fall in love. There will always be
from the car auction AS IS!another car at another auto auction. This is the most
5. Do the VIN tags match? Mismatched VIN tags,powerful attitude and stance you can take as well as
doors, trunk, hood, and dashboard should all match.the best prevention against telling your honey that you
Mismatched VIN tags usually means the car or vehiclejust bought a lemon!