| American car auction sales are booming! Today, you | | | | parking lot. |
| can find new and used vehicles. Many people prefer | | | | Check for smoke out of the exhaust and oil leaking. |
| to purchase a new vehicle from a car auction | | | | Once they start moving through the line, your time will |
| because they believe they’re saving money. | | | | be limited. As people are bidding, others are looking at |
| Before you attend a car auction, so some research on | | | | the engine, and for body dents. The entire process |
| the vehicles you’re interested in. Find out what the | | | | takes no more than 5 minutes and the highest bidder |
| blue book value is on the vehicle and make that your | | | | always wins. |
| starting point. Look at all of the features and even look | | | | Buying a vehicle at a car auction does not mean |
| up consumer reports. | | | | you’ll have a car in good condition. There are many |
| Most auctions operate Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. | | | | risks to purchasing a car this way. You are not |
| Dealers are given a private auction date on one of | | | | allowed to take the car for a ride before you pay for |
| those days. The public can attend as well, just not on | | | | it, so the ride home is when you find out if there is an |
| the same day. Often, the cars are lined up outside of | | | | underline problem. |
| the facility and you can look them over more closely | | | | Despite this, car auctions are still popular. Some people |
| before they go before the auctioneer. | | | | sell vehicles on the side that they get from the auction |
| Here are some suggestions: | | | | and make a few bucks, while others are more serious |
| Do your research before going. | | | | and obtain a dealers license to sell them from a lot. It is |
| Get there early so you can look over the car in the | | | | definitely a sale that “buyer should beware of”. |