| There's a lot of talk these days about online used car | | | | Can I check the VIN of the car that I like? |
| auction sites. You might ask "Are these online used | | | | Yes! I was glad to see that the majority of the car |
| care auction sites for real?" and "Should I join a car | | | | auction sites do include a CarFax VIN report that you |
| auction site?" | | | | can view before you even place a bid. This definitely |
| In this article I will answer these questions about online | | | | allows you to relax knowing that there's nothing fishy |
| used car auction sites. | | | | going on at these online car auction sites. |
| Where do these used cars come from and how | | | | What condition are these cars in? |
| come they are so cheap? | | | | The condition of the cars on these used car auction |
| This was the first big question for me and basically | | | | sites was another thing I was concerned about since |
| what happens is that people default on their lease | | | | you can't fully inspect the vehicles yourself. Well what's |
| payments or car loans of their new cars and because | | | | great is that the government bodies take extremely |
| of this, their cars get seized or repossessed by | | | | good care of their vehicles and their maintenance is |
| various financial institutions. After the car is seized it | | | | top notch. It is actually part of their organisational |
| gets auctioned off quickly because there are large | | | | responsibility to comply with work safety legislation. |
| costs involved in the storing and maintenance of these | | | | The majority of cars sold on these online used car |
| vehicles. | | | | auction sites come with service history information and |
| I was surprised to learn that it's actually common | | | | various stamped log books. Not to mention many of |
| practice for many used car dealerships to go to these | | | | the cars are still under the manufacturer's warranty! |
| auctions and buy several seized cars and then sell | | | | The greatest part about these online car auction sites |
| them at marked up prices! It's a little known secret that | | | | is that most cars are only 2-3 yrs old and the majority |
| dealers really don't want us to know about. | | | | have only 40,000 -60,000 kms, or 25,000 - 40,000 miles |
| How do these online used car auction sites gain | | | | on them! |
| access to these cars? | | | | Conclusion |
| These auctions of seized cars are a very protected | | | | I spent about a week researching and collecting as |
| and secretive source of revenue for many car | | | | much information about various auction sites before I |
| dealerships and it is never advertised to the general | | | | finally joined one. I'm happy to say that these services |
| public. Thank God for the internet because these online | | | | are fast, easy to use, and best of all, cheap! I ended up |
| used car auction sites are now able to gain information | | | | saving a ton of cash getting my dream car, a beautiful |
| and access rights to let you utilize many direct sources | | | | 2 year old red Mustang! |
| to get great deals on used cars. | | | | |