| These are hard times, no doubt for just about all of us. | | | | Some of these cars have been repossessed, some |
| Let's give some consideration to automobiles. There | | | | have been confiscated by the police, some have been |
| are people who have purchased new cars within the | | | | abandoned, who knows. The government has |
| last couple of years. Sadly, since that time they have | | | | assumed clear title on these cars, and about once a |
| lost their jobs and can no longer afford to make a car | | | | month, or depending on how quickly their lot fills up, |
| payment in the neighborhood for $400+ per month. | | | | they will place these vehicles up for sale. If you are a |
| Before they know it, they find themselves getting their | | | | person who does not have much wisdom about cars, |
| beautiful cars getting repossessed by the finance | | | | it would be prudent to check around among your |
| company. How embarrassing this can be for you with | | | | friends/relatives to find someone who could go with |
| your neighbors, unless it has happened to them too. | | | | you to the sale. |
| Now you do not have a car, your credit is ruined, you | | | | In many cases, the day before the sale, the yard will |
| need a car, what are you to do? | | | | be open for a couple of hours, and then the day of the |
| Maybe you have been unemployed or underemployed | | | | sale, open early, so that you can walk through the cars |
| for a number of years. You know what tough times | | | | and check out cars that might interest you. Once the |
| are all about. You wonder if that old clunker of yours is | | | | bidding starts, they will pull a car up to the staging area |
| going to make it for another month or not. You don't | | | | and take bids. If you are the winning bidder, you must |
| want to take your children in the car because if it | | | | be able to pay a certain percentage down right then. |
| breaks down on the road, it won't be safe for the | | | | This depends on the sale. (You will want to get the |
| children. You need to get another car, but to get a | | | | information ahead of time). Usually they will give you a |
| bank loan and pay a lot of interest is just not possible | | | | day or so to come up with the rest of the money. |
| for you. Where do you turn. | | | | They do not provide financing there. Good luck in |
| Many cities have a location where they have used | | | | searching for a car. |
| cars for sale, frequently through government auctions. | | | | |