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Im thinking of buying a used car in Northern cali from a seized car auction but what are the pros and cons and is this recommended ?

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   The seized auto auctions that I have attended are always open to the public and it seems that they get caught up in the moment while bidding and the cars sell way over priced. The cars are also sold has is, usually no test drive and never are you allowed to take the car and have your mechanic check it out before you buy it. I much rather take my time when buying a car and look it over good, drive it, and take it to my mechanic.

   Comment by Charlie T — August 17, 2010 @ 1:55 am

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   its risky, you may get a great deal and you may be buying junk. Check it out the best you can and bid accordingly. They do not really know what the condition is and neither do you.

   Comment by jimanddottaylor — August 17, 2010 @ 1:55 am

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   you need to be very mechanical and have the ability to spot problems for future reference, I recommend never buying a car you can not take to a mechanic, and drive at least 30 to 40 minutes, which rules out most auctions, An auction is a crap shoot, sometimes you get lucky, and sometimes you end up with the lemon. Keep in mind that the good expensive cars get used as undercover cars, cops will keep these, and then either sell or trade them among each other to keep rolling over the undercover car inventory in the big city. And don’t forget, if the car got impounded, and the guy went to jail, he gets out someday, and is not going to be real happy about losing his ride (the guy just stole mine back) so to each his own, auctions as a rule are not a good way to look for a daily driver, A car dealer may buy 3 or 6 or 7 cars, and hope one is good, because he can make a lot of profit off one car if he bought the rest cheap, so bid on what you can see if the body, interior and paint look good, then that’s where you make your bid. best of luck.

   Comment by dick car guy — August 17, 2010 @ 1:55 am

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   Depending on the rules they may have…..
   you may not be able to hear it run,no test drive,you won’t know if it was ever in an accident or flood until after you buy it and run a vin check.
   Many will have high miles and many things can be wrong with it that YOU must fix,you cannot bring it back.
   High miles on a police car doesn’t really bother me since most have been maintained very good and are heavy duty versus public cars for auction,doesn’t mean a police car is better but…many love them for the toughness in them and buy them around here.
   A seized car may have been stripped in the interior by police for drug inspections and it’s NOT a nice way of ripping an interior apart in most cases and having them put it back together again.
   I used to go to auctions and there you could hear it run(they started and ran it)you could not drive it until you bought it.You could only see it in and out,check the oil etc and on the windshield was what was supposed to be wrong with it if they even knew of any problems.
   It’s a crap shoot chance at a bargain to own or sell again.

   Comment by Bri — August 17, 2010 @ 1:55 am

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   not

   need to be pro to deal on auction

   find Remote located Private seller for best price.

   good luck

   Comment by eurometrix — August 17, 2010 @ 1:55 am

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