What To Look For In A Salvage Car Auction
Author: Mark Lindsay

A salvage car auction may be also advertised as insurance car
auction. What you should know is that a salvage car auction has
absolutely nothing to do with the normal auctions - public,
government or wholesale.

Salvage car auction venues offer cars that have been collected
and rebuilt by the insurance companies in some cases, while in
order they are sold in their damaged condition. Normally you
can reach a price with 20% to 50% cheaper than the regular
price of the car you are looking for. In some cases, the cars
being sold at salvage car auction places might have just a
minor problem but in most of the cases, these cars have
suffered a serious damage.

The main problem with cars being sold at a salvage car auction
is that these cars are usually damaged to an extend that a
regular car buyer cannot properly asses. That is why it is
strongly recommended that only experienced professionals buy
from these auctions. If you are not one, than get somebody
along with you when going to bid on a salvage car auction. On
the other hand, if you are looking for a car just because of
the spare parts than you should not care that much. Just check
if the parts you are interested in are in order and of course
be careful with the price you will have to pay. As you may
guess, there is no need to pay a prices closer to the regular
price of the spare parts you are buying the car for.

For the same reason described above is a must that you perform
a proper check of the car you want to purchase and second - to
check the vehicle history report. A car might look in good
condition but it might has been seriously rebuild or repaired
in a way that will cause you troubles later. Even after you
have repaired the car, you should ask for a complete check by a
car company to ensure that all in your car is in complete order.


The rest of the usually checks that are done when buying a car
are still a must - you should read carefully all the paperwork
involved, check the VIN numbers and the car history.

Be prepared for the inconveniences that you might experience
later in case you have bough a rebuilt car from a salvage car
auction. The fact that a car has been rebuilt stays in its
record. Cars that have been rebuilt are not favorite to
insurance companies or banks. In addition, even if the car you
are purchasing is still under the manufacturers warranty
period, this warranty might be voided in case the car has been
rebuilt. So never, rely on the fact that "the car is still in
the warranty period..."

Finally, this is what we would advise the regular car hunters -
try another car auction and leave the salvaged car auction
venues to the professionals. It is worth neither the hassle nor
the risk buying from a salvaged car auction just to save a minor
amount of money.


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