Advice please

Happychappy

People do have a strange idea of where the cars come from and who buys them at auctions?

99% of the cars at auctions, that is the day time auction, not the 6pm scrapheap challenge auction for the punters, are fleet or lease cars and come with a full service history, again mostly with the main dealer workshops stamp.

Why the car would suddenly develop an expense fault or break down the moment it leaves the auction is beyond me. A rep needs to have a totally reliable car for their work, therefore the cars are serviced correctly.

I have bought over thirty cars through the auction for the last 20 years and never bought a lemon, the reason being I always steer clear of anything Honest Joe Public is dumping ! The average honest Joe car is a shed on its last legs or a serious problem which is expensive to fix and the owner cannot gid rid of it elsewhere, thats why it goes to auction. I always avoid the one or fifty private owner cars, call me a cynic :rolleyes:

Most people as soon as the manufacturers warranty runs out on their car, they go to Boggit and Floggum or Kwikfit or some other non standard parts suppliers, including breakers, Ebay and the like.

Company and fleet cars throughout the contract are serviced at the main dealers and the cheap parts are not used, No remoulds, Itchmyarsey brakes and clutches.

Most cars over £2k or so, have a very limited warranty of up to an hour after the auction to declare any major mechanical defect, so take along someone who knows a bit about cars to help you.

Next time you are looking at your main dealer or expensive car plot, ask them who the previous owner was? you will find the car was more then likely a fleet car bought through the auction, and the price of a holiday to Bermuda or a cruise put on top for the garage to fetch it and wash it.

The point of the rant is don't be frightened off by people who have never bought at or been at an auction, however, sending someone and his family on a cruise is a very charitable thing to do because they sold you a car.