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Buying at auction

  • 23-09-2011 11:50pm
    #1
    fatherted1969
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,296 ✭✭✭


    I'm thinking of buying a car at auction and was wondering what peoples opinions are of them. Are there things i should be looking out for?. Should i bring a mechanic with me?. I've been looking a the online auction in merlin for the last few weeks and there seems to be real savings in them.


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  • #2
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 23,339 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    You could buy a car needing quite a few quid thrown at it that appears to be ok. I'd advise you to have any cars you are interested in checked out as much as possible in advance of the auction by someone who know their beans and to decide on a max price for each car before going.

    I used to go to lots of auctions years, ago, rare to see huge value there. The trade lads snap up the ones that are value, once they stop bidding on yokes more often than not folks with no clue keep bidding the price up, some yokes go for looney money.

    I'd advise you to buy privately, more chance of getting value and less chance of getting stung if you have your wits about you.


  • #3
    L-M
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭L-M


    fatherted1969 wrote: »
    I'm thinking of buying a car at auction and was wondering what peoples opinions are of them. Are there things i should be looking out for?. Should i bring a mechanic with me?. I've been looking a the online auction in merlin for the last few weeks and there seems to be real savings in them.

    If you're not experienced with cars, defo bring some one who's been to an auction before and knows cars.

    Normally there's a reason why a car is at auction, sometimes you can be lucky. But it's all about luck :)


  • #4
    dan hibiki
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 421 ✭✭dan hibiki


    be very clear on the percentage you will pay if you do make a purchase. go with a cast iron limit on what you are willing to spend. dont be put off by dirt/ scrapes/ dents if the important bits seem sound.


  • #5
    Pdfile
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,115 ✭✭✭Pdfile


    dan hibiki wrote: »
    be very clear on the percentage you will pay if you do make a purchase. go with a cast iron limit on what you are willing to spend. dont be put off by dirt/ scrapes/ dents if the important bits seem sound.

    but the less important things are the clues to its previous life, and in a sense... the prospect of whats going to go wrong ( you know, ex taxi/rental etc )


  • #6
    L-M
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭L-M


    Pdfile wrote: »
    but the less important things are the clues to its previous life, and in a sense... the prospect of whats going to go wrong ( you know, ex taxi/rental etc )

    The rental maybe not, but they have to tell you it's an ex taxi! (Any I've seen have said this. Either way it shoud be fairly obvious.


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