Used Car Auction

Q.I have 2k to spend and I have decided to go to the car auctions to get meself a secondhand new car, cant afford dealer prices. I know some makes of car have a terrible history, continuously going wrong from new almost so what cars should I avoid. Any tips on buying a used car from auction, what are the best cars to go for, how to spot a duff motor, any advice on the subject can someone in the group help me please?

A.I think that the fact that you've had to ask about assessing cars probably points to the answer: don't! It's also a bit unreasonable to expect a rundown on every model on the market when you haven't even shared any of your criteria with us apart from price. FWIW, unless you are a born gambler or really know what to look for, I reckon 2k is private sale territory, not auction. If you're buying a nearly new car, you not only get a sort of warranty, albeit only "major mechanical faults" that you find immediately you get the keys, but you also save enough that even if it needs a new gearbox or, more likely these days, a new fancy bit of electronic wizardry, within a few days, then at worst you'll only have paid forecourt price in total. Discover, as I once did on an auction cheapy, that's it's got no reverse gear, and your "saving" might not look so good. (I was OK - I stripped the box myself and the whole job cost under a tenner). If you still want to chance your arm at an auction, stick to genuine "direct from (named) main dealer sales. The cars might not have as much tyre-wall black and dash spray on them, but at least they're not ones that have been the rounds of back street dealers like so many of the "general sale" ones have. YMMV - and the car's certainly will at that end of the market. I've bought some crackers by disregarding this advice, and anyone who's bought a number will have done the same. Final piece of auction advice: if you go to Measham, don't take a chance on yellow lines round the industrial estate because the auction car park is full: they bus in traffic wardens on auction days for rich pickings.

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