It 's a steal! To bid on Police seized Cars

If the idea of ​​buying police seized car provides you with thoughts of self criminals guided projectile with windshield smashed, damage from accidents and bad tires, you've been watching too much TV. There are many reasons why the police seized property, and are not always linked to some violent offenses against the law.

In contrast, most police cars, seized are the result of foreclosures due to failed loan payments, fraud, raid, to download subtitles (driving with suspended license) or drunk driving accidents. This means that these cars were running at the time they were seized by the police which is good news for you.

What to expect

Police-seized car auctions require a nominal fee of registration for bidders and each bidder will be assigned a number. You can not participate in the competition if you do not have one.

Auctions for police seized property attracts a variety of people from young immigrants to the premises in search of a good deal for experienced buyers and sellers. For the past few years, the police cars were seized enjoying an increase in enthusiasm from buyers, so if you go to one, come early, come prepared and not be overwhelmed by the crowd.

Try to be as informed as possible before going to bid. Take a Kelley Blue Book or some other used car price guide to help you compare the trade-in values. Remember that the offer could be in for a customer expert and you could go over budget, if you're not careful. The winning bid is not the final figure will be shelling out money for you - you still need to pay premiums for a buyer that could go from 5% to 15% of winning bid.

Unit police seized auctions are a mix of some bad and some 'really good quality stuff. Do not expect everything to be in good spanking just because they were impounded. Look for signs of wear or signs were gone when they were seized by police. A sign or sticker to download subtitles is a useful indication.

Remember that police seized car may have been sitting in the lot or in any storage area collecting dust on some time and have not undergone some maintenance work during this period. They may look good, but it is best to check the units as fully as possible. If you can not make heads or tails of it, then bring someone who can.

Police cars, seized are sold in 'as is' basis and are without any guarantee or warranty. You are not allowed to start so you can not test drive them both. Better to know what to look for what you regret later.

Police cars, have seized a story, like cars used to do more, but you might want to know exactly why. Obtain a copy of its repair history and try to find out why is auctioned, if you can.

Subscribe to CarFax and run the unit seized through it to check its history. You might want to know who his previous owner or if there are more than one. You may also want to know if the equipment seized had been involved in accidents in order to check the damage of the body, if any.

While some decent cars can be had for a few hundred dollars, some really beautiful, new ones can go up to five digit numbers. However, these prices are about 30-60% of their original price, still well below their fair market value and still a good deal ....