On Sun, 9 Jan 2005 11:31:18 -0000, "IMM" wrote:


Most auctions, you can return the car within hours and get your money back.
A pro will know if a car is fine by looking under the bonnet, a walk around
and driving it.

AFAIKR, this was not the case with my local auction house - at least,
last time I red their terms which addmittedly was 13 years ago.

Consequently, every time I think of car auctions the big question pops
up in my pre-frontal lobe: "Why would someone want to sell their car
at auction?" and the cynical answer then pops up: "Because it's
probably a lemon and they don't want the buyer to be able to find out
what's wrong with it before they buy it." Call me a cynical old
so-'n-so.

I must pop over to that auction house and read the latest incarnation
of their Terms and Conditions. If they have modified them in favour of
the buyer, I will definitely look for a car there in the coming days.

Regardless of what the auctioneer's terms say, I wonder if there is
any consumer law that has the final say about whether you can take the
car back within 24 hours - cap in hand, lol - and demand your money
back, 'cause you ain't happy or whatever.

J