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Jimmy wrote:
Interesting point, assuming that;s correct. But of course, they are in
a better position to get things fixed cheaply if an auction
asquisition turns out to have a najor problem, I suspect. Or perhaps
they just shove it back in the same auction and let the next sucker
deal with it.

The trick is to find out where the car has come from. If it's just come
off lease - and you do get some high mileage older bargains - there's no
reason to expect it to have any faults at all - although you'd need to
check things like tyre wear or body damage which you can do without
driving.

Same with trade ins to a main dealer that are simply too old for them to
sell. When someone goes to a main dealer for either a new or recent
secondhand car, there's no reason to suspect the one they've traded in has
faults.

But a private sale 'banger' with half a dozen previous owners is quite
likely to be being sold because it's clapped.

However, to get the first two classes of cars, you'll have to go to a
large auction.

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