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In article , "Jimmy"
says...
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.
ISTM most of the cars sold at auction are trade-ins that the dealer
hasn't got room or time for, or private cars with short MOTs.
Occasionally you get a good private car but with an unrealistic
reserve, and some cars are tarted up nails that some Delboy is trying
to make a few quid on.
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