| When someone is in the market to purchase a good | | | | during the course of criminal prosecutions for things |
| quality used automobile, the first places they usually | | | | like tax evasion and drug law violations. These |
| look is the classified ads in the newspaper, and at | | | | vehicles go into the same auctions as government |
| used car dealers lots. That is what most people do, | | | | owned vehicles. |
| but there is another place where you can get an | | | | Before a government auction, you are allowed to |
| even better deal, and that is from the United States | | | | inspect the vehicles, and check for major problems. |
| Government. | | | | When the bidding starts, it starts low. If there is not |
| The United States Government maintains huge fleets | | | | a lot of interest in the vehicle you want, sometimes |
| of vehicles to assist its many different agencies to | | | | you can get an amazing deal. There have been cases |
| perform their vital functions. The vehicles owned by | | | | where one person was the only one bidding on a |
| the various government agencies are well maintained, | | | | vehicle, and got it for the price of the opening bid. |
| and have regular maintenance performed on them. | | | | This does not happen very often, but it has |
| When a government owned vehicle is several years | | | | happened. Even if you do not get a deal like that, |
| old, it is replaced by a newer model, and the vehicle | | | | you will most likely pay a good amount less than the |
| is disposed of by way of a public auction. Also many | | | | auctioned vehicles are worth on the open market. |
| vehicles are seized by the government every day | | | | |