| Repo cars are generally sold at auction and yes you | | | | potentially interested in within a certain number of |
| can get good deals on repo cars however you can | | | | miles of your location, this will substantially speed up |
| also get easily burned buying repo cars so I hope this | | | | the skip tracing process. |
| article will help you avoid common issues that people | | | | 2) Once you have located the vehicle or vehicles of |
| face when buying repo vehicles.... | | | | interest you can contact the respective auction |
| Repo cars are available at all types of auctions, they | | | | houses and find out not only when the pre-auction |
| don't have their own repo car auction that is only for | | | | day is scheduled (typically 2 days prior to auction), |
| re-possessed vehicles, they can be found at local | | | | but if a complimentary CARFAX reports will be |
| government auction, State auction, institutional | | | | available and weather or not test driving will be |
| auction, Federal Gov't auction or any other type of | | | | permitted. |
| car auction both private and public. | | | | 3) If reliable car history will not be available then you |
| Keep in mind that buying repo cars in general is the | | | | will need to secure your own, you can visit for this |
| riskiest type of vehicle to purchase at one of these | | | | information, it will also cost typically between $30-50 |
| auctions, they are less likely to have reliable history, | | | | for this information but you must have it, deal with it, |
| are less likely to have accurate up to date service | | | | otherwise forget about buying repo cars. |
| records, repos are always more likely to have been | | | | 4) Be prepared to inspect the vehicles of interest in |
| abused or damaged and it is also more likely that | | | | person at pre-auction, I suggest that if you are new |
| repos were not properly maintained while they sat | | | | to this you use a call out mechanic service to assist |
| for who knows how long and in what conditions they | | | | you until you get the hang of it, there is allot involved |
| sat around in. | | | | in this process so don't cut corners here, it is very |
| In general I would recommend that you consider | | | | easy to miss something if you don't know what you |
| Federal car auctions where you will indeed find repo | | | | are doing. |
| cars but you will also find de-commissioned vehicles | | | | 5) Make sure that the repo car you are interested in |
| that are much more likely to have reliable history | | | | has up to date maintenance records available, this is |
| available, these are simply cars that the Government | | | | much more likely to be the case if your considering |
| has retired, much less risky than buying repo's folks. | | | | bidding on a retired Federal vehicle and less likely for |
| Here are some tips that you can use if you plan on | | | | repo vehicles this is why I recommend going the |
| buying repo or any other cars at auction: | | | | Federal auction route Versus the Repo route. |
| 1) Before you do anything else, secure a membership | | | | I hope that these tips will help you avoid getting |
| to a legitimate online car auction site typically involving | | | | taken advantage of because at the end of the day, |
| a one time membership fee of anywhere from | | | | buying repo cars can either be a great profitable |
| $30-$50 bucks... This way you can easily check for | | | | experience or your worst nightmare if you are not |
| the available inventory of the vehicle you are | | | | properly prepared. |