Finding Cheap Repo Car Sales In Every State

There are several ways of going about this. Watch your local newspaper/s - most of them will be advertised there. Often they are advertised according to a schedule so the advertisement appears a long time a head of the actual auction.

You can subscribe to a directory that lists these sales anywhere in the United States and this is by far these easiest option. My favorite is Government Auctions. This is the way I find cheap repo cars because they do most of the leg work for you. Yes, it does cost you but it saves you a heap of time - and it doesn't cost much. What's your time worth?

Don't get me wrong - you will still have to follow the trail to the car of your dreams like a bloodhound. You'll click here and click there until you find what you're looking for. If you can't be bothered to do that, then head on down to your local car lot - buying a repo car is not for you.

But if you can be bothered - and personally I find it an adventure because you simply have NO idea what you might find as you set off on the journey - then they are the people I use. They update their lists regularly to weed out auctions that don't come up to scratch.

On the right hand side of the Government Auctions site you'll see a link called Seized and Surplus Vehicles In Your Area. That's where you need to go.

I won't argue the strengths and weakness of Carfax and Autocheck. They both have their good and bad points. Just make sure you get the history of your prospective vehicle checked by one of them.

Ignore this advise at your peril!

Okey, dokey! Let's go searching! This is the fun part!

This link is the starting point for all my searches for cheap repo car sales.

Once signed in, I hit that Seized and Surplus Vehicles in your area link and choose California. In the list that is displayed I click on Year to make the list sort by year. Near the top of the list I see a 2008 Chevrolet Impala. That sounds like me so I click on view. That tells me it has done 1,239 miles and that the auction preview date is one month away and that the auction is on the same day.

Because I know my way round these sites I know that the chances are that because the auction is still a month away there may not be a lot of info up about that car. But it is important to be checking out what is coming up.

So I return to my main list and sort by date (this is the auction date) to see the vehicles listed in the more current auctions. I can't resist picking a 2006 Bentley Continental this time in an auction closing in 2 days time. It'll be out of my price range for sure but hey, we're just window shopping at this point! I click on view again and learn that if I was seriously interested I'd have to pay a bid deposit of $12,640. Gets rid of the tyre kickers, I guess.

I click through to the web site to take a closer look anyway. The Bentley has done 15,215 miles and looks in very nice condition. Here's what they're saying about it.

2006 BENTLEY CONTINENTAL FLYING SPUR, 12 CYLINDERS AC, ALARM, ALUM/ALLOY WHEELS, AM/FM RADIO, CD PLAYER, CRUISE CONTROL, HUB CAPS, LEATHER SEATS, MAG WHEELS, NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM, POWER BRAKES, POWER LOCKS, POWER SEATS, POWER STEERING, POWER SUN ROOF, POWER WINDOWS, SPARE JACK, SPARE TIRE, THEFT RECOVERY SYSTEM, TINTED GLASS, 4 DOOR.

Ah well, it was nice looking. I return to my page and avert my eyes from the Ferrari which I know will be a similar deal to the Bentley and click to view a 2006 Ford Crown Victoria - an ex-patrol car.

Now this is more like it. The current price is sitting on $3,900 and the reserve has been met so this baby is going to sell. There are still 20 hours to go on this auction.

Running condition is described as good and condition is also described as good. They state there are a "few holes in dash and roof." I wonder if this is a running gun battle - did I say I'm a big crime reader - or just some bumble fingered trooper trying to put his cigarette out!

I enlarge the 7 photos they have of the Ford - 2 of the interior - but can't see anything that would bother me at that price. If I was interested I would log in and then I would be able to ask questions about the car. There have been 19 bids so far on this vehicle so could well be some competition over the final hours of the auction.

It's all part of the excitement of buying at cheap repo car sales!

Don't set your heart on one particular car. You have to look (and probably bid) on a number before you're going to get a bargain. The bargains are there but they don't pop up every time.

Know how much you want to spend and don't go over that.

Read everything thoroughly. Most of the auctions have their own rules.

At some, you can drive your newly purchased car away, at others it has to be taken away by a licensed vehicle transporter.

You will usually need to provide some sort of photo ID.

Viewing will be usually be for just a few hours. You may or may not be able to test drive the car.

There will often by a "Buyers Premium". This is often between 5 to 15 %.

Transportation away from the site is your problem and you usually only have a few days to remove your cheap repo car before it will be declared abandoned! Have your plan formulated in advance.

There are usually restrictions upon how you can pay.

If you're buying a used car from a dealer rather than through auction, you simply HAVE to be up with all the "tricks" they get up to!

Talk about sharks!

This report was an eyeopener to me!

I thought I knew most of the dodges but these tips on buying a used car from a dealer - from an ex-car salesman - amazed me.

I just did not realize how much of a "babe-in-the-woods" I was when it came to a dealers yard!