So, you've decided to buy at auction. This will be because you want to save cash, save time and give yourself a greater selection to choose from. The one thing you do not want to do is spend good money on a 'lemon'. There are two major determinants which will effect the outcome, given the amount of money you have to spend, they are

1. How much you know about auctions, their procedures, the type of cars which they have on offer etc.
2. What you know about cars and about assessing their condition and worth.

If you are deficient in either of these areas, you will have to compensate. If you know little or nothing about car auctions, perhaps just what you have read in this magazine, then the only way to find out more is to go to one yourself, preferably more than one. Use the guide section of the magazine to choose an auction near where you live.

Make a 'recce' visit first…

First come, first served…

Develop a skill to listen carefully to the auctioneer…

'As Seen' with all its faults…

One hour trial of the car…