Where do the Cars come from?

Many of the vehicles will be 'ex-fleet' from major companies. Taking these as an example, they will normally be only a few years old and will typically have covered between 20-25,000 miles per year. By no means will all have done so, and a surprisingly high proportion will have clocked up moderate mileages. You'll find a lot of 'main-dealer part exchange' vehicles on offer. These will be cars taken in part exchange against a new or newer car, where the dealer cannot re-offer them for sale. Perhaps they're too old, or more likely they're the wrong make. A Volvo franchise is unlikely to put a five year old Fiat on its forecourt, no matter how good it is. To turn the Fiat into cash quickly it goes to the auction and the Volvo dealer doesn't have to worry about someone bringing it back in two months time when the boot lid refuses to open.