How To: Buy a Car at Auction – Feature

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Six tips to make it enjoyable.

Remember that old proverb, “Marry in haste, repent at leisure”? Spend too much for a car at auction, and those words will weigh heavier than your aching head the next day. And there’s the added bonus that your inanity may be memorialized on the Speed Channel. Auctions are the fastest of fast tracks—you are betting you know what you want, that you can recognize a car’s strengths and faults, that you know what it’s worth, and that you have the cool head to stop bidding at that point. The attraction of auctions is that there are rare cars to be had that are not found anywhere else. Auctions also let you avoid dealer markups or overly ambitious owners. Here are some tips to make the experience enjoyable. It’s work, but it can be fun, too.

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