{"id":516487,"date":"2010-04-05T16:17:31","date_gmt":"2010-04-05T20:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/?p=15777"},"modified":"2010-04-05T16:17:31","modified_gmt":"2010-04-05T20:17:31","slug":"how-to-buy-a-car-at-auction-%e2%80%93-feature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/516487","title":{"rendered":"How To: Buy a Car at Auction \u2013 Feature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-15778\" title=\"CAR_auction_illo top fullspan\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/CAR_auction_illo-top-fullspan-440x269.jpg\" alt=\"CAR_auction_illo top fullspan\" width=\"440\" height=\"269\" \/><em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Six tips to make it enjoyable.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Remember that old proverb, \u201cMarry in haste, repent at leisure\u201d? <a onclick=\"var x=&quot;.tl(&quot;;s_objectID=&quot;http:\/\/preview.cdnew.hfmus.com\/features\/01q4\/losing_your_head_on_the_auction_block-column_1&quot;;return this.s_oc?this.s_oc(e):true\" href=\"http:\/\/www.caranddriver.com\/features\/01q4\/losing_your_head_on_the_auction_block-column\" >Spend too much<\/a> for a car at auction, and those words will weigh heavier than your aching head the next day. And there\u2019s the added bonus that your inanity may be memorialized on the <a onclick=\"var x=&quot;.tl(&quot;;s_objectID=&quot;http:\/\/preview.cdnew.hfmus.com\/features\/05q2\/car-auction_action_is_steamy_these_days.-column_1&quot;;return this.s_oc?this.s_oc(e):true\" href=\"http:\/\/www.caranddriver.com\/features\/05q2\/car-auction_action_is_steamy_these_days.-column\" >Speed Channel<\/a>. Auctions are the fastest of fast tracks\u2014you are betting you know what you want, that you can recognize a car\u2019s strengths and faults, that you know what it\u2019s 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\u2019s work, but it can be fun, too.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-15777\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Keep Reading: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.caranddriver.com\/features\/10q1\/how_to_buy_a_car_at_auction-feature\" >How To: Buy a Car at Auction &#8211; Feature<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related posts:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href='http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/ferrari-to-auction-one-off-599gtb-fiorano-china-limited-edition\/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Ferrari to Auction One-Off 599GTB Fiorano China Limited Edition'>Ferrari to Auction One-Off 599GTB Fiorano China Limited Edition<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href='http:\/\/blog.caranddriver.com\/amg-engined-1954-mercedes-benz-300sl-gullwing-eight-were-built-ones-up-for-auction\/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: AMG-engined 1954 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing: Eight Were Built, One&#8217;s Up for Auction'>AMG-engined 1954 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing: Eight Were Built, One&#8217;s Up for Auction<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Six tips to make it enjoyable. Remember that old proverb, \u201cMarry in haste, repent at leisure\u201d? Spend too much for a car at auction, and those words will weigh heavier than your aching head the next day. And there\u2019s the added bonus that your inanity may be memorialized on the Speed Channel. Auctions are the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6641,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-516487","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/516487","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6641"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=516487"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/516487\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=516487"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=516487"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=516487"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}