How do I tell the good cars at an auto Auction?

Answer 1

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You cannot. Even if you do an OBD2 code check, you don't know if they erased codes just before pushing the vehicles into view. I saw so much pure junk at auction I never went back. Nearly all of them had oil in the radiators. Picking a car at an auction is like looking for a wife among recently arrested steetwalkers

Answer 2

There are no good cars there. If there is a good car it's bundled with several other POS vehicles so you lose every time.

Source(s): Mitsubishi Master Tech

Answer 3

Most cars at an auction are pretty bad.  You should be prepared to spend a lot of time/money on one.

Answer 4

You can only do a visual inspection.  So you take your chances.