If you want to save thousands of dollars on your next car or truck, head to your local car and truck auction where you'll pay up to 80% off retail prices.
Many of the vehicles you'll find there will only be a few years old, have low mileage, and some may even have active warranties.
The quickest and easiest way to find one of these auctions in your area is to use an auction database. There are quite a few online, but not all are created equal. In my experience, there are a few sites worth using:
Car-Auctions.com is a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) site. For $29.99 you get unlimited access to their database of car and truck auctions without a whole lot of other bells and whistles.
Seize Cars.com is another good database. For a one-time fee of $49, you get unlimited access to all car and truck auctions, as well as auctions for boats and houses and electronics, etc. So, if you want to buy a car AND a family boat, this is a good choice.
Gov-Auctions.org is the site I personally use. They also charge $49 for unlimited access to car and truck auctions, as well as boats, homes, electronics auctions, etc. But they offer some things the others don’t that I liked.
For one, they have
real 24/7 customer support. Like if you have a question – a real human being gets back to you with an answer. How rare.
They also have a free auction tutorial which explains, step-by-step, how to get the car you want at an auction. I was new to car auctions so I found this very helpful.
Gov-Auctions.org also has a
free car loan service where you can receive instant car loan offers with the best rates on the market without any of the usual hassles. A definite plus.
So basically, you get a little more bang for your buck at this last site, but all three are really pretty good and worth checking out.
