It is very much important to inspect a car before Auction as they are all used cars and need to be checked before they are bought. Inspection of the car is important because these used cars may have been seized by the law for various reasons of the owner’s fault.
These used cars have been on sale because there are lots of cases everyday due to which it is not possible for the government or any other local authority to keep a storage and maintenance for so many of them. These kind of auctions can be held by any government authority which takes the name of repo auctions, police auctions, government auctions etc.
In case of a repo auction, the cars put on sale have been seized by the law for any inability for non payment of loans or any such related matters which could also mean that any of such case may have had a fraudulent background. Therefore it becomes necessary to check the no objection certificates for final documentation. It is important to find out whether it has had any accidents before being seized. Secondly, whether it has had been roughly handled by the previous owner.
In case of police auctions, all the cars are normally confiscated due to illegal activities. In such cases it is necessary to inspect the car before auction first because it could also have had an accidental case. In such cases do take the help of a mechanical professional to get the car checked entirely. Inspection is essential as it will help you know the true internal as well as the external condition of the car.
Also do check all the records and the history of the previous car owner as it could also lead you to serious unknown troubles as the car could have been previously owned by a criminal.
In case of government auctions, the cars have been retired or disposed from its duties so as to replace them with new ones. In these auctions it is necessary to inspect the cars selected that you would want to buy or bid for as these may have been handles by many people, which may have resulted in deterioration of the condition of the car’s engine and mileage.
All such auctions whether government or private, all of them have one thing in common, that all these are used cars which need to be inspected before being bought or even bid for. The essential reasons to inspect a car are mentioned as under.
- Inspection gives you a correct knowledge of the car’s history which would be a deciding factor for you to buy.
- It will also help you to assess the maintenance cost which is one important point to note as it eventually adds up to your running cost.
- One basic thing of buying a car is to know whether it is technically sound or not so that you do not have to face so many problems later on.
- Only after a complete inspection you would be able to decide a better price for a good car.
