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Re: Buying at car auctions - any advice?
« Reply #45 on: 07 February 2019, 20:26:40 »

Hmmm, interesting views on CVT's, We've now had 2 Jazz's for atotal of 14 years. Lovely little car to drive, superbly designed, the first had paddles or a button on the wheel to select gears or just use D. This one has a sport mode and really shifts when asked. Never had anything other than services done. :y
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« Reply #46 on: 07 February 2019, 20:47:38 »

A sport button on a Honda Jazz? What next, rocket motors on Zimmer frames?  ;D
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« Reply #47 on: 08 February 2019, 14:47:51 »

A sport button on a Honda Jazz? What next, rocket motors on Zimmer frames?  ;D

Mine has, hasn't yours steve? ::)
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Re: Buying at car auctions - any advice?
« Reply #48 on: 08 February 2019, 15:21:48 »

A sport button on a Honda Jazz? What next, rocket motors on Zimmer frames?  ;D

Mine has, hasn't yours steve? ::)
He has to plug his into the mains :D
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« Reply #49 on: 08 February 2019, 15:21:51 »

A sport button on a Honda Jazz? What next, rocket motors on Zimmer frames?  ;D

Mine has, hasn't yours steve? ::)
No. Just my little legs going thirteen to the dozen  ;D
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Re: Buying at car auctions - any advice?
« Reply #50 on: 08 February 2019, 15:36:38 »

Just fpr the hell of it - no buying intentions - I went to a car auction near Chelmsford. I simply could not see who was bidding: no nods, no winks or any gestures from anyone, seemingly, yet the price went up and up until finally someone bought the car. Frrightened the carp out of me! :o

Ron.

I saw a TV programme years ago where they highlighted the "off the wall" bid as a common and accepted practice at car auctions. If you don't know what you're doing steer clear.!
I used to buy ex-police Senators at West Oxfordshire Motor Auctions, Witney; usually three years old, high mileage but well maintained, and lacking radios or other luxuries like aircon or electric windows, they cost between £2000 and £3000 each. There was a police car auction every other Thursday, probably still is. The motor bikes went for high prices, as did some police staff cars. The vans were auctioned first and outside, being too tall to drive through the auction building. All sale items were parked outside, locked, on auction day. Auction began at 6pm. Each sale car was driven into the auction building in catalogue order, and was auctioned. Some bidders would bring cash with them, free 24 hour insurance was available (Eagle Star?), and traders would turn up with spare drivers to take home their purchases. I bought an ex-police Omega 3.2 there, I've had it 12 years and still have it. It's now in Enfield, but it's rusty and I doubt it will pass MOT in July.
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Re: Buying at car auctions - any advice?
« Reply #51 on: 08 February 2019, 21:35:09 »

Or you could go mad and buy something damaged to repair from Copart like I did recently, story to follow at some point when it is finished
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