How does that work? Does it mean that you can't have an AA inspection done and you're just taking the risk of having to buy the car at the end of the auction, without having it checked out? Is that the same as Turner's Auctions? Seems crazy if there's no opportunity to get it checked.
carstauranga001,
May 6, 7:39am
Most sellers would be happy for you to inspect the car. And most would allow you to arrange an independent inspection. Don't bid if they don't allow this. And don't bid and ask for inspection after winning, that aint how it goes down aye.
bigmuz1,
May 6, 7:56am
Or win the bidding on a car you've never looked at then try and knock the price down because of perceived faults. Cars are one of the few catagories that allow you to put up contact details to allow for testdrives
kazbanz,
May 6, 8:36am
The way it works with an auction is -"you pays yer money and yer takes yer chances" That's the whole point. If you want all the protections of buying retail then you need to buy retail. This whole--"ill bid and do an inspection to decide if I want it" bit just doesn't wash. By all means carry out an inspection BEFORE the auction closes. Ohh I might not win. well that's the point of an auction. hey sorry guys but it irks -some people think gravel drop is the time to START negotiating.
daryl14,
May 7, 12:55am
Yeah well bloody sellers can reap what they sew. If you want all the competition an auction draws in but are too cheap to include a PPI that is available to all viewers, then you can damn well expect to get all the after auction nonsense that these guys above have mentioned. Can't have your cake and eat it too!
kazbanz,
May 7, 1:15am
what rubbish-you have it totally backwards.If a BUYER wants the cheap price from buying at auction then they need to do their own due diligence. If you don't want the cheap price and the associated risks then don't buy at auction. The standard terms and conditions of trade me auctions clearly state -a bid is an unconditional commitment to purchase. In plain English --the BUYER has done their due diligence
dinx,
May 7, 1:25am
Yeah, Hell na. Like a house purchase its up to the buyer to do due diligence before an auction, including test drives and any inspections they want. It is not the sellers obligation and even if it was their report may be biased so get your own independant one. No idiot buying a house relys on a vendors building inspection.
melonhead1,
May 7, 1:33am
Its Pay 'n' Pray with motor vehicles off here.
eurekarika,
May 7, 7:10am
Yes but with buying a house you make a conditional offer, re will only go ahead with the purchase if you are happy with the builders report.
eurekarika,
May 7, 7:11am
Ha, ha
eurekarika,
May 7, 7:12am
It seems there's not much time to do that though and with lots of bidders what's the likelihood you'll be the winning bid and in the meantime you've wasted all that money getting an inspection done. Definately won't buy via trade me then. A car fair seems a better option.
eurekarika,
May 7, 7:13am
It's alot of money to pay to take your chances though! And the price of car inspections is similar to getting a house inspection done so it seems crazy to risk paying for one on a car that you might not even have the winning bid on in the end.
gmphil,
May 7, 7:14am
^^^same with cars on here ! regardless auction or classified add ,contact seller leave contacted details go view vehicle if u like organise one of a few outfits car inspection is one to do report . if u happy pay or bid !
daryl14,
May 7, 7:58am
Exx-bloody-zachery. and so people don't and so they bid, and then they end up on here going my new car is a broken bag of shit, what can I do? Sellers should be providing a certified PPI. Then - no problems. This crap about six potential buyers getting a PPI on the same car is simply an inefficient waste. A concientious, but low bidding buyer could spend thousands on PPIs before they win a car.
dinx,
May 7, 8:04am
Yeah right, not at auction you don't. Stick to the classified instead of the auctions on here then.
sw20,
May 7, 8:05am
To be fair here, you need to shop around with what you want first rather than just saying you are going to flag auctions.
Find a make and model you like. Check a few of them out, go for drives and do your own inspection that everything works (heater, interior lights, boot release, A/C etc) and it looks up to scratch for you. If the one you like the most is an auction, check out what similar cars have sold for in the expired auction search. If it's within budget, get your trusted mechanic to have a look at it for you. If you are a regular customer, they may even check it out for nought. Then bid away with a maximum limit that you are prepared to spend on it.
socram,
May 7, 8:17am
Of course, the seller could get a pre-inspection report done and include it in the selling price. Unless of course you are selling a turck!
franc123,
Feb 10, 6:07am
On cheaper cars it simply isn't going to happen, the seller knows its a POS and a PPI with a long list of faults is simply going to lower the sale price, and all the while you have mechanically ignorant bargain hunters bidding on things willy nilly who willingly repeat their poor purchasing decisions over and over when they see something cheap in front of them that LOOKS good who are willing to skip the check then why bother? These are the doofuses who are buying three or four cars a year, they buy stuff like Cavaliers, GDI Legnums, Tauruses, RVR's, Diamantes, old V6 Camrys with block rot problems etc and then bleat they've been ripped off and got no money. duhhhhh.
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