how much could u get an 98-99 A4 1.8T for at one of these auctions?are they reliable?if u bought ur car off of one i'd love to hear feedback on how much u got it for and if it was a hassle or ne thing

 

1. True "DEA" auctions are few and far between. There is a true "DEA" auction I've been to which is held in Edison, NJ.

2. The auctions aren't held by the DEA, but are run by an auction company and contain "primarily" stuff being auctioned on behalf of the DEA. There is also a lot of other stuff they sell, using the "cachet" of "DEA", that is just regular auction stuff so that people think they will get a better deal. Most auctions you see for "Govt seized cars, DEA, ETC", are secondary auctions. That is, the auctioneer bought the car from a police impound auction and then is independently selling it. The cars at these auctions are usually those that are in such bad condition that not even used car dealers want them.

3. At most, I've seen 12 or so cars at each of these auctions. In general, they are parked there with a note that says whether they will start or not. You can't take them for a test drive or even insert the key. Last time I went, you had to come with 5K cash or chashier's check to register to bid.


4. Most of the cars I've observed look like savlage, with bad repaints and poorly matching exterior and interior panels. This usually means that the guy was going 150 MPH when he crashed, or the FEDS ripped off any interior or exterior panel that the friendly drug-sniffing doggy barked at.

5. Ive seen some Mercedes, BMW 8 series, a Rolls or two and US cars, but never an Audi, let alone your choice of years . I guess the quattro provides better traction. The cars go for well over what they should. No "Gov't seized cars for 500 dollars".

 

what about this site.... http://www.cheapcarfinder.com/search.html?

 

If the cars were great deals, wouldn't used car dealers buy the cars for cheap and re-sell them on their lots?

 

used car dealerships do buy them, thats y its so hard for some1 thats not a dealer to get these kind of cars

 

Used car dealers buy cars at wholesale auctions, not government or police impound cars. But, what do I know. Join, and let us know what kind of deal you get.