are there any auctions like that for the general public?

11/22/2008 7:13:51 PM

No.

And you would have been better off with my 1985 Accord 2 door that I sold back in '99 to someone for $800. Only thing wrong with it was broken AC and a cracked windshield.

11/22/2008 7:42:43 PM

^I don't know about that. Any car from the 90's is better than any car from the 80's when it comes to crash worthiness. I've never understood why ragged out hondas sell as high as they do.

^^The prices at dealer auctions would blow a lot of people's mind. The only thing close for the general public is the NC Surplus auction out past the fairgrounds. Your car probably came from somewhere similar. http://www.doa.state.nc.us/ssp/

$2200 isn't great, but you could have done worse. These go for $1000-$1700 at the NC surplus auction, lower at a dealer auction. Just take this as a lesson about dealers, they're all crooks. In the long run, a few hundred bucks isn't a terrible price for a lesson learned.

And look on the bright side, you might be about to learn plenty more automotive lessons in the year to come! Sure beats walking, though.

[Edited on November 22, 2008 at 8:15 PM. Reason : .]

11/22/2008 8:12:15 PM

well at least the price of the actual car falls in that 1000-1700 range

11/22/2008 8:29:32 PM

I used to work at the state surplus agency in Raleigh. The state gets rid of its cars for a reason.

The only consistently good cars I saw were 1) NCSHP patrol cars that belonged to desk troopers, 2) ALE cars 3) SBI cars. Mostly because these people drove from point A to point B and did their business without their cars running. Former cop cars are usually ragged out pretty bad. DMV cars aren't much better off since usually ALL their mileage is stop and go.

Getting it looked at AFTER the purchase doesn't make a whole lot of sense either.

11/22/2008 8:37:56 PM

it was one of those "i have a 3 hour window to get a car" type of things

11/22/2008 9:04:54 PM

so basically you were exactly what the dealer was looking for and they saw your downy looking ass coming?

sounds about right.

(although i have to agree they're all f'in crooks)

11/22/2008 9:52:06 PM

that dodge dealership is notorious for lying/selling shitty cars, but they are still in business.

11/22/2008 9:57:30 PM

so basically they suck cock and are the shittiest of the shitty?

k

just checking

11/22/2008 10:50:55 PM

lol its better than stearns...dick shirley is good though...and where the hell do you hear shit like that anyways??

11/22/2008 11:17:53 PM

^^

yep. i know most car dealerships prey on the stupid, but still, it's pretty damn bad.

^

former managers.

11/23/2008 12:26:55 AM

well either way...if it last a long time, i will have robbed them

11/23/2008 12:28:58 AM

Quote :

"The only thing close for the general public is the NC Surplus auction out past the fairgrounds. Your car probably came from somewhere similar."

There is an auction in Kenly open to the general public, runs every friday I believe.

11/23/2008 11:39:31 AM

The State Surplus website is here: http://www.doa.state.nc.us/ssp/

Bid sheets can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/6bae99

At the top of the second screen, you can select the locations you want to find information on.


If you have any questions about stuff going on at the Raleigh store, PM me. I still know people who work there and I can find out answers if I don't know them off-hand. I don't know and won't ask about specifics on individual items.

11/24/2008 11:49:49 AM