Car auctions

that is BS... Redbook wholesale price it what they go throught the auctions for. that is why they call it wholesale price !..

Anyway a new door is no big deal ...

You buy at auction and you are buying with other wholesalers. Be careful and the window will describe what the vehicle is like and if any of those things turn out to be wrong when you take delivery you can get your cash back... Only in the first day though ;).

Buy anything with a Toyota badge and you can't go wrong secondhand anyway.. Its when you start stuffing around with Nissan / Mitsu that the trouble starts and the wallet comes out.

Who pulled your chain Johno................

Actually its not bullshi+. Why would I bother posting if it was bull$h|t?

He paid $10k under what the redbook price was, replaced the door for $200, drove it for 12 mths, drowned it, dryed it out, and sold it for ~$8k more than he paid.

havnt school holidays finished yet?

Daveo sadly they havent :(

Sorry truckster but it is BS.

I apologise for little john, hes a very norty boy who has no idea what he is on about. Im suprised he can turn the computer on himself, then again they do learn computers from Kinder these days.

He should be cleaning his room, and washing his daddys VW Golf. He still hasnt taken the rubbish out since last Friday.

Wont be 3 more weeks and he will be back in school again.

Again I humbly apologise.
Gwendaline Johnno.

hmm thats why most of the used cars in the dealers lots come from there hey??? nothing wrong with the major auctions, especially ex-govt stock. you obviously dont know the wholesale / retail market setup real well.

Hi Pete, i go to Fowles auctions in melb, they have a light commercial and 4x4 lane every fortnight i think from memory. You can spend the whole tuesday arvo looking at them and their books, look wed morning before auction, and they will even tell you the ballpark the vendor is asking. Not too shonky, the auctioneers will try to run you up against the potplant in the back corner, but if you let them know you are serious and keep to a limit then they are pretty good ( helps to bid on a few before the ones you want and drop out when the dealers are still going ). when we got our hilux 2wd they were worth about $16 s/h and we paid $11700 only 2 years old (factory warranty still) and 40,000k on it in mint condition ( ex govt resarch farm), its now got 140,000k on it and still looks and goes grouse, and worth about 9-10.
My jackaroo had just turned 3 and had 80,000 on it in top nick ( ex plantations dept bosses car), got it for 19,000 ( but it took me 2 goes to get it, passed in previous week for 21) now got 130,000 on it and hasnt missed a beat. Had to buy the missus a new car because she didn't like any of the available models at the auctions :-(( But scored a grouse demo deal and saved 5 grand :-)))

sounds like a good yeal you got in the end, 04 plate runout deal was it ?