Ex Rental Car Fleet Auctions?

Barr

Hi All

Does anyone know when the next car auction from the likes of Hertz and Avis etc would be held ?
Alot of the cars I’m looking at present seem to be all ex rental so I thought if I go direct there may be a bargain to be had

Thanks

bazz26

I'd say try the likes of Merlin and Windsor.

iggy

Merlin auctions in Naas are usually Wednesday night and Sat mornings.

Check their site. If u are goin on Saturday the list of cars they will have will be on the site on Fri at 4pm

bazz26

The way I see this is that the trade will pick up the decent ex-rental stuff to sell them on and let the abused and/or overpriced stuff to the inexperienced Joe Public.

Barr

bazz26 wrote: »

The way I see this is that the trade will pick up the decent ex-rental stuff to sell them on and let the abused and/or overpriced stuff to the inexperienced Joe Public.

My plan was to watch what the traders were bidding on at the auction then gazump them with a winning bid

Drummerboy08

bazz26 wrote: »

I'd say try the likes of Merlin and Windsor.

Windsor don't do auctions.

Barr wrote: »

My plan was to watch what the traders were bidding on at the auction then gazump them with a winning bid

If the trade want it, the trade will buy it. If you bump up the price, you'll just end up paying near retail money for the car.

Hertz usually have 3 or 4 auctions a year, in house. Keep an eye on their website.

Remember, a lot of Hire Drives have buybacks attached. They go out for a fixed term, usually a year, and then go back to the supplier who can retail them on. That's why you won't see too many at auction, and quite a few on forecourts.

Casati

Drummerboy08 wrote: »

Windsor don't do auctions.



If the trade want it, the trade will buy it. If you bump up the price, you'll just end up paying near retail money for the car.

The trade will only pay what is worth to them- i.e. what they think they can sell it for less whatever money they will need to bring it to retail state less what profit they need to make. If the OP likes a car that the trade are keen on, then its probably worth more to him than it is to them- the trade won't bid up to retail on any car regardless how easy they think they can sell it on, so for the private buyer who knows the retail price of similar cars there can be bargains to be had

pyramuid man

Barr wrote: »

bazz26 wrote: »

The way I see this is that the trade will pick up the decent ex-rental stuff to sell them on and let the abused and/or overpriced stuff to the inexperienced Joe Public.

My plan was to watch what the traders were bidding on at the auction then gazump them with a winning bid

But how can you tell the traders from a Joe Soap looking to buy a car?

Barr

pyramuid man wrote: »

But how can you tell the traders from a Joe Soap looking to buy a car?

I'm sure the traders would be buying more than one at a time.

Barr

Drummerboy08 wrote: »

Hertz usually have 3 or 4 auctions a year, in house. Keep an eye on their website.

Remember, a lot of Hire Drives have buybacks attached. They go out for a fixed term, usually a year, and then go back to the supplier who can retail them on. That's why you won't see too many at auction, and quite a few on forecourts.

I checked the Hertz site but there is no mention of any of their cars for sale.

When I googled Hertz car auctions I found this interesting thread on Boards

Its something like this I was looking for

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056027197

-Corkie-

Auctions are a waste of time now. You will pay next to retail price and have no warranty or fuk all. Try the UK if you want to save money..