Audi's in dealer Auctions....

[Jokeree at aol.com]

    Cars end up in auctions for many reasons, some legitimate, others not. 
One of the biggest reasons is that a dealer might get a "foreign" car as a 
trade in and truly believe that it is not worth their while to try and sell 
it it. Or simply that the car doesn't fit into the dealers click, ie. too 
old, too many miles, wrong brand, or even wrong look. I've tried to track 
down many older audi models at various dealerships in my area, only to be 
told that they shipped it off to auction because they didn't think anyone 
would buy it.
    If you're looking into a car at a strictly used car dealership then you 
can be almost certain that most of those cars came from dealer auctions.
    An example of this would be my local VW/Audi dealership. They have a 
small used car lot sitting along side their new car lot. I can't recall how 
many times I've stopped in about a car they had "sitting out back" and have 
been told that they are sending it to auction. Instead of keeping trade-ins, 
they stock their used car lot with neons, dodge's and  minivans, some nice 
examples and some not so nice examples. I've been told that they would rather 
sell a 14 year old subaru than try and sell a newer audi. Thats just were 
their customer base is. The salseman was telling me one day that it usually 
takes about two weeks to move any kind of chrysler product off their lot, but 
if they try and sell a jetta, it could take months.

    Dave Farrer