Indpt Auto Brokers BTDT? (minOOOO)

[Aaron Chadwick <AaronC@bellevueclub.com>]

I worked for a place that bought fleet returns, cleaned them up both
cosmetically and mechanically and then took them to auction.  We did a
full inspection of the vehicle to assess its purchase value from the
lease company, not to benefit the buyer (another dealership that put the
car on their used car lot).  The company didn't know much about the cars
and didn't care.  Coincidentally, that's how I bought my Audi 90.  An
employee at the local Audi dealership was buying cars at an auction and
doing the minimum to make the car saleable.  I had an independent
inspection done and saved myself some serious cash.  If the broker is
confident in his/her car, that should be no problem.  The cost of the
inspection (mine was $150) saved my about $1300 on the sale of the car.
Dump that money saved into upgrades/upkeep!  By the way, love the non-q
content!

Aaron Chadwick
1988 90
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Date:	Thu, 04 Mar 1999 14:11:48 -0800
From:	dtdaily@ibm.net
Subject:	Indpt Auto Brokers BTDT? (minOOOO)

"Tacking!"
Can anyone lend some BTDT re purchasing a vehicle from an independent
auto "broker?"  I.e. someone who picks up lease returns off auction and
sells them to the gen public?  I'm more than a little hesitant.
Situation:  96 VW TDI Wagon. 34k M.  Asking "quite a bit."  I'm curious
why a car with such miles would be FS by broker rather than PO or
dealer?  For those who want to add opinions on the TDI I'm also
interested.  And for those that want to complain about the car not being
a q, you can forget about that too.  I just figured out that the money I
would save by going to diesel for my commute would mean mo payments of
less than $125 for a relatively new wagon.  Allowing me to save $$$ for
the S4 Avant purchase (knocking) a year (or less) later.
Derek Daily
90 CQ
86.5 VW qsw