Sure they do. You will find anything in local car auctions, from full throttle cars to un-driveable junks. They don’t say in vain that someone’s junk is other’s treasure. Some people buy defected cars, cars that took part in driving accidents or old cars that are beyond repair and they use them for spare parts or transform them altogether into new and exciting driving temptations. But there are also people that do not dispose of a big budget and they only want a cheap car, even if it’s damaged, a car they can repair later, when they get the money.
Due to the increase demand on the damaged cars market, auction officials started organizing events in which only these cars get presented. Such auctions are held even more frequently that the normal ones, because not all cars sell as fast and many people that hit a car don’t bother repairing it. They try to sell the cars in such auctions and then get a new car. It’s quite obvious that damaged cars are sold for very little, and sometimes they can be really good cars, that require some repairing but were initially expensive cars.
The low prices should not be the only reason behind your buying decision. Be sure of your purpose, and decide what you will be doing with a damaged car. If you repaired cars before, that can be a good buying reason. If you are a businessman that sells used cars, that’s also a fair reason. But for people that want cars to drive them around, what can a damaged can give them? You are the one that can decide that, by answering the question and thinking over the decision.
Evaluate the vehicles you intend to bid on in local car auctions before actually doing it. You should try to enter the vehicle after checking the exterior parts. Vehicles with strong rusty smells, un-breathable air and moist ceiling present all the signs of flood damaged vechicles. Flood damaged cars are severely affected by water, and might fall apart on you some day when you least expect it. Malfunctioning engines should be looked at by experts, like mechanics or engineers.You can look at damaged engines yourself if you have a little skills and also inform yourself well before coming to the auction.