Try looking for 'gsa auto auction' or 'federal auto auction' and add the word public to it.

An online auto auction is exciting, because they mimic the auction experience right on-line. You generally have to put your E-Mail address, and give them some bank information just in case you win the bid. Then, it's yours. If it was a local auction, then you'll be told where you can pick it up, and if it was an auction in another state, you'll have to arrange to have it shipped to you. Make sure that you check to ensure that they'll ship to your state, and find out the kinds of charges that apply to have them do that.

There are only two ways that autos can go cross-country. Either a truck carries them there, along with other cars; or, somebody drives it there. Either way, that will take money to get the car here. It might have been added in to the purchase price of the vehicle, though, so make sure you check on things such as that before-the-fact rather than be surprised afterwards.

A salvage auto auction occurs when someone has smashed up their vehicle. If you're trying to obtain a good engine you might find one that's been struck from the back. Check the drive train to see if it was pushed into the engine. If you're looking for a particular part, check that it's not warped, which might cause problems. If you're looking for cheap car auctions, then salvage is the way to go.

If you're on-line try out the adesa auto auction website at adesa.com. Just go to the upper-right corner of their page and select the closest city to where you live. It's really easy to use their website. If motor vehicle auctions are what you're looking for, then the adesa site is the one to look at adesa sites in Atlanta, Austin, Birmingham, Boston, Buffalo, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Dayton, Cleveland, Colorado Springs, Concord, Dallas, DesMoinse, Fargo, Golden Gate, Houston, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Knoxville, Lansing, Lexington, Little Rock, Long Island, Los Angeles, Memphis, Miami, Minneapolis, Nashville, New Jersey, Ocala, Phoenix, Pittsburg, Raleigh, Sacramento, San Antonio, San Diego, Sarasota, Seattle, Shreveport, Sioux Falls, St. Louis, Syracuse, Tampa, Washington DC, Wisconsin.

In Canada they are in Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Kitchener, Moncton, Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec City, Richmond, Toronto, Saskatoon, St. John's, Toronto, Vancouver, Winnipeg; and in Mexico they're in Guadalajara and Mexico City. There are cheap car auctions there.