Tips
Tips for buying a car from America
The most important things to know before bidding on a car in the USA — step by step.
1Where do we look for vehicles?
We look for cars on the following auction portals:
2How much does a vehicle cost?
To check how much a given model sells for, we use one of these websites:
After choosing the make, model and year you get photos of vehicles already sold together with their prices, which you can enter into our calculator.
Open the import calculator3How long does importing take?
We ship vehicles from as many as 11 ports, which is why our prices are among the lowest on the market.
Importing takes 2 to 3 months depending on the location.
4Does the location matter?
Location matters, but we look at it last, because the vehicle itself is most important to us. Shipping is cheapest from east (right) coast ports.
To save on inland transport, it is worth buying vehicles close to the ports.
5Which documents are accepted?
We accept only the following documents:
- Clear Title
- Original Title
- Salvage Title
- Salvage Rebuildable Title
- MV-907A
- REBUILDABLE
6What to look at in an auction?
- Doc type
- document type. We accept only the documents listed above.
- Sale status
- type of sale:
- minimum bid — minimum price
- pure sale — sale without reserve
- on approval — sale subject to seller approval
- Buy it now
- buy it now option — purchase without bidding.
- Location
- vehicle location — the closer to the port, the lower the inland transport costs in the USA.
- Time left
- time until the auction ends.
7What to avoid?
First of all, remember the key point: cars sold on US auction portals are damaged (more or less). The paradox is that damaged cars are exactly what we are after, because they are the only ones worth importing (apart from classics).
If you find a car with only scratches or very light damage (e.g. a cracked bumper), it is probably a scam and someone has already repaired it. Remember that if a car ended up at auction, the insurer decided it was not worth repairing. Repairs in the USA are much more expensive — an hour of work costs 300 USD and repairs are done only in authorised workshops. Besides, isn't it suspicious that someone sells a working car with only scratches, even though they would get a much better price on other portals such as eBay?
Photos from the current auction:
Found a car you like?
Calculate the import cost or ask us about a specific vehicle.