My New Friend

Last Thursday I went to a county sheriff’s auction and came home with a new car. When I got there, and saw the crowd at the event, this was just about the last thing I expected to happen.

My dad and I got there about an hour early and looked each vehicle over. There were six cars and one truck. Four of the cars were Chevy Impalas, but three of them were squad cars that still had the police stickers on their sides. The car I eventually won was a detective car and was therefore unmarked.

The first car up for bid was a green Toyota Avalon that had been seized during a drug investigation. It was in pretty rough shape, especially the back door panels. I offered a bid of 600 on this car, but someone else ultimately wanted it more.

Next up was the truck, which although nice, was not what I was looking for. It went for a great price, I think $1,000.

The third vehicle up was one in which I wasn’t interested. I didn’t pay a lot of attention.

The fourth vehicle was one of the squad cars and I bid up to about $900 on the car. I was outbidded but don’t remember what the car sold for.

The fifth vehicle was the car I won. Another person and I went back-and-forth; he bid me up to $975 before dropping out. I won the car for $1,000 although am not entirely sure why. The very next car, which was in far worse shape, went for about $1,300.

Since buying the car, my dad and I have made a few improvements, including painting over some stone chips. I’m pretty happy with the vehicle, although I’m expecting to have to do some repair work to it, which I’ll probably post about when it become necessary.

You can see some pictures of my car all shined up below: