It was the car of my dreams – a pretty little fire-engine red Isuzu Rodeo, a 2002 with all the bells and whistles, just sitting there on the dealer’s lot. It was exactly the car I’d been looking for. There was only one problem – the dealer wanted $5,850 for it and that was just out of my price range. Lucky for me, I knew how to find really cheap cars online. I found the exact same make and on my dealer’s lot for just $525. That’s right – I found the car of my dreams for ten times LESS than the best price the dealer could give me.

How would you like to replace your old clunker with a 2002 Kia Optima for just $450? How about a late model GMC Sierra for $700? A 2002 Bimmer for under $1000? Those are just a few of the beautiful deals you could pick up today if you know where to look.

Repo auctions and government surplus auctions have been one of the best kept secrets of used car dealers across the nation. Every day in every single state in the country, someone is walking away from an auction with the car of their dreams – at up to 90% off its Blue Book value. Used car dealers have used these auctions to fill up their lots for decades, but did you know that anyone is eligible to bid in most used car auctions? That’s right – you don’t need a special license to buy really cheap cars at most government and police auctions. You just need to know where and when you can bid.

Why are the cars so cheap?

The IRS seizes all the assets of a convicted drug dealer, including four SUVs. U.S. Customs seizes a shipment of vehicles from a convicted smuggler. The Government Accounting Office retires 2,000 cars from their fleet. What do all these cars have in common? They’re all destined to become some of the really cheap cars that you can buy at a government or bank auction. Here’s why.

It costs money to store and care for cars. The government agencies and banks aren’t in the business of selling cars – it’s just a side effect of their doing business. They contract with various auction lots and houses across the country to do the selling for them, and are happy just to get the vehicles off their books. And it isn’t just the big federal agencies that have cars on their hands. State agencies, parks departments, local police and sheriff’s departments all often find themselves with cars, trucks, vans and SUVs that they have to store – or sell at auction.

How to find really cheap cars

Until recently, the only way to find these really cheap car deals was to have a friend in the business. Thanks to the Internet, all that has changed. Now it’s easy to find local auctions and online auctions where you can buy really cheap cars. Many websites do the searching for you – all you have to do is enter your zip code and click on the search button for a list of really cheap cars that you can bid on in an upcoming auction. They’ll also answer all your questions about how and where to bid, how to register to bid and what to do once you’ve won your bid.

It’s that easy to find the deal of a lifetime on your new car. Why pay more than you have to when it’s that easy to find really cheap cars online?