It's beginning to look a lot like

Auto auction season around here.
That means Barrett-Jackson, and others will be coming to town. There will be car-haulers loaded with street-rods, vintage cars, muscle cars, trucks, sports cars and the like parked all over town unloading their shinny, freshly painted bodies (they call that blow-n-show).

Comments often heard will be "resale red" and "no-reserve" however, the best comment I ever heard was from Brock Yates, editor at large of Car and Driver magazine. A custom car was up on the auction block at the Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale and Mr. Yates commented that someone would need to "chain that car down or it would ugly it self away!" Classic, and very memorable.

There are so many things wrong with these car auction it's hard to know where to begin!

Firstly, why would someone want to pay money to watch other people buy USED cars? I mean I'm fairly sure you can see that sort of thing for free at the local used car lot. Ok, there is some entertainment value to watching someone pay thousands for a car you would love to own and drive, but could never, pay for, maintain or insure. I guess I'm a little unsure of why you would want to pay someone to remind you by slapping you in the face with the fact that you could NEVER purchase one of these cars, let alone be lucky enough to drive one. Sure sometimes "regular" folks like you and me are able to get a bidders pass ($500 just to bid on used cars) and GLORY BE! the bidders pass doesn't require you pay to Sat. $55 per adult fee to enter, it's included!

Holly Crap! Yes, $55 to watch cars being sold for hundreds, nay thousands more than they are worth on the open market. Never mind the fees, taxes, transport fees and all important auction house commission.

It boggles the mind. My advice never buy a car from an auction, there are better ways to get your dream car.