| Although you may not have heard of this type | | | | GSA auctions, which allows the GSA to re-coup |
| of auction before, GSA auctions have been | | | | some of their expenses and re-invest in more |
| around for a while and are a good place to | | | | vehicle purchases. |
| get a great deal on a vehicle. | | | | |
| | | | Benefits of purchasing a vehicle at a GSA |
| GSA stands for General Service | | | | auction: |
| Administration. | | | | |
| | | | 1.) American made vehicles - trucks, cars, |
| It is an agency in the US government that, | | | | SUV, police car, buses and many other types |
| according to acting Director David Bibbs, "is | | | | (approximately 40,000 vehicles to choose from |
| to help other US agencies better serve the | | | | per year) |
| public by meeting ... their needs for | | | | |
| products and services, and, to (help) | | | | 2.) Vehicles are generally well maintained |
| simplify access to government information and | | | | (by the US Gov't). These are not specialized |
| services." | | | | vehicles or repossessed. |
| | | | |
| One of the services they provide are auto | | | | 3.) Vehicles generally have low mileage |
| auctions. | | | | |
| | | | 4.) Vehicles are generally 3 to 5 years old |
| So why does GSA sell vehicles? | | | | |
| | | | 5.) Vehicles generally sell at or around |
| GSA purchases vehicles "in bulk", i.e., it | | | | wholesale prices with no extra buyer fees. |
| purchases "bunches" of vehicles at once and | | | | |
| then leases them out to different government | | | | All in all, if you are in the market for a |
| agencies. When the lease expires, these | | | | great used vehicle at a great price, check |
| vehicles are sold to the general public at | | | | out GSA public auctions. |