You can buy a decent, reliable vehicle at these auctions. A guy I know bought a former police Crown Victoria for $2K. He drove it for 3 years, and all it needed was gas and the occasional oil change. He sold it for $2500. It wasn't a fancy ride, but it got him back and forth to work without any issues.
That's the way to buy!! ,I'm an old timer and I can't remember how many cars and trucks I bought in the day when we had sales papers for cheap!! Including muscle cars in the day like Z28 and BB Chevelle's!!
The government buys very reliable v8 domestic vehicles and they maintain them properly. It is commonplace to purchase reliable vehicles from government auctions.
I've picked up 3 cars at state auctions, all have been good runners. It used to be they would sell off cars before 100k miles, now you're lucky to find one under 150k miles.
Back in the 80s, Law Enforcement vehicles were put up for auction at 80K miles. My dad told me that back in the 50s, law enforcement would auction off their vehicles with 40K - 50K miles.
Nothing is cheap, even if you get one through the dealer, they hike up the fees plus very expensive shop repairs. Only like finding a legit 100bill on the ground to find cheap
The auction price is the wholesale price. Look up the trade in price, if you can get a car below book trade-in it is a good deal. Bought a Honda Accord at an estate sale. Paid $2300, used it a year, traded it in and got $5500.
In my personal experience as a Govt. worker, many guys ABUSE the heck out of the vehicles! As in think Rentals! If it's a Cop car they never shut them off except at the station. All that idling is what wipes out the cams in the Dodges. They messed up the newer design by moving the cam too high in the block and it doesn't get splash oiling when at idle, etc...
@@DoubleMM70 I meant the idiots using them! I saw guys doing burnouts and neutral drops, running over curbs, spilling bags of road salt into truck beds, generally just trashing the city vehicles....
@@UncleDickeysRandomLife Yes but the gov must sell them at auction. Governments cannot trade them in because that would allow collusion. Government assets are public property.
The risk with the police cars is the amount of hours they sit running idling not moving, this wears out engines, especially the hemis,... A hemi that's been driven in normal situations will last
@alexanderkennedy2969 There is nothing wrong with the 2.7L and 2018+ 3.5 Ecoboosts. The earlier 3.5's had a single timing chain with the phaser issues. Ford fixed that with dual timing chains in 2018 and newer.
Having run a motor pool for the corrections depth, that's actually my last concern because PM's are a must and those vehicles are designed with extra cooling for the drive components. My concern would be suspension. Municipal vehicles get abused by wear on the frames and especially suspension.
I've been buying police cars for 15 years. Everyone of them has lasted 100-150k miles over what was already on them without any problems. Ford taurus, f150, crown vics...
It’s really not hard on vehicles to run for long periods of time. 85% of wear a vehicle gets is during cold startups. Many Taxi cabs were Ford Crown Victoria’s. Their normal life was 350K to 400K miles.
I worked Military Police for 8 years. 1 thing to keep in mind with these vehicles that people don't often think about is idle time. Miles may read 100,000, however that doesn't account for the 100's to 1000's of hours we sit around idling. Also, I have NEVER seen a work vehicle receive oil changes or maintenance anywhere near on time. Factor in that idle time and that motor is going to have excessive wear and tear. Just something to keep in mind. Check for leaks, bad gaskets, knocks and ticks, etc.
Years ago I worked with a nurse and he needed a little pickup for a commuter. He bought an older Ford Ranger 4WD with a 2.3L 4cyl and a 5spd manual transmission. It was an older Forester service pickup. It had about 140K miles on it when he bought it. He paid $500 for it. He drove it for several years before it finally died at almost 400K miles. The first thing he did to it was he changed the front and rear differential, transfer case and transmission grease. He did that every 50K miles until it finally died. Around 300K miles he had to replace the 4WD system. It had the manual locking front hubs. He absolutely loved that old Ranger. When it finally died he bought another Forest Ranger pickup and had driven it for a few years. I retired so I don’t know how long it lasted. Another friend of mine was a Forest Ranger and he was given a new Jeep Cherokee with the inline 6cyl and a 4spd manual transmission. It too was a 4WD. He babied the Jeep and when it hit around 150K miles his boss came to him no and said that it too was going to auction, but if he wanted to buy it, the Forest service would sell it to him for $600. He too bought it because he had babied it for its entire life and knew that it was in great condition for the mileage. When it hit about 200K miles they gave it to their son for his college car. That old Jeep got him through his Masters degree. We’re thinking about selling our current low mileage pickup and buying a 3/4 to 1 ton 4WD pickup for work around our property and putting the money from the sale of our current pickup and buying more gold.
@@johndriskill3376 We have only 1 pickup that we’re thinking about selling. It’s a diamond in the rough. It’s a 11 Ford Ranger XLT super cab 4WD with the 4.0L V6, 5spd automatic transmission, 3.55 gears in the rear. Limited slip differential, tow pkg. It was originally Silver, so I decided to break it up, so I had it 2 toned. It’s now Silver over Red metallic. I had it reupholstered in Red with black trim and stitching, custom pinstripes, LineX spray in bed liner, tonneau cover, adjustable rear air shocks, custom wheels, new Cooper Discoverer A/T tires. Before adding the K&N intake and a 3” FlowMaster exhaust system, I was getting 19mpg on the highway with the cruise set on 75mph. I now consistently get 23mpg. I also added window vents and a dashboard cover. Though it’s mainly used for work around our property, it’s always been babied. I change the oil every 6 months, (which is about every 1K miles to 1,500 miles). When it hit 30K miles I had the front and rear differential, transfer case and transmission fluid / grease changed, as well as the radiator was back flushed and new antifreeze was installed. Next week it’s going in for new front brakes and an alignment. The truck is detailed every year and 3 coats of Ceramic wax is applied. It still looks showroom new and has only 36K original miles. We are the second owner. The original owner was 62 years old when he bought it. It had only 20K miles on it in 19 when we bought it. He had just bought a new F150 and didn’t need the Ranger anymore. This is our 4th Ranger. We’ve been buying them since the 80s. They’ve proven themselves to be durable and reliable little pickups. A stock XLT with no customizations like ours books out for $22K, according to KBB. If we decide to sell it, we’ll ask $28K. We live in the mountains of north central Washington state.
Thanks for sharing that sounds like a beautiful truck. I live in Arkansas myself that would be over 1000 miles one way trip. The Ford Ranger wouldn't be able to tow my two large pontoon boats. I also carry 100 gallon fuel cell in the bed of my truck. I know someone will really be happy to purchase this one of a kind truck. Thanks for all the information. Have a great weekend!
@@johndriskill3376 Yeah, you’ll need a 3/4 or a 1 ton at least. Yes it is a 1 of a kind pickup. We’re only thinking about selling it as in a few years we’ll need to put a plow on the front to plow our private road on our land in Montana where we’re having a Log House built for our retirement years. I’m 7 years older than my wife and my health isn’t great, so I need to get her closer to her family so when I die, she’ll have family close by.
We have three 2016 Chevrolet government fleet vehicles with less than 5,000 miles going to auction soon. You read that correctly, 5,000 miles. Tahoe, Suburban, and Express.
The only issue with GovDeals is not every auction is setup the same. Some will extend the timers to allow the bids to continue while others will go off the best offer submitted in the final second.
I just found your channel and subscribed. These comments arguing over which engine is garbage is kind of funny. Every manufacturer has had some bad years, bad design, or bad updates to every motor and transmission. Some recalled, some allowed to fester and wreak havoc on the publics pocketbook. I've owned virtually every single configuration brand, engine, and configuration in my life. My old F-Series with a 351 and 3 speed manual had 500k miles in it when I sold it. My 2017 3.5 EcoBoost was a beautiful piece of garbage. Bad cam phasers 3 times in 96k miles. My brother's Chevy High Country was actually bought back by GM because it had so many issues. Personally, a 2500 truck that needs a steering rack or new main seal is still a good deal. Good luck, everyone!
That hellcat mentioned around the 5 minute mark is still listed over a month later. The buy now price is now 51k rather than the 59k shown in the video. It's hilarious when people can't price gouge like that.
Dude I am so glad you made this one because you and me have talked about the police auction ones before and most of the auctions are Brasher auto auctions or Copart because all the tow companies keep the police impound this one this one actually has stuff that I can use sweet
I think the trick is to NOT buy thru third parties and find the actual auction sites so you aren't paying the 10% or whatnot fees... I'm surprised this guy didn't mention you can find police sites with auctions instead of paying all the markups... I would have subbed if he took the time to mention such.
@@MrSITH-qj6zp You can find auction sites thru local government websites, such as county/city or even the department websites... I'm not saying that is always the case, but I have seen it multiple times by doing some quick research for my local government.
If you think the Dodges have issues, the Tahoes are almost as bad. The active fuel management system usually fails around 150-175k. The cam get chewed up and pumps metal throughout the engine. The 6 speed autos usually lose the torque converter at about the same mileage. Insanely expensive to fix either problem
My 425000 mile 2011 Chevy Silverado would disagree. Same drive train as a Tahoe. You can get around the afm by plugging in HP tuners and simply flipping a toggle. Flushing the transmission fluid once every 100000 miles helps extend the life of the 6l80e.
@@streetratgarage It's a lot more than software my friend. You need a proper AFM/DOD delete kit including non-AFM camshaft to get rid the AFM completely. There is a still a chance of ending up with a lifter failure/trashed camshaft with a software delete alone.
@@ABRetroCollections if you do not as yet have a problem with the active fuel management, lifters, collapsing, if you turn off the software, you will not have a problem. I have deactivated more than 50 units so far, including my own, without removing any of the active feel management mechanicals. Over seven years without any issues on any of the units again this is including my own 425,000 mile 5.3 L. With all the original active fuel management mechanicals still installed, and only software turned off.
He’s absolutely correct. Even if the engine runs, it’s likely the reason why the vehicle is being sold is because the engine and/or transmission is toast.
Way back in the 80's when no one knew about these or the customs auctions you could pick up really, and I mean really cheap, deals. I picked up a Customs shipping container of Sony TV's in Miami for $300 and sold them off to a local retailer for a nice tidy profit. An associate bought a DEA Lamborghini for $5K. Replaced the windshield, a rim and tires and drove it for a year before driving it to a dealer and selling it because the insurance premiums were eating him alive. But then people started finding out about these, and then the auctions started putting reserves in or someone would be sitting next to the auctioneer whispering to him, it got to the point there wasn't any point in going any longer. Last one I went to was in the early 2000's in Orange County FL. There were no "deals" to be had there. Hell, they even charged admission if you were going to be bidding.
As a mechanic those IDLE hours is nothing. Those are serviced on a schedule no missed appointments. They are maintained with the finest dealer parts. Forget the running hours its idling at a low rpm worse thing you need is exhaust mounts . As a mechanic I'll tell you those cars are worked on by special mechanics that only work on police cars .
Not true. Our local sheriff's dept was having one of the good ole boy shops working on their cars. Nothing fancy about that shop. Had a nice price fixing thing going on that someone tried to make public with proof, but got sued for it instead. Then good ole boy shop owner ended up in prison for life for pimping out his minor step granddaughter.
Back in the 90s my dad bought 2 cars from police auctions. A Chevy Corsica and a ford Taurus. Corsica got us though high school them blew a head gasket after 40,000 miles or so Taurus was a dud, it said runs and drive, but it wouldn’t shift out of first gear. Once the tranny was replaced, it wasn’t really a good deal. Idling kills every gasket in these cars
Well, the people who list the vehicles for sale do not get any of the money that the vehicle is sold for. It all goes back to the state of Indiana. So they have no reason not to be 100% honest.
Ive been a government employee my whole life, Department of Defense and now another agency. Government vehicles idle for hours and hours, dont get oil changes regularly and get slam shifted…..run into things with noone to discipline…..they may be low miles but at a cost.
I have a friend who is hooked on owning and driving these gov vehicles. His Crown Vic lasted almost a decade. those 4.6 L were objectively good engines, without crazy mods from the gov. Then he went for the police Tahoe, and that broke down on a highway on him after 5 months. No bueno. Seems like too much of a gamble for me.
I was in the military for 20 yrs. I know from experience that a lot of government vehicle are driven very hard and rough. There is a reason why they tend to be cheap.
😂for real bud, the cops in my town hit 120mph for a dog on the road 😂I'm like wtf you would think it was something serious turns out it was nothing, not there car not there problem now if it was there own car they would never drive that way
The cams going bad on Chargers is not fixed properly by just changing the cams, remember all of that cam material that's been ground off is circulating in the engine oil
Those transmissions are on their last legs. If you noticed he said they will fix it when it needs repair until they don't want to fix it anymore meaning that it will cost more than it's worth or too many things going bad at once
My man. Thank you so much! This has opened so many doors for us. Social media influencers and general knowledge had misguided me for over a decade lol.
Govt maintenance schedules are usually looooong intervals because they know they will be replaced with relatively low mileage,usually within 3 years before the warranty expires or just as it expires. It's a crap shoot as to condition. The Govt agency I worked for rarely had their vehicles serviced unless a problem was reported, otherwise they just drove them, no oil changes no nothing..sold them off after 3 years and bought new . Same 3 year cycle because they knew the vehicle would be fairly reliable for that long, considering the neglected service intervals. May not be like that everywhere but I would be VERY cautious about a purchase unless you know what your getting and it's very very cheap.
Gov deals is a 3rd party its likely good for seeing various options around you. But you can just go straight to the Municipality's & not pay the surplus fee's.
I do wonder if that brown 4x4 F150 has the 5.0 if it does that truck is worthseeing how much it goes for because even if its like 2 or 3k thats a steal.
I don't have a car, so no car payment, insurance, upkeep, gas or registration. Imagine how much money I'm saving, especially considering I'm retired and am able to use public transportation. SUCKERS!
My favorite car i ever had was a Alabama sheriff crown vic had it for 5 years and only thing i ever had to do was change the intake manifold and change the tp sensor
Exploders, omgoodness, you & i speak the same language! My longest relationship is with my '98 Dodge diesel quad cab 4x4 dually 💯 I'm a Chrysler girl through & through, if you can't Dodge It, Ram It 💖💜💕
It's only a good value until it need fixing. Then repair costs today incredibly expensive. Now not such a good deal. The unknown is why i like to buy from private party. Eyeball a guy see where they live will tell you alot about if they could afford a well maintained vehicle.
The reason for the cams going bad is that the cam sits higher in a Hemi. So, it doesn’t as much oil on the cam. Thus, a ton of idling causes them to run pretty dry.
Just remanber this when buying a Gov police car truck. if it has 150k mile's check the engine idling hour's alot of fords an dodges have it . then x it by 60 cause 1 engine hour equals 60 miles so if a car/truck has 150k miles but also has 4500 idling hours 4500 idling hour's come out to 270k mile's then add the 150k miles the car/truck has like 420k miles on it . give or take a few miles .
A car that idles for one hour equates to 60 miles of driving, that would mean it would be exactly the same as driving a car down the interstate at 60 miles an hour at about 2000 RPMs for one hour?
The 392 is a 6.4 L. 1 liter is equal to 61.0237441 cubic inches. Or 1 cubic inch is equal to 0.016387064 liter. So there is some math involved, but you can calculate it with this formula
I have a Dodge ram 1500 5.7 hemi that's on its way out due to it being stolen and recooped but damaged. The bottom pully on those older models go out allot. I replaced mine twice.Also keep an eye on the rear diff. They tend to go out and the dash lights. Otherwise of you come accross another suv or ram I want to get in on it for our Search and Rescue team. Yeah we're volunteer and after the military trying to get another truck to pull a travel trailer if we find one is hard. (NC)
They are overpaying for all the cars on govdeals now. 4 years ago I paid $1500 for a 2010 crown Victoria that same car would sell for $3k now on govdeals.
Let me give you an example of a law enforcement vehicle in Canada that is for sale currently. 2015 ford explorer. 100k miles with 45k hours of engine running time. So it was running for 5 years 24 hours a day. Essentially parked around our parliament buildings in ottawa just idling with a cop watching.
I’ve bought two crown vics at police auctions both of them the crankshaft bearings broke but that’s cause the gauges on the car weren’t working properly they both were shorted I’m assuming cause they took the lights off & something wasn’t put back on properly i dont know but I got both the cars for less then $800
one thought is that the gvmt cars and trucks spend massive amounts of time at idle sitting with the ac on. not sure how you calculate idle time to miles but its an issue.
@@streetratgarage We currently have a 11 Ranger XLT super cab 4WD pickup. It’s mainly used for work around our property. I figured that at our age, it would be the last pickup that we’d ever own. It’s our 4th Ranger. We’ve been buying them since the 80s. They’ve proven themselves to be durable little pickups. We bought it in 19 with only 20K miles. We don’t like Silver, Charcoal Gray or Black and ours happened to be Silver so I had it 2 toned (Silver over Red Metallic). I also had it reupholstered in Red with black trim and stitching. I then added a K&N intake and a 3” FlowMaster exhaust system, rear adjustable air shocks, running boards, custom wheels, LineX spray in bed liner, tonneau cover, custom pinstripes, window vents, etc. It has the 4.0L V6, 5spd automatic transmission, limited slip differential, tow pkg. I just put Cooper Discoverer A/T tires and next week it’s going in for front brakes and wheel alignment. It still looks showroom new with only 36K original miles. We’re thinking about selling it and buying a F150 4WD with a tow pkg. I’d like to have the 5.0L V8 (302 CID), as they’re an excellent engine. I already have a buyer for our Ranger. He’s willing to pay $28K for it. I can sell it and buy a F150 for work around our property and buy more gold only because our US dollar is going digital and that’s not a good thing. Our daily drivers are both 5 year old Subaru’s. My wife’s Outback has only 32K miles and my Forester Touring has only 15K miles. I’m retired so my wife and I will be going to MT this fall to look at some property to build a Log House for our retirement years after my wife retires. A full sized pickup will come in handy for hauling firewood. I went ahead and subscribed to your channel to get more of your content. Enjoy your day, Doc
I've had a couple vehicles from a state auction, but saying they are automatically well maintained is not true. You have to really check them out like any purchase. I know this because my wife runs a state organization, that has had problems with mechanical issues on some of their vehicles, that weren't properly done. I also had the experience of buying the Ford Van used to hall the trap bears that had wondered to close to communities. Even though it was low miles, the front end had to be completely rebuilt.
You don’t The reserve is a secret number that you just have to bid on and hope that it is met. As soon as you’ve been high enough, it will flash to reserve met. Not all of them have a reserve on them. But a lot of times it is smarter to wait until the very end of the auction. If the reserve has not been met, they often lower the reserve price. So just wait until the last day of the auction to place your bids.
that 550 is gonna need about 3.7k in repairs for the axle and the fuckary inside so but it could be sold for maybe 7k as a 4x4 so if one has an extra truck around you can make about 2.8k-3 thousand realistically but the transport also has to be factored in probably about $800-1000k so you probably will net two grand .
Great video can you tell me how much is the membership and how much I’ll have to pay in fees outside of car price? Do you recommend getting a tow to get it home? And do you recommend online or In person. And how do I ship it with cost for online auction. Thanks!
@@Mrnormalsense on this particular platform govdeals.com . there is no membership fees. You just merely sign up and start bidding. Fees are determined by the individual entity selling the vehicles. This particular auction municipality charges 7%. I have seen some at 12% as well. Rather to have the vehicle towed or not is a personal decision in my opinion. Some of them I tow some of them I do not just depends on the situation and the quality of the vehicle. Also, this particular auction is online only. There is no in person betting. You can view the vehicles before you bid on them. And that is always recommended. As for shipping, I cannot advise you on that aspect as I always transport my own vehicles. But there are plenty of transportation companies that you can get a hold of.
I've noticed (in my area) that so called Auctions/Dealers use a GovDeals to post their cars that are supposedly for auction, then you go their website and they have a selling price for the same cars there. Makes no sense
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Man forget the cars, I want one of those single family homes for $19k O_O
You get what you pay for in this life.
@@thefamily512 okay, boomer
@@TheInfiniteAmoyou live in a box dont you
Man they selling acres for $60
@@Pickleman2008 "they are"
You can buy a decent, reliable vehicle at these auctions. A guy I know bought a former police Crown Victoria for $2K. He drove it for 3 years, and all it needed was gas and the occasional oil change. He sold it for $2500. It wasn't a fancy ride, but it got him back and forth to work without any issues.
I live in SW Pa. Where can I find these auctions in my area ?
Crown Vic’s are tanks like suburban and Hoes
That's the way to buy!! ,I'm an old timer and I can't remember how many cars and trucks I bought in the day when we had sales papers for cheap!! Including muscle cars in the day like Z28 and BB Chevelle's!!
Less THAN
The government buys very reliable v8 domestic vehicles and they maintain them properly. It is commonplace to purchase reliable vehicles from government auctions.
I've picked up 3 cars at state auctions, all have been good runners. It used to be they would sell off cars before 100k miles, now you're lucky to find one under 150k miles.
Back in the 80s, Law Enforcement vehicles were put up for auction at 80K miles. My dad told me that back in the 50s, law enforcement would auction off their vehicles with 40K - 50K miles.
Cars have different mileage life now.
That's good to know they're using our tax dollars more responsibly!
I havent seen a cheap auction police car in years. I have seen them in massive bidding wars. The days of cheap auction cars are over.
Cheap everything is over…
Nothing is cheap, even if you get one through the dealer, they hike up the fees plus very expensive shop repairs. Only like finding a legit 100bill on the ground to find cheap
The auction price is the wholesale price. Look up the trade in price, if you can get a car below book trade-in it is a good deal. Bought a Honda Accord at an estate sale. Paid $2300, used it a year, traded it in and got $5500.
That's Bidenomics for ya!!
100% True. Let's go Brandon.
In my personal experience as a Govt. worker, many guys ABUSE the heck out of the vehicles! As in think Rentals! If it's a Cop car they never shut them off except at the station. All that idling is what wipes out the cams in the Dodges. They messed up the newer design by moving the cam too high in the block and it doesn't get splash oiling when at idle, etc...
I work in the Gov Fleet. We definitely take care of your cars. The abuse comes from people who don't know how to drive.
@@DoubleMM70 I meant the idiots using them! I saw guys doing burnouts and neutral drops, running over curbs, spilling bags of road salt into truck beds, generally just trashing the city vehicles....
@@boilerroomed3682what drug addicts did you work with? 🤦🏾♂️
ya cops run the hell outta their cars cause they don't care about them, spec rookies they think they are invincible
Bought a truck on this site once and it was a great running truck! Just remember on each bid the buyers fees and state taxes can add up quick
How much?
Taxes? We PAID FOR THE VEHICLES WITH TAXES
@@UncleDickeysRandomLife Yes but the gov must sell them at auction. Governments cannot trade them in because that would allow collusion. Government assets are public property.
@@jennyanimal9046 At auction they are sold to highest bidder.
@@UncleDickeysRandomLifeWait til you get a job and start buying things on your own.
The risk with the police cars is the amount of hours they sit running idling not moving, this wears out engines, especially the hemis,... A hemi that's been driven in normal situations will last
Same with LS gm motors. Idling ruins the cam.
@alexanderkennedy2969 There is nothing wrong with the 2.7L and 2018+ 3.5 Ecoboosts. The earlier 3.5's had a single timing chain with the phaser issues. Ford fixed that with dual timing chains in 2018 and newer.
Having run a motor pool for the corrections depth, that's actually my last concern because PM's are a must and those vehicles are designed with extra cooling for the drive components.
My concern would be suspension. Municipal vehicles get abused by wear on the frames and especially suspension.
I've been buying police cars for 15 years. Everyone of them has lasted 100-150k miles over what was already on them without any problems. Ford taurus, f150, crown vics...
It’s really not hard on vehicles to run for long periods of time. 85% of wear a vehicle gets is during cold startups.
Many Taxi cabs were Ford Crown Victoria’s. Their normal life was 350K to 400K miles.
It’s the long hours of just idling that’s the hardest on most of them, especially the Dodges.
True, what doesn't figure is the state should invest in some duralube or at least Lucas. I know the funds are there.
Fords are worse with the turbos.
I worked Military Police for 8 years. 1 thing to keep in mind with these vehicles that people don't often think about is idle time. Miles may read 100,000, however that doesn't account for the 100's to 1000's of hours we sit around idling. Also, I have NEVER seen a work vehicle receive oil changes or maintenance anywhere near on time. Factor in that idle time and that motor is going to have excessive wear and tear. Just something to keep in mind. Check for leaks, bad gaskets, knocks and ticks, etc.
Man stop, military police vehicles get the least abuse out of all police cars, it’s not our fault your base is just lazy
Years ago I worked with a nurse and he needed a little pickup for a commuter.
He bought an older Ford Ranger 4WD with a 2.3L 4cyl and a 5spd manual transmission.
It was an older Forester service pickup.
It had about 140K miles on it when he bought it. He paid $500 for it.
He drove it for several years before it finally died at almost 400K miles.
The first thing he did to it was he changed the front and rear differential, transfer case and transmission grease. He did that every 50K miles until it finally died.
Around 300K miles he had to replace the 4WD system. It had the manual locking front hubs.
He absolutely loved that old Ranger.
When it finally died he bought another Forest Ranger pickup and had driven it for a few years. I retired so I don’t know how long it lasted.
Another friend of mine was a Forest Ranger and he was given a new Jeep Cherokee with the inline 6cyl and a 4spd manual transmission. It too was a 4WD. He babied the Jeep and when it hit around 150K miles his boss came to him no and said that it too was going to auction, but if he wanted to buy it, the Forest service would sell it to him for $600.
He too bought it because he had babied it for its entire life and knew that it was in great condition for the mileage.
When it hit about 200K miles they gave it to their son for his college car. That old Jeep got him through his Masters degree.
We’re thinking about selling our current low mileage pickup and buying a 3/4 to 1 ton 4WD pickup for work around our property and putting the money from the sale of our current pickup and buying more gold.
What kind of trucks do you have for sale? Also, where do you live?
@@johndriskill3376 We have only 1 pickup that we’re thinking about selling.
It’s a diamond in the rough.
It’s a 11 Ford Ranger XLT super cab 4WD with the 4.0L V6, 5spd automatic transmission, 3.55 gears in the rear. Limited slip differential, tow pkg.
It was originally Silver, so I decided to break it up, so I had it 2 toned. It’s now Silver over Red metallic. I had it reupholstered in Red with black trim and stitching, custom pinstripes, LineX spray in bed liner, tonneau cover, adjustable rear air shocks, custom wheels, new Cooper Discoverer A/T tires.
Before adding the K&N intake and a 3” FlowMaster exhaust system, I was getting 19mpg on the highway with the cruise set on 75mph. I now consistently get 23mpg.
I also added window vents and a dashboard cover.
Though it’s mainly used for work around our property, it’s always been babied.
I change the oil every 6 months, (which is about every 1K miles to 1,500 miles).
When it hit 30K miles I had the front and rear differential, transfer case and transmission fluid / grease changed, as well as the radiator was back flushed and new antifreeze was installed.
Next week it’s going in for new front brakes and an alignment.
The truck is detailed every year and 3 coats of Ceramic wax is applied. It still looks showroom new and has only 36K original miles.
We are the second owner. The original owner was 62 years old when he bought it. It had only 20K miles on it in 19 when we bought it. He had just bought a new F150 and didn’t need the Ranger anymore.
This is our 4th Ranger. We’ve been buying them since the 80s. They’ve proven themselves to be durable and reliable little pickups.
A stock XLT with no customizations like ours books out for $22K, according to KBB.
If we decide to sell it, we’ll ask $28K.
We live in the mountains of north central Washington state.
Thanks for sharing that sounds like a beautiful truck. I live in Arkansas myself that would be over 1000 miles one way trip. The Ford Ranger wouldn't be able to tow my two large pontoon boats. I also carry 100 gallon fuel cell in the bed of my truck. I know someone will really be happy to purchase this one of a kind truck. Thanks for all the information. Have a great weekend!
@@johndriskill3376 Yeah, you’ll need a 3/4 or a 1 ton at least.
Yes it is a 1 of a kind pickup.
We’re only thinking about selling it as in a few years we’ll need to put a plow on the front to plow our private road on our land in Montana where we’re having a Log House built for our retirement years.
I’m 7 years older than my wife and my health isn’t great, so I need to get her closer to her family so when I die, she’ll have family close by.
@@Doc1855don't tell anyone were you live , especially if your hording gold and such! People can be tricky
Had a buddy who would buy all his off road tires from this web site and save hundreds on a set of 4 almost new tires.
We have three 2016 Chevrolet government fleet vehicles with less than 5,000 miles going to auction soon. You read that correctly, 5,000 miles. Tahoe, Suburban, and Express.
What state how can I contact you??
The only issue with GovDeals is not every auction is setup the same. Some will extend the timers to allow the bids to continue while others will go off the best offer submitted in the final second.
I just found your channel and subscribed. These comments arguing over which engine is garbage is kind of funny. Every manufacturer has had some bad years, bad design, or bad updates to every motor and transmission. Some recalled, some allowed to fester and wreak havoc on the publics pocketbook. I've owned virtually every single configuration brand, engine, and configuration in my life. My old F-Series with a 351 and 3 speed manual had 500k miles in it when I sold it. My 2017 3.5 EcoBoost was a beautiful piece of garbage. Bad cam phasers 3 times in 96k miles. My brother's Chevy High Country was actually bought back by GM because it had so many issues. Personally, a 2500 truck that needs a steering rack or new main seal is still a good deal. Good luck, everyone!
That hellcat mentioned around the 5 minute mark is still listed over a month later. The buy now price is now 51k rather than the 59k shown in the video. It's hilarious when people can't price gouge like that.
good video,always look at the buyers preminum,adm fee and possible taxes that are added to the final bid. they can add a lot of $$
Dude I am so glad you made this one because you and me have talked about the police auction ones before and most of the auctions are Brasher auto auctions or Copart because all the tow companies keep the police impound this one this one actually has stuff that I can use sweet
I think the trick is to NOT buy thru third parties and find the actual auction sites so you aren't paying the 10% or whatnot fees... I'm surprised this guy didn't mention you can find police sites with auctions instead of paying all the markups... I would have subbed if he took the time to mention such.
What police sites?
Please explain
@@MrSITH-qj6zp You can find auction sites thru local government websites, such as county/city or even the department websites... I'm not saying that is always the case, but I have seen it multiple times by doing some quick research for my local government.
If you think the Dodges have issues, the Tahoes are almost as bad. The active fuel management system usually fails around 150-175k. The cam get chewed up and pumps metal throughout the engine. The 6 speed autos usually lose the torque converter at about the same mileage. Insanely expensive to fix either problem
My 425000 mile 2011 Chevy Silverado would disagree. Same drive train as a Tahoe. You can get around the afm by plugging in HP tuners and simply flipping a toggle. Flushing the transmission fluid once every 100000 miles helps extend the life of the 6l80e.
@@streetratgarage It's a lot more than software my friend. You need a proper AFM/DOD delete kit including non-AFM camshaft to get rid the AFM completely. There is a still a chance of ending up with a lifter failure/trashed camshaft with a software delete alone.
@@ABRetroCollections if you do not as yet have a problem with the active fuel management, lifters, collapsing, if you turn off the software, you will not have a problem. I have deactivated more than 50 units so far, including my own, without removing any of the active feel management mechanicals. Over seven years without any issues on any of the units again this is including my own 425,000 mile 5.3 L. With all the original active fuel management mechanicals still installed, and only software turned off.
He’s absolutely correct. Even if the engine runs, it’s likely the reason why the vehicle is being sold is because the engine and/or transmission is toast.
Do you have a number or website to contact these dealers information please
That dodge had half a tank,that should pay for almost the price 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Way back in the 80's when no one knew about these or the customs auctions you could pick up really, and I mean really cheap, deals. I picked up a Customs shipping container of Sony TV's in Miami for $300 and sold them off to a local retailer for a nice tidy profit. An associate bought a DEA Lamborghini for $5K. Replaced the windshield, a rim and tires and drove it for a year before driving it to a dealer and selling it because the insurance premiums were eating him alive. But then people started finding out about these, and then the auctions started putting reserves in or someone would be sitting next to the auctioneer whispering to him, it got to the point there wasn't any point in going any longer. Last one I went to was in the early 2000's in Orange County FL. There were no "deals" to be had there. Hell, they even charged admission if you were going to be bidding.
Shopping for a truck. Thanks for this information.
Any time!
Never knew of this. Thank you. I just subscribed
Thanks for the sub!
As a mechanic those IDLE hours is nothing. Those are serviced on a schedule no missed appointments. They are maintained with the finest dealer parts. Forget the running hours its idling at a low rpm worse thing you need is exhaust mounts . As a mechanic I'll tell you those cars are worked on by special mechanics that only work on police cars .
Not true. Our local sheriff's dept was having one of the good ole boy shops working on their cars. Nothing fancy about that shop. Had a nice price fixing thing going on that someone tried to make public with proof, but got sued for it instead. Then good ole boy shop owner ended up in prison for life for pimping out his minor step granddaughter.
@@Christy.1 Those auctions are federal, ... that's why it's called "GOVDEALS". You are talking about local.
You just dropped a gem for me brother. I have about 5 grand to use to start flipping money and this is a great video/idea. Thanks my man. Subscribed
Just make sure you check them out very well. You can loose money if you over bid.
Back in the 90s my dad bought 2 cars from police auctions. A Chevy Corsica and a ford Taurus. Corsica got us though high school them blew a head gasket after 40,000 miles or so
Taurus was a dud, it said runs and drive, but it wouldn’t shift out of first gear. Once the tranny was replaced, it wasn’t really a good deal. Idling kills every gasket in these cars
No love for a taurus!
Sounds like a honest business telling you that the spotlight is not working.
Well, the people who list the vehicles for sale do not get any of the money that the vehicle is sold for. It all goes back to the state of Indiana. So they have no reason not to be 100% honest.
Ive been a government employee my whole life, Department of Defense and now another agency. Government vehicles idle for hours and hours, dont get oil changes regularly and get slam shifted…..run into things with noone to discipline…..they may be low miles but at a cost.
I have a friend who is hooked on owning and driving these gov vehicles. His Crown Vic lasted almost a decade. those 4.6 L were objectively good engines, without crazy mods from the gov. Then he went for the police Tahoe, and that broke down on a highway on him after 5 months. No bueno.
Seems like too much of a gamble for me.
I was in the military for 20 yrs. I know from experience that a lot of government vehicle are driven very hard and rough. There is a reason why they tend to be cheap.
😂for real bud, the cops in my town hit 120mph for a dog on the road 😂I'm like wtf you would think it was something serious turns out it was nothing, not there car not there problem now if it was there own car they would never drive that way
Great video! I'm an hour half south of you and learning alot about our local auction from you. Gives me confidence to make my first purchase.
You can do it!
Thanks for v sharing this resource. I'm also in Indiana
The cams going bad on Chargers is not fixed properly by just changing the cams, remember all of that cam material that's been ground off is circulating in the engine oil
Good reason not to buy an ex police charger from Facebook market place!
Those transmissions are on their last legs. If you noticed he said they will fix it when it needs repair until they don't want to fix it anymore meaning that it will cost more than it's worth or too many things going bad at once
I looked at the site. Cool. Thanks. I’ll look more into this
My man. Thank you so much! This has opened so many doors for us. Social media influencers and general knowledge had misguided me for over a decade lol.
Nice value buys... Thank you.❤😎👍
awesome video! Thank you
Govt maintenance schedules are usually looooong intervals because they know they will be replaced with relatively low mileage,usually within 3 years before the warranty expires or just as it expires. It's a crap shoot as to condition. The Govt agency I worked for rarely had their vehicles serviced unless a problem was reported, otherwise they just drove them, no oil changes no nothing..sold them off after 3 years and bought new . Same 3 year cycle because they knew the vehicle would be fairly reliable for that long, considering the neglected service intervals. May not be like that everywhere but I would be VERY cautious about a purchase unless you know what your getting and it's very very cheap.
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Right on!
Gov deals is a 3rd party its likely good for seeing various options around you. But you can just go straight to the Municipality's & not pay the surplus fee's.
Thanks for the info.. i might start snooping around in ohio
Thanks. Really Good Information...
Government vehicles are hit or miss.
No bowties ...they are only warm weather vehicles not for cold like in Michigan ....Ford's before 2003 only no Chevys after 99
Thank you for this information.
Thanks for taking us along. I have wondered about this site. Will have to start following this site too! ❤😎
Thanks for the information,,, interesting. Nowadays we all need a bargain
That was a Fusion man!
I do wonder if that brown 4x4 F150 has the 5.0 if it does that truck is worthseeing how much it goes for because even if its like 2 or 3k thats a steal.
Kilometers what would have to buy some knickerbockers and maybe some corned beef and cabbage coming up here pretty soon
All better than a car payment
I don't have a car, so no car payment, insurance, upkeep, gas or registration. Imagine how much money I'm saving, especially considering I'm retired and am able to use public transportation. SUCKERS!
For car guys, you could get an F150, Charger, and Tahoe and have a complete LS swap, 5.7 hemi, and Coyote for dirt cheap
You pull off the parts that you need and sell off all the leftover parts and scrap what’s left and by the end you actually wind up making money
@@streetratgarage I'm a chevy guy but it makes me wanna put a fuel injected hemi into an old dodge like a restomod
@@michaelmoses4019 put one in a old Chevy. No rules!
My favorite car i ever had was a Alabama sheriff crown vic had it for 5 years and only thing i ever had to do was change the intake manifold and change the tp sensor
I bougt one but, 2014 with 250,000 miles. It has now 560,000 and going strong, not problem.
Thanks for the insight on the chargers. I didn’t know that!
You bet!
Nice gent. Thank you for helping us
Exploders, omgoodness, you & i speak the same language! My longest relationship is with my '98 Dodge diesel quad cab 4x4 dually 💯 I'm a Chrysler girl through & through, if you can't Dodge It, Ram It 💖💜💕
I had a 2005 Dodge diesel quad cab 4 x 4 Dually. Drove it all over the country. Best Truck ever.
Edison plug and play hybrid system with any of those trucks
It's only a good value until it need fixing. Then repair costs today incredibly expensive. Now not such a good deal. The unknown is why i like to buy from private party. Eyeball a guy see where they live will tell you alot about if they could afford a well maintained vehicle.
Thank you for sharing information great job 👍
I brought a p71 crown vic for 1200 lasted me years
Awesome show Thanks. 😊
Great video thanks for sharing my friend, have a great day 😊
Thank you! You too!
The reason for the cams going bad is that the cam sits higher in a Hemi. So, it doesn’t as much oil on the cam. Thus, a ton of idling causes them to run pretty dry.
Just remanber this when buying a Gov police car truck. if it has 150k mile's check the engine idling hour's alot of fords an dodges have it . then x it by 60 cause 1 engine hour equals 60 miles so if a car/truck has 150k miles but also has 4500 idling hours 4500 idling hour's come out to 270k mile's then add the 150k miles the car/truck has like 420k miles on it . give or take a few miles .
A car that idles for one hour equates to 60 miles of driving, that would mean it would be exactly the same as driving a car down the interstate at 60 miles an hour at about 2000 RPMs for one hour?
@@streetratgarage Thank you 😊
That 2013 F150 has a 5.0 i would scoop that one up if it runs but i think you could even fix that truck for cheap.
Congrats on the price 😊
That would make a great farm work truck
Not debating anything you are saying however, I thought a 392 is a 5.7 liter.
If not please explain. I’m not a mechanic. Thanks 🙏🏾
The 392 is a 6.4 L.
1 liter is equal to 61.0237441 cubic inches.
Or 1 cubic inch is equal to 0.016387064 liter.
So there is some math involved, but you can calculate it with this formula
392 is 6.4 litre 5.7 is 345 cu In.
I have a Dodge ram 1500 5.7 hemi that's on its way out due to it being stolen and recooped but damaged. The bottom pully on those older models go out allot. I replaced mine twice.Also keep an eye on the rear diff. They tend to go out and the dash lights. Otherwise of you come accross another suv or ram I want to get in on it for our Search and Rescue team. Yeah we're volunteer and after the military trying to get another truck to pull a travel trailer if we find one is hard. (NC)
Go to govdeals.com and searching your area. There will be police and fire departments selling their no longer used equipment and vehicles.
They are overpaying for all the cars on govdeals now. 4 years ago I paid $1500 for a 2010 crown Victoria that same car would sell for $3k now on govdeals.
Let me give you an example of a law enforcement vehicle in Canada that is for sale currently. 2015 ford explorer. 100k miles with 45k hours of engine running time. So it was running for 5 years 24 hours a day. Essentially parked around our parliament buildings in ottawa just idling with a cop watching.
Wow, that’s crazy!
Im finding that government vehicles are being maintained according to the bs maintenance schedule in the manual.
10k mile oil changes 😮
Also true with pest control companies, they are required to keep a log of regular maintenence
Cop cars idle like 3x more than the mileage indicates, so if it has 100k miles, it has equivalent of 300k miles.
they should be fined for idling same way they do to truckers for idling.
Good estimate is that 1 idle hour is as much wear as 33 driving miles.
Great man thanks much 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
Some of the Explorers put their driver to sleep, (exuast leaks into the cabin).
I’ve bought two crown vics at police auctions both of them the crankshaft bearings broke but that’s cause the gauges on the car weren’t working properly they both were shorted I’m assuming cause they took the lights off & something wasn’t put back on properly i dont know but I got both the cars for less then $800
He actually said “Exploders” 😂 instead of “Explorers”.
Wow..... dammmm $1,500 is GREAT ‼️
one thought is that the gvmt cars and trucks spend massive amounts of time at idle sitting with the ac on. not sure how you calculate idle time to miles but its an issue.
I’d be interested in that brown 4WD Ford pickup
They always seem to have some f150’s up for sale.
@@streetratgarage We currently have a 11 Ranger XLT super cab 4WD pickup. It’s mainly used for work around our property.
I figured that at our age, it would be the last pickup that we’d ever own.
It’s our 4th Ranger. We’ve been buying them since the 80s. They’ve proven themselves to be durable little pickups.
We bought it in 19 with only 20K miles.
We don’t like Silver, Charcoal Gray or Black and ours happened to be Silver so I had it 2 toned (Silver over Red Metallic). I also had it reupholstered in Red with black trim and stitching.
I then added a K&N intake and a 3” FlowMaster exhaust system, rear adjustable air shocks, running boards, custom wheels, LineX spray in bed liner, tonneau cover, custom pinstripes, window vents, etc.
It has the 4.0L V6, 5spd automatic transmission, limited slip differential, tow pkg.
I just put Cooper Discoverer A/T tires and next week it’s going in for front brakes and wheel alignment.
It still looks showroom new with only 36K original miles.
We’re thinking about selling it and buying a F150 4WD with a tow pkg. I’d like to have the 5.0L V8 (302 CID), as they’re an excellent engine.
I already have a buyer for our Ranger. He’s willing to pay $28K for it.
I can sell it and buy a F150 for work around our property and buy more gold only because our US dollar is going digital and that’s not a good thing.
Our daily drivers are both 5 year old Subaru’s. My wife’s Outback has only 32K miles and my Forester Touring has only 15K miles.
I’m retired so my wife and I will be going to MT this fall to look at some property to build a Log House for our retirement years after my wife retires.
A full sized pickup will come in handy for hauling firewood.
I went ahead and subscribed to your channel to get more of your content.
Enjoy your day,
Doc
I subscribed. Good info and topic
This video deserves a standing ovation! 👏👏
I've had a couple vehicles from a state auction, but saying they are automatically well maintained is not true. You have to really check them out like any purchase. I know this because my wife runs a state organization, that has had problems with mechanical issues on some of their vehicles, that weren't properly done. I also had the experience of buying the Ford Van used to hall the trap bears that had wondered to close to communities. Even though it was low miles, the front end had to be completely rebuilt.
Awesome video.
I checked the website and saw several in which the "Reserve has not been met". How do I find out what the reserve is?
You don’t
The reserve is a secret number that you just have to bid on and hope that it is met. As soon as you’ve been high enough, it will flash to reserve met. Not all of them have a reserve on them. But a lot of times it is smarter to wait until the very end of the auction. If the reserve has not been met, they often lower the reserve price. So just wait until the last day of the auction to place your bids.
@@streetratgarage Thanks. Great information.
Oh I’m in Indiana too😊
that 550 is gonna need about 3.7k in repairs for the axle and the fuckary inside so but it could be sold for maybe 7k as a 4x4 so if one has an extra truck around you can make about 2.8k-3 thousand realistically but the transport also has to be factored in probably about $800-1000k so you probably will net two grand .
Watch-out there’s a new Sherrif in Town 😅.
Id have taken that Tahoe over that Dodge pickup any day of the week. Im sure hes kickin himself for that mistake..
I went to one of these govt. auction and most of the stuff rolled out at retail +++
You are awesome man! Thank you so much!
Transmissions were issues on Tahoes.
Great video can you tell me how much is the membership and how much I’ll have to pay in fees outside of car price? Do you recommend getting a tow to get it home? And do you recommend online or In person. And how do I ship it with cost for online auction. Thanks!
@@Mrnormalsense on this particular platform govdeals.com . there is no membership fees. You just merely sign up and start bidding.
Fees are determined by the individual entity selling the vehicles. This particular auction municipality charges 7%. I have seen some at 12% as well. Rather to have the vehicle towed or not is a personal decision in my opinion. Some of them I tow some of them I do not just depends on the situation and the quality of the vehicle. Also, this particular auction is online only. There is no in person betting. You can view the vehicles before you bid on them. And that is always recommended. As for shipping, I cannot advise you on that aspect as I always transport my own vehicles. But there are plenty of transportation companies that you can get a hold of.
If I won a vehicle at the auction would I receave a hard copy of the vehicles actual maintence/repair records?
From the state of Minnesota you usually do.
@@0004612 Thanks for your reply. I read everyone I receive. I live in Florida and, to say the least, things are very different in the Sunshine State.
you better be there in person and you better bring a mirror and a light and look at the frame cuz these things are going to be rust buckets!!
I've noticed (in my area) that so called Auctions/Dealers use a GovDeals to post their cars that are supposedly for auction, then you go their website and they have a selling price for the same cars there. Makes no sense
$1500 and I'll spend another $3000 immediately for repairs (underhood)
@23:30 no brakes, pedal dropped. There I fixed the sentence. Wouldn't go into gear because of brakes imo.
I recognize where that is in Indianapolis!
Are these auctions worth looking at if you can’t fix the vehicle yourself?
You might want to take somebody with you.