There is generally no comeback if there is a problem, so you really need to do your homework Car auctions usually have something for all tastes and budgets My fellow Farming Independent writer Darragh McCullough recently took the plunge and went to an auction. He was looking for a diesel-drinking Golf van but got seduced by a great-value all-electric Volkswagen ID3. So far, apart from the standard EV acclimatisation issues, the auction gamble appears to have been a success for him.

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