AAA Avila Towing / Cali Auction — Attraction in Los Angeles

Attended for my first time- environment was good, good energy and friendly and professional staff. However, the process is bad. On auction days Tues/Fri you can walk the lot from 7-745 to "see the cars", auction starts at 745. Their idea of "inspecting/seeing" the cars means look at them from exterior, not allowed to open doors to see inside of car, let alone turn car on, get VIN # etc- NADA. You literally get to see car only from exterior while shut off. When auction starts it is unfortunately EXTREMELY OBVIOUS that they have paid people bidding on their own cars in order to keep prices higher. Some cars looked great though and prices on some of those cars were decent, but it is FRAUDULENT. They drive the car up to crowd, person on loud speaker gives year, make and model and whether clean title or salvage. I stay away from salvage titles at all costs. I placed a bid on a car and "won". I paid the car in full and continued involved w bids rather than calling it a night. When I went to get the paperwork and my car @ end of night, I was suddenly told it was a SALVAGE title even though it was announced as a clean title (I assumed, OK, maybe it was a human error), I was disappointed and worried though but had to take it. However, the worst part is that aside of being misled and not be told it was a salvage title I CarFax'd it and the miles have been rolled back from 186k to 115k. FRAUD. Its unfortunate that businesses like these take advantage of people who really mean well and need a car. The country is already so messed up economically with people out of work, broke. To have companies cheat you this way is disappointing. The auction happens at night time, lighting is poor and you have approximately 30 seconds to bid and decide on a car. The next day at home I inspected the car in the light and not only did they change the mileage, they paint the cars Mickey Mouse style even over stickers/decals and wherever the car has bumpy paint damage/cracks they put bumper stickers all over the car. Their system is made specifically to mislead buyers: checking a car in the dark and bidding all under 30seconds doesnt work. You basically have time to confirm the fake mileage & if an engine light is on, otherwise forget about looking at interior, truly listening to engine/trans or exterior bcus their fake bidders jump on it immediately to pressure others. The car I bought has fake mileage (lol and they list it on their receipts "true mileage unknown") for that reason specifically - they are CHANGING IT, cracked windshield and 9 stickers throughout front/back bumpers to cover cracks and damage on body. I even found the sticker backs inside the car. Condition of cars is bad and mileage is FAKE. I've taken the step to report them to the FBI for fraud because obviously rolling mileage back is a huge crime + basing prices off "fake, low mileage " is a scam and a horrible way to take advantage of people. I will also start a Class Action as I have connected with more than several people who had e same experience happen to them. Announcing a car is a clean title (when its salvage), and selling it as "low miles" illegaly rolled back... FRAUD. I have recording of the event and there is just no excuse for this behavior. People do not deserve to be scammed, specially right now.

No compren en esta subasta, le cambian las millas a los carros ilegalmente. Anuncian que unos carros son titulo limpio cuando en verdad es SALVAGE. Tienen gente contratada para que apuesten alto y suban los precios de carros contra clientes verdaderos. La inspection por dentro de el carro, carro prendido, millas, funciones etc es de 10-30 segundos... el...

Bought a 2006 chevy malibu and it drove well, until I got home and parked it... It won't turn on anymore because of auto theft security turned on after I just parked it. Recommend for getting cheap cars but be prepared to fix it. Bad experience for my first car....

Edit: I have fixed the car and it was really badly taken care of by the last owner had to flush out the oil with gunk, change the alarm (cuz they didn't give me the alarm control just the key)the alternator and spark plugs thanx to jiffy lube it runs smooth but I spent another $1,000 fixing it. Car was $1,575 I'm happy with the car.So in total I spent $2,575.

Actually this public auction isn't bad I have already recommended it to some dealers and family they loved my car I'll be coming here in the future if I need another car👌👌👌👌😎.

‼️‼️PLEASE CHECK OUT WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH THE CARS BEFORE YOU BUY THEM SO YOU DON'T GO THROUGH WHAT I WENT THROUGH👌ALWAYS HAVE A BUDGET IN MIND AND DON'T GO PAST THAT BUDGET‼️‼️ you will need the extra money to fix the car you buy.

P.S. not a fake reviewer👌and do check the cars in the morning at 9:00 am you can bring mechanic,scanner, and test drive the cars. Don't be lazy. The auctions starts at 7:00pm At 9:00am you can check them At...

Read the reviews, people! This place is a total scam. We bid on a chevy. We stayed until the end to pay and get the "pink slip" they then told us that they didnt have the pink. We said its okay, we'll wait for it to come in. Then someone else told us that it wouldnt be possible because of the paperwork with the dmv... WHAT?! we were going to drive off with it for $700. I guess they're people didnt keep bidding and we got it real low. Once they realised it, they didnt want to let it go so cheap. A lot of the other cars that were sold at the time of auction were still there for next auction. They told us because they tried to make us buy one of those other cars. Not auction price at all!! They have people from the inside bid on their cars so they wont go so cheap. BEWARE OF THIS PLACE!!!

Edit: There is no reason for me to be lying. I am a legit person. My husband and i went there about 3months ago. He asked me to write a review about our horrible experience but never did; until recently, that i stumbled upon your post on OfferUp. The reason why i am writing this is so that other people can be aware! But...