A co-worker of my mom's buys cars at auto auctions... and sells them. My mom told him im looking for a 5th gen prelude(97-01)... so he said he'll look for some.

Can such cars be in good condition... legit, etc...? He told her i'd save around $3k over buying through dealer etc...

but these cars are not cleaned, maintenance done etc... are they? Are there different kinds of auctions... like repo vs. police auctions.. ?

sean