Car auction

[Steelkaiser]

I recently unlocked and visited the auction house in this game.
In CMS 2015 you would see cars in various states from 1 to 4 star rating for the state they're in.
However all the cars I've seen so far in CMS 2018 haven been in 4 star state. I haven't seen any car in poorer state (and therefore maybe cheaper to buy).
Is this the same for everyone else? or maybe a bug on my end?

[Steelkaiser]

No-one? I really liked buying cheap 1-2 star cars in CMS 2015 to fix them up for maximum profit. Having only 4 star cars makes the auction seem useless to me,

[SloppyTacos]

I havent gotten that far personally, Ive just been keeping an eye on that patches... Maybe it's another bug? as you stated...

[Shane]

I have it unlocked but not used it, this is exactly why i never understood the auction restorations, the combined fact that you have to 100% strip/rebuild regardless, and the completion bonus that forces that to happen always meant to me it was just something you did for a break from the telephone jobs.

it wasnt worth buying anything but a 1star in reality coz you was 100% stripping anyway

[Bayta]

My experience with the auctions is they are always 4 stars and way too expensive. I have not been able to get a car at auction for less than 30k.

As for buying cheap cars and fixing them for maximum profit, that is not in the game. The sell price calculation seems to consider buy price plus all parts purchased. I always end up making about 8k profit on a full restoration, whether is was a 14k mess from the junkyard or a 35k car from auction. It takes the fun out it.

Also, at high xp levels, the 8k profit on a restoration job is less than you can get from a single phone call job.

[The_Bum_Dave]

At what level do you unlock the Auctions?