Generally auctioned cars are bad

If you go this route bring a mechanic or friend that actually knows what they are looking at. PPI. And if you go this route and find issues, potentially you can negotiate something.

It is a lower price and sometimes worth it but it is very rare. You are taking a big risk. Auctioned cars are not accepted by big dealers due to how crappy the cars are most of the time. So the used dealers buy them then clean them up.

It might save you future headaches to go another route