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On September 1st, 1991, Harry Potter began his wizard journey as a student at Hogwarts. The reason was to learn more about his magical abilities and Hogwarts was a community of other witches and wizards. This is similar to registered car dealers beginning their journey with Big Valley Auto Auction, joining a community of other registered dealers.

Have you ever used a free trial for a service, such as Netflix, Spotify, or a gym membership? Free trials are offered to customers as a way to try a service out and see if it will be beneficial to you before paying for it. This is similar to test driving a vehicle before buying it. Every week since 2008, Big Valley Auto Auction’s lot has had 300+ vehicles enter our lot, available for dealers to buy. We’ve also allowed our dealers to test drive a vehicle before bidding on it during auction day. In this article, you’re going to find out if you can test drive vehicles at Big Valley Auto Auction, what vehicles are eligible for test drives, and the rules and regulations we have in place for test drives. After reading this article, you’ll have the information needed to properly schedule a test drive at Big Valley Auto Auction.

Have you ever gone shopping at Ross? It’s a store that consists of designer merchandise that was not sold at their original location and sent to Ross to be resold at a more reasonable price. This is similar to the role remarketing companies play in the automotive industry.

Have you ever been to an early screening of a new movie? This is when you see the movie a day before it is released to the general audience. Going to an early screening event lets you see whether the movie is good or bad ahead of time (before spoiling it for your friends and family). This is similar to attending a preview day at Big Valley Auto Auction.

Si tuvieras que elegir entre comer una comida de McDonald's o una comida hecha por tu abuela, ¿cuál elegirías? La mayoría de la gente elegiría la comida de su abuela porque nadie cocina tan rico como ella. Un restaurante de renombre no puede aplicar el mismo amor y tiempo a su comida como lo hace tu abuela. Lo mismo puede decirse de las subastas de automóviles del sur de Texas.

If you had to choose between eating a meal from McDonald’s or a meal made by your grandmother, which one would you pick? Most people would choose their grandmother’s food because no one cooks as good as her. A big name restaurant can’t apply the same love and time to their food the way your grandmother can. The same thing can be said about South Texas auto auctions.

¿Alguna vez has ido a un buffet de “Todo lo que puedas comer” y has notado que hay muchas opciones para elegir? ¿Quizás hay más opciones de las que esperabas? ¿Sabía que puede tener la misma experiencia cuando asiste a una subasta de automóviles?

In 1929, the Great Depression severely shocked the United States’ stock market in the worst way possible. 9 years later, in 1938, livestock auctioneers in the American South began importing a few used cars from the North to sell with cattle and farming equipment. J.M. "Martin” Rawls held the first auction, and 10 years later, the National Auto Auction Protection Association (now the NAAA) became the voice of the industry. 70 years later, Big Valley Auto Auction entered the auto auction industry.

¿Alguna vez te has registrado como miembro de un gimnasio? La mayoría de las personas que se suscriben a un gimnasio tienen el objetivo de superarse. Encontrar el gimnasio adecuado es el primer paso para iniciar este nuevo viaje hacia el éxito. Lo mismo puede decirse de un concesionario que se registra como miembro en la subasta de automóviles adecuada.

Have you ever signed up for a gym membership? Most people who join a gym have the goal of improving themselves. Whether it be to lose weight, get muscle, or just to feel better, finding the right gym is the first step to starting that new journey of improvement. The same can be said for a dealer registering with the right auto auction.