Salvage vehicles are vehicles which have been damaged in floods, fires, accidents, or may have been recovered from a theft situation. These vehicles are most likely purchased through insurance companies. They are sold by the insurance companies to body shops, auto recyclers, and/or dealers who resell them to the public and/or use them for vehicle parts who then sell them to the public. There are a number of these vehicles of impeccable quality and are made ready to market. Finding late models that still have factory warranty is not uncommon.  Listing dealers, by law, must disclose large mechanical problems that may void the vehicle manufacturer’s warranty which then classifies the vehicle to be junk, salvage, consumer buy-back, a lemon, etc. Other styles of auctions specialize in the sale of government or police vehicles with some providing public access