I've purchased at least 8 vehicles from Adesa over the past 7 years. Only one was a real lemon. It died within a week of the auction.
Adesa has too many unnecessary rules for public bidders. For example, public (repo) auction bidders are not permitted to test drive the vehicles. How can you know the true condition of the car without driving it and testing the engine and transmission? Public/repo bidders should be allowed to bid online like dealers. The cash only policy makes no sense in this day and age (especially for the $500 deposit). Frequent customers should be permitted to buy a membership or one year pass (It used to be this way.) and put the $500 deposit on a credit card. read more