On Saturday, a group of Maryland County’s top school students will be at your school, but they may not be learning, but will be selling cars.
The annual refurbished car sale is part of the County’s Student Automotive Trades Foundation program. The foundation is a nonprofit that works with local businesses and the County Public Schools formula to give students a head start on getting started in their cars.
Kelly Johnson, career and network outreach specialist in the foundation’s office, said there are four task training spaces: automotive, data technology, structure and hospitality.
Saturday’s sale at Thomas Edison High School of Technology in Silver Spring includes cars that students have worked on, and Johnson is quick to point out that “all cars are inspected in the state of Maryland. “
The sale follows a clearly explained format: at nine o’clock in the morning potential buyers show up and can see the cars. This includes a drive.
Then, those interested get lottery tickets.
“At 11 a. m. , we started drawing lottery tickets for the order of acquisition,” Johnson said.
The holder of the first ticket drawn has the option to choose the vehicles available in the car park. The procedure continues until all ticket holders are called.
Vehicle costs can range from $2,800 to $8,995, although, according to the foundation’s website, tags, naming fees, and sales tax are additional. Payment is made by check or cash, though there’s also a local credit union on-site, Johnson said.
“If the car is fit to make it through on Saturday, if they have full payment and if they have insurance, they’ll just be able to pull out of the parking lot. “
Warranties vary; Vehicles with more than 90,000 miles are as they are. Those with less than 90,000 miles come with a 30-day, 1,000-mile warranty.
Fellows in the program will explore a range of jobs in the auto industry, from financing to portion manager, Johnson said.
“We link them with members of the industry as much as we can. “
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