If your car works, you can easily just drive your vehicle to these yards, or if need be, you can even tow it there. If you cannot tow or drive your vehicle to the facility, some yards have a tow service and will even haul it off for you. Depending on the company, they may not charge you for towing, but they will also not pay you for the scrap weight. This is usually determined by the discretion of the owner.
Cost. This one is obvious… wind is free. However, the cost of building your own 1000 Watt wind turbine is also surprisingly low. You can find all your materials in local the closest salvage yard to me for under $200.
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Most parts purchased at a auto salvage Yard average 50% to 75% less than purchasing directly from a main auto dealer. Used auto parts are also many dollars less than Spurious parts (spurious parts – non original parts).
There are several very well known yards across the United States; their main business is not recycling the cars it is selling the parts that they take off the cars.
The body of the car is also a money maker for you. Just like engine parts break down and need replaced, body components are damaged for a number of reasons. A person can damage their car in a wreck, someone can purposely inflict damage on their car, or their car can become physically damaged during a natural disaster. In these cases, doors, hoods, trunks, side panels, fenders, and even the wheels and tires are needed to fix those damaged areas. They can easily have the spare body parts installed on their car and refinished to look like nothing ever happened.
Saving is also safety, isn’t it more logical to have your teenager drive a Honda or a Volvo than a fast and furious sports car? Or a heavy SUV? Or a Mercedes-Benz or Porsche. The safer and cheaper your teenager’s car or the less horsepower it has will equate to a lower premium.
Looking for used car parts can be easy if you know where to go to find them. Depending on the area you live in there may or may not be a local auto salvage yard. This is the best place to buy used car parts. There are two different types of auto wrecking yards. One is a pull it yourself yard in which you pay an entrance fee to get into the yard and remove the parts you are looking for yourself and pay for them once you’ve taken them off. The other type of yard is a full service yard in which you tell the salesperson what part you need and they will have it removed for you.
The most common used parts on eBay or craigslist will bring you $40 when you do your marketing right. That same part, purchased at a motorcycle retailer will cost $60 to $120. The KEY is in this – you can beat the pants off the dealer, tomorrow! So you buy a bike in a backyard for $50, and ONE PART makes you that much – what’s that called? Opportunity, don’t you think? Not bad money in a bad economy, is it?
Run Craig’s List “WANTED 4 Cash” ads in the wanted section and tell them what you want. Be sure and use some photos in your ads. You must do this for a month to see results, but it often results in bargains because you’re probably the only buyer making an offer.
Ensure that the car is insurable. Where the insurance company determines that the car has been damaged very badly to the point where it is considered a danger to drive then it will be difficult to get insurance. In some cases insurance will be available but at extremely high premiums. This is not worth the risk especially for a car you bought at a bargain price.