Car And Truck Auctions And Other Facts
If you have any doubts about the buyer or the contract -- or if it just doesn't feel right -- just walk away. It's never worth the months (and maybe years) of future headaches to sell your house a few days sooner.
Fact No. 1 -- Today's cars may cost more, but you get more. The average cost of a new car topped $30,000 in 2012, but that figure just doesn't tell the whole story. True, you may get sticker shock when you shop for a car, but if you expand your horizons, there are new cars that retail for as low as $12,000 and many more that come in for under $20,000. Today's cars come fairly well-equipped too and may offer air-conditioning, an audio system, power windows, power door locks and Bluetooth connectivity as standard equipment. Some models bring in leather seating, navigation systems and a rear back up camera, and can do that for under $20,000. Check out the Kia Soul as one example of getting more vehicle for less money.
Now there are thousands of different companies set up all over the world that help people get rid of their old junk cars by paying them cash and taking it from them. These companies then break the junk cars down to retrieve whatever spare parts remain inside them in working condition. They sell these spare parts further ahead to different automobile companies like garages and repair workshops. These companies have huge crushers and melting pots in which they send the metal of the junk cars to first have it all crushed down and then melted. This melted metal is then sold by these companies to other factories and manufacturers who need it in their production lines. This is where the business of car companies runs on a day-to-day basis.
42% of all steel in the country comes from new metal. Most of this comes from an "End-of-life" vehicle. An end-of-life vehicle is an automobile that has been shipped, wrecked, or inoperable because of mechanical failure. These cars can be recycled. 74% energy and 40% water consumption can be saved when scraping metal from an end-of-life automobile. In addition, it can reduce air pollution by 86%, and water pollution by 76%.
So, why not change the target from something with a short life to something that has staying power, like that powerful feeling of knowing you can actually buy something if you really want to. If most of our spending yields the same result as this cell phone purchase, we really want to be more careful about what we buy. While we are waiting for the best opportunity to spend our money on something, we can relish the thought of having the money (and power) to spend when we are ready. To some degree, we can find true happiness knowing we have the ability to spend - even if we don't spend. Then when we do spend, we want to buy something that satisfies us by fulfilling a need or that enriches our lives with experiences we share with our closest friends.
Air Conditioning Compressors bring a few bucks too... Most cars that I scrap out have the air conditioning compressor just below the alternator. So while you're right there, you might as well take out the four screws holding it in place (most models) while you're at it. That will add an additional $3.00-$8.00 profit for you.
Most junk yards that offer cash for cars will pick up your vehicle for free, as it is in their financial interest to do so. If a salvage lot that pays junk a car says that it must subtract a towing fee from the price of the vehicle, you should find another buyer that will tow the car for free.
Matter of fact, you are thinking of how to get rid of it. This is where a junk car service steps in. They come buy your junk vehicle for an appropriate price, tow it to a junk yard, dismantle it, sell off useful spare parts and recycle the scrap metal. This scrap metal is then sold to construction companies, metal fabricators etc.
