How To Get The Most Money Out Of Scrap Car Buyers

There are some people who drive their cars until they are ready to fall apart. If you have a vehicle that you've decided to get rid of, but it isn't worth taking to a used car dealer, you should consider scrap car buyers. You have to understand how the process works though in order to get the most money for your junk auto.

The metal weight of the vehicle is what most interests salvage operations and cash for cars businesses. You can spend money tinkering with the auto by installing new parts in the hope the junker will run again. You probably won't get the money back out of it though because the new parts aren't what's of value to junk auto buyers.

It won't matter to him that the stereo system or air conditioner are still working. There is a market for parts, but usually not with these folks. By the same token low mileage and whether or not the vehicle is still running won't matter to someone only interested in recycling materials.

Selling the parts yourself is an option for those who are auto mechanically minded and with nothing else to do. You'll make more money selling the parts, but you need to factor in the labor intensity involved. You have to drain all the fluids and pull out the engine, wires, seats, and transmission for starters.

If you already have a buyer for the parts, you'll be way ahead of the game, If not, you'll have to store the parts until you find a buyer. You also have to do some research to find out what the parts you want to sell are worth in your area.

A salvage yard is probably your best and fastest solution for selling a junker. You'll find the ones nearest to you online when you put in the search words and your zip code. The majority of them are willing to pick junk cars up for free and will pay you cash right on the spot. They'll even do all the paperwork for you.

The amount of money you get for your junker and its parts will depend on what kind of vehicle it is. If you are selling a make and model that has been, or was, around for years without a lot of changes to it, you won't get as high an offer for it as you would for something rarer. The parts for mass produced cars are usually plentiful, which lowers the price of them. You may have to do some shopping around to find a dealer who has an interest in the particular parts you are selling.

There are a number of factors you might not think about that can affect the price you get for a junk vehicle. Certain cars are popular in some regions of the country but not in others. If the salvage yard has to send a tow truck a significant distance to pick up a junker, they will reduce the offer they make accordingly. If you have an operational vehicle, you could save a few dollars by delivering it to the yard yourself.