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Salvage yards tend to be most interested in vehicles that have a reputation for reliability and popular vehicles of any kind. The former are valuable because drivers are interested in using their parts to keep the same model of vehicle running for a long period of time. The latter are desirable because their parts are typically in high demand.



VERY IMPORTANT: Visit a Junk Yard in your neighborhood, if possible, before you purchase your vehicle. That visit can save your life. I honestly believe that if visiting a car junk yard would be a mandatory requirement before a person gets a driver's license, car accidents would reduce by 75%.

For those who live near a car junkyard, this can be a cornucopia of auto parts. However, this can be quite time consuming, especially in large junkyards. You may have to search through hundreds of vehicles before finding the right part. It is also dirty work so wear old clothes. The advantage is the price. You can usually get the part you need at rock bottom prices and many junkyard owners will negotiate. Be sure to check out the part carefully as you can rarely return a non-working car part.

One way to get cash for junk cars is to do most of the work yourself and then take the car to your local junk yard and sell it to them. If you are familiar with the inner workings of automobiles, this may be the way to go. The main things you need to do is to drain all gas, oil, coolant, and other fluids from the car. Junk yards only take cars with four tires, so make sure you have removed the spare tire. Make sure that if the car is under 10 years old you have the title available to give to the junk yard. Arrange for transport to the junk yard and that is it.

If you're one of those handy people who can do your own tune-ups, change your own oil and handle minor repairs, congratulations. You have the skills to save thousands of dollars over the life of your car. But you also know that you can spend hundreds on infiniti of kansas city with a single trip to the auto supply house. And if you need an item that's classified as a dealer-only part, you could easily be looking at thousands of dollars for the replacement.

Shop around. After you've done a little road work call up a few salvagers in you area and get some quotes. If you know how much their getting per pound and what parts they can sale to make it more worth their time, then you can keep from getting taken to the cleaners.