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5 BENEFITS OF BUYING USED AUTO PARTS FOR YOUR CAR
Admin • June 13, 2019
There are many reasons that you may consider buying used parts from an automotive recycler or salvage yard. Sometimes you will not be able to buy used parts, but if the circumstances allow it, this option has many benefits that you may not have thought about.
1. Financial Benefits
Used auto parts are often much cheaper than new, remanufactured, or even third-party parts that are available from parts stores. The used parts market is growing all the time, and recyclers have begun to streamline the business for customer ease. Because the prices are so much lower on many parts, people, businesses, and garages are even starting to work with salvage yards to reduce costs.
If you need an engine, transmission, or even an axle for your car, the salvage yard may be the best place to get the entire assembly. In many cases, the cost of the entire assembly is lower than buying a short block (and engine without any of the additional external parts) from the local dealer or even an engine rebuilder.
2. Parts Availability
Finding the right part for your car is getting easier with parts search services. Many salvage yards subscribe to services that allow them to share inventory with other salvage operators, so if you have a specific part that you need, but the local yard does not have, they can find the part for you and ship it to your location.
These search services connect many different recyclers, which allows you to buy parts from all over the country without having to call many different salvage yards. The benefit to the buyer is that these services open up parts availability much further than ever before.
3. Environmentally Friendly
When you buy parts from a salvage yard, you recycle something that might otherwise sit in the yard for years. Manufacturers use a lot of resources when making new parts, so buying used can also reduce the impact on the environment from manufacturing. While a need for new parts will always be present, reducing some of the stress on our resources is good for everyone.
4. Rare Parts Availability
Some parts are difficult to get, especially for old cars or trucks. The salvage yard may still have some of these parts when the dealer or parts store no longer carries them. In many salvage yards, you can look around for the parts you need and may discover some parts that you have not seen anywhere else.
Finding these rare parts depends on how often the salvage yard crushes cars and sends them to the metal recycles, so finding a yard that still has a lot of older parts increases your chance of finding a rare part.
5. Quick Turn Around Time
When you need a part quickly and the dealer doesn't have it, the local salvage yard may have it on the shelf and ready. The parts may be used, but that doesn't mean the parts are not still in good shape. Many times, the car that the part came from was involved in an accident that did not affect the part you need.
If you need a part to get your vehicle running, a used part is a good option. At
Advantage Salvage & Auto Parts LLC, we specialize in disassembling cars, trucks, and SUV, and we sell the good parts at fair prices and recycle the remaining scrap metal. We have a large inventory on hand so finding the part you need is seldom a problem. Give us a call today to discuss your parts needs or come by and see us and pick up your parts today.
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