Give the car away and take a tax deduction. There are many deserving organizations like Goodwill Industries here in Florida. M.A.D.D., Cars for Kids and others who will happily come pick up your used car and use the funds to improve the lives of others. They will give you a receipt to use when doing your taxes.
There are some auto parts stores that operate just like the big retailers that sell new car parts. The customer arrives at the counter and asks for a specific part for a vehicle. The attendant then searches the inventory on a computer, and informs the buyer if the part is in stock and its price. This type of used auto-parts retailers provide convenience and hassle-free transactions for their clients. Most accept credit or debit cards, have air-conditioned lobbies and paved parking lots. However, if the purpose is to save the most money possible then the best place to buy used auto parts is a junk yard.
Some people get confused between a salvage yard and a recycling yard. There is a similarity here, but most people find there are more advantages with going to a salvage yard. It depends on the part that you want for your car because that will often determine where you go. Cars are totally destroyed at a salvage yard and people can then retrieve what is left. This is of course at your own risk. The parts here are also less expensive. Cars at a salvage yard are not categorized or stripped. A recycled yard stocks cars and parts which are more in a reconditioned state.
When customers bring home the wrong auto part, a return policy can make a difference. It is better to bring the damaged part to ensure that you get a best match of the original item. Some companies offer a return policy for a specific period of time. A good understanding of warranties and exchange policies and inquire about how long the part has been in use. The outer car parts remain exposed require a perfect match. So, make sure that the company has a wide collection of used parts and items such as batteries, gas tanks, radiators, transmissions etc. Not all companies have all the necessary auto parts that you may need.
On the other hand you can contact a car salvage company or a junkyard. Such companies are always on the look out for cars in bad condition. They either recondition these cars to sell them off again if this is possible or they use break them down to repair and sell their spare parts.
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For parts that are large, some auto salvage yards will haul them for you. This is something to ask when you make the phone call. Some people will buy the entire vehicle in order to scrap it themselves. Other parts such as trunk lids, hoods, door panels, and roofs can be too large for some to haul as well. If you need them to haul it for you, ask them how much they will do it for. Make sure that you comparison shop if you feel the price is too steep. If no one else can do any better or they don’t have the part, you can always call them back and tell them you will be there to make the purchase. You are not obligated the moment you make the phone call.
Just like Duchamp used ready mades and called them art, such as his piece called the “Fountain” which was actually a used urinal, car parts and auto parts can be used as art ready mades. You can take an old bumper or hub cap and call it a piece of artwork. Just simply sign your name to it, put it on a platform, and you have yourself a ready made. Or take an old windshield and smear it with paint and you can be engaging in a type of performance art. Contemporary art can be so many things, and it can even go as far as to creating art from old car parts and auto parts. There is so much that can be done with these old vehicle parts. You can also use them for a science fair and do tests on old vehicle parts to compare how new parts function better than old used parts.
Look around you when you are on the road. There are millions of cars, buses, motorcycles, boats and not to mention sports vehicles. They all require or will require some maintenance or parts down the road. It is just a matter of time. In fact according to the U.S. Department of Transportation Statistical Records there were 241 million registered vehicles in 2007 in U.S. alone, and this does not include the vehicles in stores, salvage yards, auto auctions, and countless other places. Now, multiply this many vehicles by the number of parts an average vehicle has, and you get into trillions.
In this way, you can search for the make, model, and type of transmission desired. The listing usually includes a great deal of information such as age, wear, condition, vehicle take from, etc.
