How to Expedite the Sale of Your Junker When it comes to selling anything, the seller is usually interested in making the sale as quickly as possible. Selling a junker vehicle is no exception. However, as with other types of sales, there are measures you can take to speed up the process of receiving payment....

Late Model Used Auto Parts: Junkyards Vs. Mechanic Shops If you own a late model vehicle that needs a replacement part, your first inclination might be to head to a mechanic’s shop, drop off the vehicle, and pick it up after the component is installed. But is getting the part you need through a mechanic...

Recycling Cars in Texas: Junkyards Make Recycling Hassle-Free Mention of the term auto recycling usually makes us think of official auto recycling businesses and not junkyards, but professionally operated junkyards that work with auto recyclers can also play a pivotal role in the auto recycling process, especially on the consumer’s end. If you have an...

Things That Give Early Model Junkers Value Among junkyards, early model vehicles are widely considered to be automobiles that are over 10 years old. Although most junkyards tend to sell parts from new model cars faster than components from early model cars, there are some notable exceptions to the rule. If you have an early...

Free Towing: A Key Cost Saver When Selling a Junker Any driver who has had a broken down car towed several miles to a repair shop knows how expensive one-way towing service can be. The hook up fee, which is charged to literally load the vehicle on the truck, and the total per mileage cost...

What if Your Car is Already in the Salvage Lot? Most consumers seldom make significant purchases for things they already have, unless those things have a short lifespan and need to be replaced often. The same principle applies to salvage yards that offer cash for wrecked cars. A professional junkyard that pays cash for wrecked cars...

How to Simplify Your Search for Late Model Auto Parts A professionally operated junkyard is a great place to get a good deal on used, reliable auto parts. But locating the parts you need can seem daunting, especially when a junkyard has at least several hundreds of vehicles in stock at any time. That’s why...

Why Recirculating Parts is the Ultimate Form of Recycling Auto recycling is performed by recycling recyclable materials from a vehicle — particularly steel from the frame and engine — to transform them into a highly compact form that’s easier to distribute to companies that use recyclables to create new products. However, in terms of environmental...

Four Reasons to Donate Your Car When they own an end-of-life vehicle, or a used vehicle that still runs but is no longer used for transportation, Some Austin residents consider selling the automobile to an Austin auto salvage lot that offers cash for junk cars. However, like Wrench-A-Part, most professional salvage lots also acquire vehicles...

The Value of Receiving Free Towing From a Junkyard They say that everything is bigger in Texas. However, some things can be smaller there, too. For example, if you sell an end-of-life vehicle to a junkyard in Lubbock — or any other city — that requires you to pay to tow the automobile to the...

What Types of Junkers Are Most Valuable? Junk vehicles are the same as new vehicles in one respect: Some of them are worth more money than others. If you have a junk vehicle, and you plan to sell to a junkyard that offers cash for junk cars, you may be wondering how much cash the...

Three Sources of Late Model Auto Parts at Junkyards By the looks of some junkyards — particularly “mom and pop” operations that use residential land as makeshift salvage lots — finding late model auto parts among their disheveled inventory of old vehicles seems to be quite a challenge. However, when you shop for late model...

Recycle My Wrecked Car: Why Selling It to Us is a Great Option When you think about recycling a vehicle, a junkyard probably isn’t the first place that comes to mind. After all, junkyards specialize in buying end-of-life vehicles and selling parts to consumers, right? Yes — and from a recycling standpoint, therein lies value...

Should You Leave Aftermarket Parts in Place When Salvaging A Vehicle? Most auto manufacturers give you a nice range of options to choose from when you buy a new car, such as engines that offer different levels of horsepower, trim packages that dress up the cabin and body of the vehicle, and different types of...

Can Auto Recycling Eliminate “Illegal” Junkyards? Consumer vehicles are the number one recycled product in the U.S. (About.com), with over 25 million tons of material recycled from end-of-life vehicles each year. The recycling is performed by roughly 7,000 professionally operated recyclers throughout the nation. However, despite the great number of auto recyclers and the impressive...