Cash for Wrecked Cars: Used Auto Parts You Thought Were Worthless Sometimes, a wrecked vehicle is affordable to repair. Other times, the vehicle is so damaged that the driver’s auto insurance provider considers it not worth fixing and “totals” the car, paying the owner for the remaining value of the vehicle in the form of...

Three Sources of Late Model Used Auto Parts at Junkyards If you drive a late model automobile that needs replacement parts, you may think that your only option is to buy the components new from your auto dealer or a mechanic. However, before you pay top dollar for the parts your require, consider that you...

Should I Recycle My Junk Car Using an Auto Recycler? In our blog, we often point up the benefits of selling a junk car that you want to recycle to a junkyard instead of selling it to an auto recycling company. However, there are times when selling a junk car to the latter is more...

Things That Could Get You Kicked Out of an Auto Salvage Yard in Austin Junkyards aren’t clubs. There’s not a set of unique requirements you must meet to enter the salvage lot and search for auto parts. However, there are certain things — some of which are common sense and some of which may be...

How Recyclers Handle Material That Isn’t Recyclable Conventional auto recyclers primarily specialize in recycling stripped car frames to create metal that can be use to manufacture new car frames and other products. Conversely, some auto recyclers specialize in multi-stream recycling and recycle everything from window glass to tires and rubber fittings. However, these types of...

Should I Sell My Wrecked Car to a Junkyard or an Auto Recycler? Should I sell my wrecked car to a junkyard or an auto recycler? It’s a common question among environmentally conscious owners of wrecked cars that want as much of their vehicle as possible to stay out of  landfill. However, properly answering the...

Why Do Some Junkyards Offer More Than Others for Junk Cars? Most junk cars are worth considerably less than fully operational vehicles. However, because junkers are valuable to junkyards that sell secondhand auto parts, most junkyards are willing to pay for the recalcitrant cars. If you look at how-to guides for selling end-of-life vehicles, they...

Four Ways Auto Recycling Benefits the Junkyard Industry In our company blog, we’ve written several times about how professionally operated junkyards that are dedicated to recycling vehicles benefit the auto recycling industry. In this entry, we’re flipping the coin to look at things from the opposite perspective: how auto recyclers benefit the junkyard industry. Several...

A Practical Guide for Salvaging Your Car If you need a provider of auto salvage in Killeen, Texas, it’s important to map out a plan of action before you contact an auto salvage business. We’re going to make developing that plan a little easier by providing you with a practical guide for salvaging your car....

Leaving Junkers in the Woods Hurts the Environment You may have run across one as a kid, when you were playing in the woods, or you might have seen one recently, when you took a nature hike: An old automobile that was left in the woods to rust away and be swallowed by the accumulation...

Should I Sell My Wrecked Car to a Junkyard or an Auto Recycler? Should I sell my wrecked car to a junkyard or an auto recycler? Eco friendly consumers often ponder this question when they have an end-of life vehicle they wish to sell. However, once they learn about the differences between the two options,...

Signs You Aren’t Getting the Best Deal When Selling A Junk Car Junk cars are worthless to the average consumer, but junkyards often pay hundreds of dollars to acquire a single, end-of-life automobile — a price that’s based on the number of salable parts the vehicle contains and the fair market value of its scrap...

How Junkyard Help Auto Recyclers Auto recycling is a complex process in which junkyards that are dedicated to recycling vehicle parts can play a pivotal role by helping vehicle recyclers complete the recycling effort. Junkyards can make the recycling process easier for auto recycling companies in several ways. In this entry, we take a look...

Amateur Junkyards Vs. Professional Junkyards Junkyards can be separated into two basic categories: Junkyards that are operated professionally, with the goals of selling a high volume of used auto parts and providing a high level of customer service; and junkyards that are operated on an amateur basis, with the goal of earning a supplementary stream...

Should You Recycle a Lemon Car? Lemon vehicles are automobiles that have a major mechanical problem or a safety defect that the auto dealer cannot correct. A lemon vehicle is designated as such under state law and federal law. Under state law, the vehicle must undergo a certain number of unsuccessful repair attempts (usually about...