Looking For A Salvage Car Company
A dealer that has a consignment program for selling cars is most likely to offer you a program that is pretty much stress free and can end up saving you some hard, cold, green cash. Plus you don't have all the stress that goes with selling your car on your own.
However, in today's economic climate where a lot of people are counting the cost of everything, hiring a beautiful motor is no longer top of everybody's list and I just can't afford to keep her on the road anymore. I thought about putting my Rolls into storage, but the storage fees were too high. I looked into renting a friend's garage for awhile, but there wasn't any security and I didn't want my car stolen. The best thing was to sell my Rolls Royce and for her to be with somebody who would look after her in a manner she was accustomed to. After all, a Roller is not your ordinary car.
Before you say I am ready to sell my car, it is always better to get a conformation statement on your car's performance form a skilled mechanic. In order to save a lot of money and time, you need to show that your car is in a good shape.
Selling your car on consignment reduces the work for you and increases the price, but not quite to the level of a private sale. Usually, you leave your car and keys on a dealer's lot, and they show and sell it for you. They take a percentage of the sale price, too, though. The main commitment here is time - it can be a while between when you leave your vehicle at the lot, and when you get paid.
Another, idea that struck me. Heated seats. This is actually a fairly simple idea. You can pull them from any factory-equipped car. Try the local tow my car for cash. Just make sure they can bench test them before you walk out the door. You'll want the thermostat control with this, which can be mounted under the tail for adjustment while riding. Basically, heated seats are no more then a heating pad element that sits under the upholstery, a top the padding. The heating elements average about 100-140 degrees F. I did a search for "Upholstery Heating Elements" and came up with some good results and even installation instructions and tutorials for various seats. Both OEM and retro fits.
You can find these old cars for sale online, the classified ads, local dealers or just driving around the neighborhood. If you are buying from a dealer, leave your contact info so they can inform you if the car you want becomes available.
Consider the mileage as well. How much the car has already been driven also determines how much more can it be driven. Mileage can also be checked from the odometer or the car history information. If a car has already had too long a run it is not advised to go for it as well. Plus, compare the mileage indicated on the odometer and the car history. During a restoration (after an accident etc), a car's mileage on the odometer can be rolled back, therefore, keep this in mind too. Also buying an already or even worse, recently crashed car is a certain don't.
If you love old cars and you have the money and the time to invest in old project cars, then why wouldn't you? For people with the means to purchase these cars, there are plenty to go around online. Their costs vary from $1500 to $20,000 per vehicle. It all depends on how rare the model is and how complete it is. Obviously, the more rare a car is, the more it will cost. This economic principle applies to cars the same way it does to everything else. People looking for project muscle cars, are looking for cars that miss a required part to make it drivable. Because project cars are by definition incomplete cars, these will always cost much less than a complete car would've.
