Where Do They Now - The Used Car Edition
Remember that, the owners have benefited from them and they loss nothing by selling them cheap or even giving them out for free. So now, go out there and look for the bargains and make some money. All you need to do is clean them nicely and where possible try to bring them back to life but make sure not to interfere with copy rights and you will find hot markets.
A number of people either throw away or give out their surplus parts to ease space. While this is solves the initial problem, one should never resort to this avenue unless it is a last resort. This is because there are ways of making some money from whatever surplus someone may have.
During the process of buying a used car, you might discover that you and the seller have disagreements on the price which you cannot settle. Keep in mind that the used car you want is not the only vehicle in the world. There are many other cars and car dealers who you can talk to and who can give you the best rate that fits your budget.
Car covers also shield the car from the sun's harmful ultra violet rays. As the covers are ultra violet resistant, the rays are simply reflected off the cover, and not allowed to penetrate through to the car covered beneath. This saves the car from the much harm that these rays cause.
It's cheaper. This, should really go without saying. Buying new parts for a restoration project can be very expensive. Many older cars require spare parts that are no longer made by the manufacturer and so they have to be sourced from specialist suppliers. This can mean that they are much more expensive than the original parts and they can often be very hard to get a hold of. If the parts are too expensive it may mean that the car itself has become uneconomic to repair or restore.
Your car's overall exterior condition needs to look younger or at least not older than it actually is. If you car is 10 years old, it is understandable that there is a little rust and a few scratches, but it is not OK if the bumper is missing! Put yourself in someone else's shoes and ask yourself 'would you buy your car?'. Windshields are a value killer. If there is a crack in the windshield, no matter how small it is, you have to figure the price of a new windshield will be deducted from your trade-in price.
Believe it or not, you might be able to sell your used tires. If they are in usable shape, but simply need a patch, a junkyard might be willing to buy them from you in order to repair and then resell them. In fact, you can actually make quite a bit of money selling used tires to the right buy boats if you shop around to find one that will pay a decent price. Some people have used this to bring in a secondary income for their families, placing ads in the local papers collecting other people's used tires for free, and then reselling them to a local junkyard.
Over the years, I learned another little handy trick that seems to help when it comes to saving money on parts for my car. You know all of those old "buy here, pay here" car lots? Well, if you run into one that is locally owned, you may get a little deal on any spare parts that they have laying around. Many times, these spare parts are just lying around and cannot be used for anything in the lot. The owners of these little side car dealerships love to make a fast buck and are often more than willing to part with a few vehicle parts to make some fast cash.
When he was there, Robert and I would share one of the two 8 x 10 bedrooms. There would be room for a double bed and a chest of drawers. The closet, on the 8 ft. wall with the door into the room, was half on our side. The other half of the closet was on our parent's side in their bedroom. The two bedrooms made up the largest part of our family's living quarters.
On a $35,000 car with 100% of the money borrowed over a period of 5 years. At an interest rate of 10% you will make car repayments of $743 a month. Plus over a 5 year period you will pay a total amount of $9618 in interest.
