What are these junkyards near me and how do they work?

If you are like me, you will try to find the best deal, the lowest prices, the best quality on anything you are buying. This goes also to buying used auto parts. One thing you need to know is that not all local junkyards are the same, not all have the same variety of vehicles in stock, their junk cars inventory changes daily and even the cars may not have the parts you need to pull out.

Junk Cars Inventory

You need to see their inventory, luckily nowadays most professional local salvage yards have an online inventory where you can see if they have the car in the yard, how long the car has been there and also an online price list. I live in South Florida, most of the junkyards near me have an online inventory, a interchange or part exchange system that shows me other vehicles that also carry the part I need for my vehicle. This is very helpful since I can see what vehicles they have in stock, but also it shows me other vehicles in stock that also carry the auto parts near me. This gives me more of a chance of getting the car part I need but also it increases the quality of the part, I would see what vehicles they have and then pick they car where the part looks the newest and go from there.

Used Car Part Warranty

I also pay attention to which salvage yard near me has the best warranty and prices, this is very important since you are buying a used car part. You don’t want to go home and realized that the part you bought doesn’t fit or is not working anymore. places like LKQ U PULL IT in Fort Lauderdale Florida has a 30 days warranty. Basically you have 30 days to bring the part back for an exchange, so if you install the part and it works for a few days, you can bring it back for an equal exchange. No they don’t give money back, but you can get store credit, in case the vehicle you got the part from is not in stock anymore.

Car Rotation

The inventory of a junkyard can change daily (most good junkyards) new vehicles arrive every day, and they replace them so that their customers can get parts from a more extensive number of vehicles. Some Local junk yards will replace their cars only once a month, or less than that, you need to make sure that they have a good number of cars or trucks in stock and that they get new ones often. You should call ahead if they don’t have an online inventory, this will get you informed about their location, prices and cars they have available to pick your parts from.

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