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Nov 11

Pros and Cons of Buying Spare Parts from Junkyards

Junkyards perhaps don’t sound like a good choice for car spare parts buying. But still, thousands and thousands of vehicle owners do just that. Then there must be something good about buying your spare parts there, right? Let’s check some pros and cons.

Pros

This is what makes junkyards the first choice for spare parts for many vehicle owners…

Top Prices

Buying spare parts from a junkyard is the cheapest option. Next to actually getting them for free, of course. You can save hundreds of euros each year this way. And probably even thousands in the long-term. Car parts in junkyards are crazy cheap. Which is probably also the most common reason car owners buy them there.

Big Stock

Even an average junkyard probably offers thousands of parts for various vehicles. You should easily find the one you are looking for, right?

Convenience

Get there. Ask the guy if they have the part you need. Wait for a bit. Get the part for a ridiculously low price. Getting replacement parts for cars from junkyards is very simple. Sure. And convenient. Is it really?

Cons

This is what makes people go someplace else and pay much, much more for the same part…

Junkyard Atmosphere

Well, we are talking about junkyards here, after all. They are dirty, messy and smelly. Why would anyone want to buy there?

The Problem with Used Spare Parts

The problem with used parts is that they are used. You can’t really know if a part you are buying is in good shape, right? Even if it seems to be working fine. Not really, since most cars are put there due to one or a few of their parts not working as they should. Most other parts are usually still in a very good shape. But most people have a prejudice against junkyards, so they just stay away.

Time Consuming

Now this might be a real problem of junkyards. Find a certain part might take a whole lot time. And if the chosen junkyard doesn’t have it, you need to go to the next one and repeat the process. If only you could simply visit a webpage to find & buy your parts from there…