The old car sitting on your property could be of more use to you if you have it removed. Maybe you're looking forward to even getting a little money in exchange for the car. But before the car can be picked up and towed away, you'll want to make sure you give your old vehicle a once-over and prepare it for removal. Here are some tips to keep in mind when you are about to hand over a vehicle to a junk car removal firm.
Remove Gas or Other Fluids From the Vehicle If Applicable
Junk car removal companies may be able to drain the fluids from the car for you, but this might not always be the case or there might be a fee charged or a reduction in your payment for the car if they have to perform labor on it. To streamline this process, you can try to drive the car if it's still road-worthy until all the fuel is about gone, or you can try to drain the fluids yourself. If you are going to manually siphon gasoline from the tank though, make sure you wear protection from the gas fumes and do the siphoning in an area that is well-ventilated.
Check the Trunk and All Cabin Compartments for Personal Items
If your junk car is getting sent right to the junkyard to be taken apart or crushed, you better make sure you don't accidentally leave anything valuable or important to you inside the car. Check the trunk compartment including down in the spare tire compartment and be sure to check the glove compartment and any other storage areas inside the cabin. If you accidentally tossed something in there years ago and then forgot about it, you don't want to find that out only after it's towed away.
Remove Valuable Car Parts You Can Sell If You Are Not Selling Them to the Junk Car Company
While you are removing items from the car, you might want to take a look under the hood or elsewhere to see if there are any working parts that you can harvest to be sold later on or to be used in a future car that you own. You might not want to do this if the junk car removal firm will actually give you more money for a car with working parts, but if the removal team is simply going to crush the entire car and doesn't offer more money for certain parts, then be sure you save these parts for yourself.
For more information, contact a local company like Ace Auto Salvage.
Have you ever wondered what happens when you send a car to the auto wrecking yard? It varies somewhat from yard to yard. But in general, the workers will start by removing any still-usable parts from your car. They may, for example, remove the transmission and sell it to someone who needs a replacement transmission for their vehicle. Once all the usable parts are removed, the wrecking yard can strip out the recyclable materials, like steel and glass. These can be sent to a recycling center. There's a bit more to the process, but that's a good overview. If you keep reading on this blog, you'll grow deeper in understanding.