Quite simply the cost of replacement parts for modern cars or motorbikes is disproportionate to cost of the vehicle. That’s why buying the right auto salvage at the right price is a great way of buying a cheap vehicle, especially if you’re looking for a prestige car and you intend to keep it for a few years. But it hasn’t only become popular to buy a salvage car to repair, car salvage and motorcycle salvage has also become an extremely popular way of sourcing cheap replacement parts. Through a good salvage dealer you can source parts that will save up to 75% when compared to the cost of a standard replacement part. And most of the time the second hand part is as good as new because the reasons for a vehicle becoming salvage can vary. For example a nearly new car written off in a rear end shunt will have lots of good nearly new parts – just not any of them at the rear!

 

 

Don’t think of buying car salvage in terms of visiting the local scrap yard at the end of an industrial estate, where they send you out to hunt around for the replacement bumper or front grille that you’re looking for. Nowadays most scrap and salvage dealers will strip vehicles and clean parts ready for purchase. Most of them specialise in a specific market such as only French cars or only German cars. Some make their market manufacturer specific like only Ford cars or only Vauxhall cars. At the time of writing the most popular market is the premium and prestige car market. The reason is at the moment there’s a lot of demand for car salvage parts for these premium marques because the dealer prices for parts are extortionate. Indeed many salvage dealers operate a mail order service and can supply parts from phone or internet orders for next day delivery. Of course if your car is under manufacturers warranty you shouldn’t be fitting second hand spares because you’ll invalidate your warranty. But if you’re running a slightly older car that is out of warranty, especially a premium or prestige car like a BMW, Mercedes or Porsche, then a 75% saving by buying a good second hand replacement part is too good an opportunity to miss.

 

 

But there’s more to car salvage than just cheap replacement parts. As already stated, buying car salvage or motorcycle salvage to repair and put back on the road is now a very popular way to buy a cheap vehicle, especially a prestige or luxury car. There’s no longer any stigma attached to buying a stolen and recovered or light damage car at a low price and repairing it yourself. You can buy yourself a good quality car and save a lot of money. You should bear in mind that a salvage car or motorbike won’t fetch as much as non-salvage when you come to sell it. But because you bought it cheaply in the first place this shouldn’t bother you. What matters is that there is a market for auto salvage and the same incentive that existed in you to buy a salvage vehicle exists in others, and that is to buy a cheap quality car that runs. Just remember that insurers write off cars based on figures calculated from extortionate dealer prices for replacement parts and expensive garage labour rates. If you have the skill and knowledge to complete the repair yourself, or know someone that does, or you simply require a donor car to complete the repair on an existing vehicle, buying car salvage is a fantastic source for cheap vehicles and replacement parts.

 

 

At UK Car Salvage Auctions you can find repairable car salvage or motorcycle salvage to repair and put back on the road. Or if you’re looking to complete a repair project it’s a great place to source cheap nearly new replacement parts. Every day there are more than 1,000 salvage cars and motorbikes advertised for sale, and there’s more than 100,000 parts and spares for cars and bikes advertised. If you can’t find the part you’re looking for use our powerful search facility and chances are you’ll get a page full of parts returned. We’re a user-friendly eBay auction site and because it’s eBay you always buy and bid with eBay’s famous feedback program where buyers rate and review sellers. We have organised our site in such a way that you are never more than a couple of clicks away from finding what you’re looking for. And it’s not all about auctions and bidding, many parts have a Buy It Now option and you can buy instantly.