| A lot of people think that cheap old junk cars are | | | | that I value salvage cars like nobody else does. The |
| worthless. The fact of the matter is that they still | | | | fact that salvage vehicles are low priced, allows me |
| have value if you know how to find it. A car isn't | | | | to repair cars for very little. Most cars I repair can be |
| totally worthless unless it is in such a bad shape that | | | | driven again once I'm done with them. I like to drive |
| it's ready to be shipped off to the junk heap. You | | | | the salvage cars that I've repaired, until my eye |
| might just as well purchase a new car when all of the | | | | catches a new one. Then, I sell the car to somebody |
| parts are broken. A car can still be rebuilt if it is less | | | | else and start repairs on my newly acquired salvage |
| than 80% damaged. You can either drive a fixed car, | | | | vehicle.. |
| or you can sell it to make money. | | | | In case you want to give car fixing as a hobby a |
| When a car gets wrecked, the insurance company is | | | | shot, please consider the following advice. Not all |
| the one to judge the car's remaining value. If it is | | | | salvage cars are of equal value. Some of them are |
| determined that fixing the car will cost more than the | | | | more junk cars than they are salvage cars. A salvage |
| car's current value, the vehicle will be listed as a | | | | car has to have at least a few components that are |
| salvage car. The value of the car will drop a whole lot | | | | still working, in order for this car to be useful for you. |
| because of this. However, just because an insurance | | | | Money is a terrible thing to waste, even though this |
| company thinks the car is worthless, doesn't mean | | | | is a very low cost hobby. If you want to sell your |
| everybody has to agree. Other people like you and | | | | fixed cars for profit, it's essential to watch your |
| me may still see value in the car. | | | | spending. Higher profits can be made by making sure |
| I like to fix up cheap old cars myself. It's no surprise | | | | you spend little on your acquisitions. |