When to sell your car: Junking a vehicle can sometimes be the wrong option
By Buddy Evans, President of Big Bucks Auto™
End of life vehicle recycling is proper for your car when it’s either wrecked or inoperable. Otherwise, you should consider when would be the best time to sell your car.
We’ve written extensively about the process of when it is time to sell your car and have compiled a valuable list of things to remember before you make a decision to sell or consider end of life vehicle recycling:
- Research the market. If you have a popular make and model, you could sell your car quickly. If not, you need to do more research to find the best markets.
- Take the time to research the going rate for your car.
- Research, collect and consider used-car reviews.
- Investigate used car ratings to find out if your car is a top seller or a difficult car to sell.
How to know when to junk a vehicle and recognizing end of life autos
What’s an end of life vehicle? Well, simply put, an end of life vehicle is an automobile that is inoperable; no longer able to be used because it’s wrecked or mechanically irreparable; or otherwise a hunk of junk. So, end of life vehicle recycling is the process by which you rid yourself, your driveway, or your yard of that vehicle in an environmentally safe and responsible way.
Junking an end of life vehicle the right way
The folks at 1877EndofLifeVehicles.com are spearheading the efforts to spread the word about end of life vehicle recycling and pushing for end of life vehicle regulations in the United States. Bottom-line, people junk vehicles for two reasons: They either wrecked it or the car doesn’t work anymore.
When a vehicle is no longer useful, here at the basic steps in the end-of-life treatment process
- The removal of the battery for safety reasons.
- All fluids are drained and contained appropriately.
- These fluids include: fuel, engine oil, transmission fluid, engine coolant, windshield washer fluid.
- The refrigerant is recovered, if applicable.
- Wheels are removed.
- Tires are separated.
The effect of end of life vehicle recycling on nature
The environmental impact of end of life vehicles is striking, considering how many cars reach the end of their life each year. According to 1877EndofLifeVehicles.com, end of life vehicle recycling can relieve the environment of some serious pollutants and ecological stress:
- Each year in North America, close to 12 million vehicles reach the end of their useful lives and are taken out of service.
- Seventy-five percent of your old car can be recycled
- Forty-two percent of all new steel in this country comes from recycled metal
- Using recycled metal saves up to 74 percent energy and 40 percent water consumption. It also reduces air pollution by about 86 percent and water pollution by 76 percent.
Make sure you don’t miss an opportunity to sell your car before you consider end of life vehicle recycling
End of life vehicle recycling is still an early concept in North America, with few end of life vehicle regulations. But, be sure that junking your vehicle is the only out before you bypass selling your car as an option.
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