If your car has gone wrong, and you are facing a huge repair bill, you may want to think about going to the local junk yards. Some cars that end up at junkyard are completely worn out, but some cars have ended up in the wrecking yard for other reasons.

A car can be sent to the salvage yard if it has been involved in an accident, damaged by water or by fire. Cars that have been stolen and damaged also end up in the junkyards. These are all cars that the insurance companies have decided not to repair, as it is cheaper to write them off. Cars like these can have many parts that are worth salvaging.

Such parts may not even be worn very much, as some pretty new vehicles can end up at the junkyard. The junk yard will remove all usable parts from an automobile. They may or may not test them, but most wrecking places will give you some kind of warranty on the used parts. All parts are listed in an inventory so that you can contact any of the salvage facilities and they can tell you if they have the part on their premises. A lot of wrecking facilities are in contact with each other, so if one does not have the part they may still be able to source it for you.

If you choose to use junkyard for spare parts on your car, then you will be helping the environment. Junkyards are a great way of recycling. They will literally take everything that can be used from the car. They will make sure that any harmful liquids and other materials are properly disposed of, before crushing the car so that the metal can then be made into other products. It is a great way to be green, and just as importantly save money.