From Wreck To Range Rover: Can You Fix Up A Car From A Salvage Yard?

One of the best places to find an auto part that you need for cheap is from a salvage yard. Everything from full windows, motors, and car doors can be found and purchased from a salvage yard. If you are very handy, you may even be able to replace the parts yourself, saving between hundreds and thousands of dollars on the cost of car repairs. One thing that you may wonder as a handy person is if you can purchase a full car from a salvage yard and fix it up. Here is some information on how to go through the process of purchasing a full car and how to get over the hurdles that you may encounter. 

Make sure the owners are willing to sell

Salvage yard owners are used to selling cars, but will not typically sell whole vehicles. Most states will require a dealer's license before a certain number of cars can be sold by a business owner. Other states will require a title to accompany the vehicle and some owners may not have a title for the cars. There are some salvage owners who will sell an entire car, but will sell it in parts or will cut it in half in order to legally sell the car. Be sure to look up the laws in your particular state in order to determine if you will run into any trouble buying a car.

Finding a car that you can fix up

Salvage yards are rarely organized in any specific manner. Therefore, it will take a lot of looking around to find a car that you are proud to take on. Make sure you keep an entire day full and thoroughly look through the cars that you are considering buying. Since it is a salvage yard, some small parts may be missing that you have not taken account of. You will need to know the overall composition of the vehicle and what is missing before you take it on as your new car. Contact a local yard, such as Teddy Bears Auto Parts & Salvage Inc, for further assistance.

Qualify for a title so that you can insure

In order to get insurance on the vehicle in order to drive your car, you will need a title. Even if you fix up a new car to be spic and span, it needs to be road legal in order to drive. Depending on where you register your car, you can either get a junk or salvage title for the car. A rebuilt title for a vehicle will allow you to insure your vehicle. Since the car will be owned outright and fixed up through your hard work, you can receive a lower liability insurance rate. If you decide to use a car kit to build a custom vehicle, you can insure your car based on the old car make and model with a rebuilt title. 

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