If you are hiding a car in your garage, you are doing a disservice to it and the car itself. You can earn some cash with a stalling car. There is nothing to be embarrassed by it; the issue is not about how it looks it is about the material. Condition of a car is the main distinction between a junk and salvage car.
Apart from the body of the car, the engine also determines whether your car is salvage or junk. Price is a factor on either conditions of the car.
The difference!
Obviously, you have a value in mind when talking about salvage and junk cars. Your target customer is dependent on the metal and engine; junkyards are okay with the worn out and burnt cars. It might not be the same as a rebuilding company because they need the engine to be efficient. Before you get too excited about your car and attach a value, you should know its category.
So how do you know your car is under junk or salvage?
The metal
Junk cars are of no better use than for scrap. You can only sell such a car to a junkyard. If your car was on a grisly accident or burnt, it means the car is can no longer be used. Devastating accidents can completely wreck your car. However, junk cars are not only about accidents and fire; it can be about poor maintenance over a long time. Selling to a junkyard means selling in pieces; the traceable parts are evaluated to arrive at total value. If the car is wrecked and no parts can be distinctively pulled out, it will likely be evaluated based on weight over the metal and steel. That is the best deal you can get with a car.
Cost
Junk cars have a lower value because they don’t have much on them. Junk can also be referred to as scrap. For junk cars, no single system of the car will be functioning. Therefore, all you are offering to the yard person is metal and steel hence the low price. A salvage car can still move the mechanics are perfect in most cases. Salvage cars only have an issue with the body and image, which can categorize it as un-roadworthy. There is a huge price difference between salvage and junk car. Still, it is wise to pull out the junk car to a nearby yard instead of consuming space in the garage. The low value is much better than nothing with a stuffed up garage.
Use
The end goal of a buyer in each of the scenarios also makes the difference. The junkyard owners don’t rebuild a car from the metal pieces. Their primary interest is in the quantity of the metal because all they do is forward to bodybuilders for recycling. The metal is not only used for the manufacture of car bodies but the making of other metal equipment. The junkyards also help in maintaining the environment clean; imagine where you would dispose off your burnt car if you need to clear up your garage. Metal rusting in the soil destroys both plant and animal life; it is also dangerous for fish if the metal contents leak to water.
For a salvage car, a buyer is always focusing on repair the get the car back on the road. Once the body is straightened and polished up, the car is roadworthy and perfect for use. If your car is involved in an accident, an insurance company can easily write it off; this may be a replacement or purchase by the company at a low value. However, some cars can be repairable if you get an expert, these are salvage cars. On this, you have to consult professionals first before buying a salvage car; you need to be sure it can be repaired if your intended goal of purchase is to get on the wheels.
Spare parts
While salvage cars are mostly bought for remodeling and once again being roadworthy, they are sometimes bough for repair. A salvage car may only be damaged on one side; the rear, front, or interior may still be intact. These items can be useful in repairs. As an owner, you can decide to strip off undamaged parts and sell them separately. If the wheels are intact, you can make great use of them if you are not into driving the car again. There is more value in a salvage car, whichever way you choose to go about it. In fact, you can dismantle a perfectly working engine from a salvage car and make good money out of it. These can be sold alongside other trimmed pieces of the car.
Restoration
This is the primary distinction between salvage cars. Junk cars are completely worn out and there is no way to refurbish the body or restore the engine. It is different from a salvage car where every part can be restored to a perfect car unless the owner or the buyer has other objectives like selling the pieces separately. There is no standard on this; it all depends on the preference of the buyer and seller. Salvage cars have more benefit in terms of money because you can restore it then sell it as a new car at the standard rate. The market for cars is ever on the rise; while salvage cars are still on the market, it is easier to attract buyers with higher bids if you have a polished up car. It might take to make all the repairs and restoration to the standard of a roadworthy vehicle but it pays off in the long run.
Drag it out! It is time of disposing and freeing up your garage. It doesn’t matter how bad the accident or fire damage was, you can get a good deal out of it.