Selling Your Old Car For Cash: Four Things To Know

Whether your car has been totaled in an accident or it's simply no longer road-ready, you may be considering selling it for parts. This process, also known as junking your car, typically involves selling the vehicle to a junkyard. The junkyard then sells the parts from your car to other consumers. Junking your car can be a great way to get money from an unusable vehicle, but there are a few things you should know before contacting a junkyard. Read More 

Four Reasons Why Your Car’s Battery Can’T Maintain A Charge

No one likes it when their car won't start or can't maintain a charge. The good news is, battery charging issues are only caused by a few parts of your car. If you work your way through them, you'll be able to arrive at a solution. Your Alternator Is Going Bad Your alternator is the device that keeps your battery charged. If your alternator is going bad, your battery may not be able to last as long as it used to. Read More 

3 Options For Getting Rid Of Old Catalytic Converters

If you have been working on old cars and have a few old catalytic converters on hand, you might be wondering about the best way to get rid of them. There are actually a few different ways of doing so; these are three different options that you can look into. 1. Sell Them Used Someone in your area could be looking for a catalytic converter for a car that they are working on, or they might be looking to gather up a bunch of parts to sell for scrap. Read More 

Hit The Salvage Yard And Fix Up That Old Pickup That’s Sitting In The Weeds

If you've got an old pickup truck sitting in the weeds rusting away but you would like to do something with it, and it still has a decent engine, then you should get started fixing it up. You could make the process of restoring it (or at least getting it into good shape) a project you work at on weekends. It's totally doable on a budget, as long as you know how to source good used auto parts, and are adept at searching salvage yards for the right materials. Read More 

Everything You Need To Change Your Car’s Oil This Weekend

If you're looking to get started working on your car, but have never done any serious automotive work, then you might not be ready to start with something such as rebuilding a transmission or replacing an alternator. However, changing your car's oil is a great way to start learning about your car and working on it. It's something that needs to be done on a semi-regularly basis, so you should learn how to do it anyways and save yourself the cost of bringing the car in to a shop. Read More