You can salvage savings by buying car parts at junkyards
A socket wrench in one hand and greasy red rag in the other, Roy Meyers worked under a junked Ford Taurus, removing its air-conditioning compressor.
"It's Florida," the Apopka man said, "and you have to have air conditioning in the summer."
He's pulling parts from one of several Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable carcasses propped up on old, bare wheels. He'll pay $35 for the compressor. New from Ford, the compressor would cost $373.32.
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Source: You can salvage savings by buying car parts at junkyards
"It's Florida," the Apopka man said, "and you have to have air conditioning in the summer."
He's pulling parts from one of several Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable carcasses propped up on old, bare wheels. He'll pay $35 for the compressor. New from Ford, the compressor would cost $373.32.
Quote from the article:
| As budget-conscious consumers keep their cars longer in the struggling economy, salvage yards in Central Florida and across the nation have reaped the rewards of more business. A study conducted last February by AutoMD.com, a California-based auto repair information site, found that 56 percent of respondents planned to keep their current vehicle "until it dies," and another 13 percent planned to keep their current vehicle until it has at least 150,000 miles. "Not only are consumers holding onto their vehicles for years longer but, more significantly, for miles longer, opting to repair and maintain rather than purchasing new," said AutoMD.com President Shane Evangelist. |
Source: You can salvage savings by buying car parts at junkyards
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