You may be familiar with salvage car auctions or at least heard of them from friends or come across them online. Anyway, salvage cars are a wonderful way of getting you next car or even your first one. It is a great place for salvage yards to sell off rebuildable cars which would otherwise go for recycling of metal and other parts. But you just don't go to an auction an place your bid along with other seasoned bidders or else you will burn your hands.



So what exactly are salvage cars? They are vehicles that have been involved in an accident, a fire or flood and have been considered as totaled by the insurance company as it would cost it more to repair it rather than pay off the value of the car. So they end up in the salvage yards. But sometimes, a little repair work is worthwhile and can get you a usable car at a low price as the insurance companies use depreciation to reduce the value of the car depending on its age and sometimes the car can be in immaculate condition.

The advantages of purchasing one of the salvage cars is that you save a few thousands in dollars on a comparatively newer car and you don't have to bargain with a car dealer. The disadvantages of buying a car from the salvage yards could be that you might not be able to get the entire liability car insurance and you sometimes you may have to undertake repairs that can be pretty expensive unless you already know the degree and the reason why the car got a salvage title at all.

How much the salvage cars cost will depend on which salvage car auctions or salvage yards you visit, the kind of car you are bidding for and the number of people who might be bidding for the same piece. But you will surely pay a lot less here than you would if you were to buy one from a car dealer or even from a regular car auction as most of the cars need some kind of repair work.

You can look for these salvage car auctions by going through your local newspapers, magazines and even on the Net. There are stores online that bring together all kinds of salvage cars of almost any make and model that you can think of. And you can even sign up for their newsletter to keep abreast of new additions. Salvage yards, too, make a sizeable contribution to these so you can have plenty of choice and at good prices. You can visit the auction site in your area to inspect the salvage cars before you bid.

Now that you know some about salvage cars from salvage yards, all you have to do is drive off to the nearest salvage car auction and if you are not mechanically inclined, take a trustworthy mechanic along to help you choose; the salvage cars marked totaled by insurance companies can be bought at amazingly low prices.