| Car parts, just like cars keep going up and | | | | Jr., etc... Even if you don't end up buying |
| up in price. Just look at any recent bill | | | | on Ebay, it is generally a wholesale |
| for service for your car. $69 is not | | | | marketplace and will give you a feel for the |
| uncommon for an oil change if you have a | | | | value and true pricing of certain parts. It |
| Mercedes or BMW at your local dealer. $600 | | | | will also show you the huge difference |
| for headlights (not including installation), | | | | between the actual value and what a dealer |
| $700 water pump, $200 per tire - or more for | | | | charges. Just remember this - "Dealer bad, |
| certain cars. It just gets ridiculous. It | | | | Ebay good." You can even buy your car on |
| has been estimated that if one were to try | | | | Ebay and save a mint - no bogus processing |
| and buy all the parts for a car through their | | | | fees, lies by salesmen and their managers |
| local dealer it would cost 300-500,000 for | | | | whose only job is to squeeze every penny they |
| all the parts on the average car. someone is | | | | can out of you - especially the finance |
| getting rich here and it isn't us. There is | | | | manager (they get you just hen you think you |
| a better way.Start by looking online. There | | | | are done - and many times they get you for |
| are junk yards that have the parts you need. | | | | thousands of dollars in profit). Bogus |
| And just because they are referred to as | | | | dealer processing fees totalled more than $50 |
| junkyards, doesn't mean they only sell junk. | | | | billion in 2005 - no wonder dealers are |
| Lots of their inventory is from cars that are | | | | getting richer, playing more golf, etc... But |
| less than 1 year old. What do you think | | | | due to lawyers and tax strategies the average |
| happens to the perfectly good tires on a new | | | | dealer pays less in taxes than most americans |
| BMW that was junked do to rear accident. | | | | (average dealer tax rate >1%) - go figure.So |
| Some wiley person buys them at a great | | | | there you have it get online and use salvage |
| discount for their own car. Junk or salvage | | | | yards and Ebay to get a great deal on all |
| yards turnover millions of dollars in car | | | | your car part needs. For instructions on |
| parts every year. The best site to use is | | | | installing any part just look it up on |
| They will research thousands of salvage | | | | Google. There are thousands of great forums |
| dealers and display the prices in order from | | | | and blogs that for free will give great |
| cheapest and newest and colors, etc... You | | | | pictures and step by step explanations on |
| enter your part needs and then they will find | | | | everything from changing a tire to a |
| your parts for you. It is not uncommon to | | | | camshaft, bleeding brakes, fan belt |
| get basically brand new or similar items for | | | | replacement, etc... Do not use your dealer |
| 1/5 the price a dealer charges or | | | | unless you like getting fleeced on a daily |
| less.Another great place is Ebay and Ebay | | | | basis - as that is what they will do.David |
| Motors. There are lots of car parts on there | | | | Maillie is a chemist with over 12 years |
| for just about every make year and model of | | | | experience in biochemical research and |
| car. Everything from a hood to a door, | | | | clynical analysis. He is an alumni of Cornell |
| interior carpet, radios, speakers, wheels - | | | | University and specializes in biochemical |
| even spinners so you can pimp your ride like | | | | synthesis for public, private, and |
| on tv and in the movies. I've even seen | | | | governmental interests. He holds numerous |
| celebrity cars for sale on their and parts | | | | patents including his recently awarded patent |
| autographed by Nascar drivers like Jeff | | | | for headlight repair, restorer and cleaner. |
| Gordon, Rusty Wallace, Dale Earnhardt, Dale | | | | He can be reached at M.D. |