In order to improve your experience with CarSpareFinder we have adopted an auto quote system for our car part suppliers. This means that for some car part suppliers they can add their prices and availability of a specific part and if that matches a request you the consumer will get a price immediately.
We know how frustrating it can be waiting for a reply for a price with these breakers. This development represents the commitment we have to improving visitor experience and giving our car part suppliers value for money. Sometimes it is possible that a breaker will have more than one part option in and have different prices to suit. We encourage them to present the most expensive option, but then write in the comments box any other cheaper versions available.
Up to now we have avoided offering a text service, because we know some of the scams that some of the other part locator services have done (some offer a genuine service also), but our policy is not to ensure our consumers do not get stung with unreasonable text message charges, just because they did not read the terms and conditions properly.
Anyway once we have educated those to use auto quote properly we are sure you will get a far better service from CarSpareFinder
We had posted this clever 3d animation clip on our CarEngineFinder blog but though it was so good it should also appear on our main CarSpareFinder blog. It is often said the pictures speak loader than works but when you out these pictures together to make animation you get a fantastic visual training opportunity, so you can learn so much about a petrol engine in only 5 minutes. This clever 3D video goes through the process of bolting on all the engine parts, then the ancillaries to first show how the car engine is assembled. It then shows you what happens within the engine when it is fired up.
If Haynes or any other car manual publisher is watching this, they should think about the power of creating 3D animation to show how to do all repair jobs on your car. Imagine being able to play the sequence on your mobile phone, Ipod or MP4 player stopping and playing as you went through the process. Much better than reading words from a car repair manual.
All car parts should be represented like this to show the part they play within the vehicle you own. Anyway, to the video.
Incredibly vehicle part consumers insist on genuine recycled vehicle manufacturer parts as opposed to replica parts from a third party. The message is clear. The market demands RECYCLED VEHICLE PARTS. The market determines that recycles used car, and van parts are the quality standard it seeks.
This is also in line with the global movement for green environmental pressures which incorporates better fuel efficient engines, higher performance car batteries, and the recycling of all major vehicle components.
So great is the demand, that supply is a key challenge. Ask any member of the motor vehicle dismantlers association as a UK vehicle dismantler and they will quickly confirm how much effort they have to put into maintaining a steady supply of quality vehicle parts. At present, about 75% of the scrap from old cars is recycled, while the remaining parts usually end up in landfill sites, according to Professor Allan Hutchinson, author of a project report carrried by Oxford Brookes University in 2007 which predicts that more cars will be built in the next 25 years than in the entire history of cars, as a result of demand in emerging economies such as Russia, India and China.
How the new Government initiative called the ‘UK Car Scrappage Scheme’ will impact on the environment is still unclear but any move to support recycling has to be supported.
The shortage of used car parts in the UK automotive recycling sector continues despite expectation of ’quantitative easing’ due to the recent UK Governments initiative ’scrappage scheme’. Comments on the excellent Car Magazine website regarding the UK vehicle scrappage scheme by the Director of the RAC Foundation, Professor Stephen Glaister: ‘Currently the vast majority of cars are still on the road at ten years old. The scrappage scheme announced today risks consigning a lot of perfectly good, and relatively clean, vehicles to the dustbin.
‘However if the scrappage scheme leads to a reduction in the average age of the national car fleet then this has to be good for road safety as more modern cars will have a wider range of safety features built-in.
‘And whilst the announcement is good for motorists and the motor industry, if it does not encourage people to buy green vehicles it is a missed opportunity as far as the environment is concerned.’
Approximately 60% of demand for quality used vehicle part is for vehicles 9 years old and less. The scrappage scheme appears to have had had little or no affect on this key supply issue, as well as negligible impact to date on the 10-year plus sector.
One big criticism is that it excludes leasing, which represents 50% of all new car registrations. This appears more ‘vote catching’ & ‘external looks’ rather than content and real substance. Does the UK Government think the motor industry and UK vehicle consumers are lack intelligence and understanding? The British public have got used to detecting ‘political spin’. This seems to be another political initiative designed to look good but doesn’t feel good.
CarSpareFinder is still today one of the best ways to source used car, van and bike parts.
Just as everyone was predicting the scheme that will reward you of 200 pounds by buying anew car if you scrap and existing one 10 years old has gone ahead. It has a mixed response, first because the car manufacturers are funding 50% of it, so the question is to asked, can they afford it, or why have they not discounted cars by 1000 pounds anyway? Many think they have already done this and will just remove the current discounts put their prices back up normal and then show a 2000 pound discount on their screens. The tax payer will pay for the further 1000 pounds, but of course will get it back in VAT costs.
As reported earlier on CarSpareFinder, this may impact certain breaker yards that specialise in cars over 10 years old. Yes it is likely that more stock will arrive at their yards, thanks to the government, but will anyone want the parts anymore? Many used car dealers who normally sell cars just over one year old, will not be happy with the news. It is very likely that a new car will be cheaper than a nearly new car and if the stock has already bought at pre budget prices, it may harm some retailers.
It has worked for new car sales in Germany, what we don’t understand though, is why some of those sales were not for cars manufactured here in the UK, albeit owned by foreigners? At lease they can say they are trying things to stimulate the motor industry and this may not be a permanent thing, just something get us into new cars for the time being. We may not have many UK manufacturers left but we do have many factories that make cars for other international motor companies, so many jobs could be lost if things do not pick up soon.
We specialise in getting you the best quote from breaker yards throughout the UK for guaranteed used car parts. Many of these yards specialise in specific makes and even some on model only. There are some who tend to deal with older cars, so with a new 10 year reward for scrapping your old car, there could be repercussions for the breakeryard who deals with cars over 10 years old.
The government are considering introducing a plan already in place in other European countries that rewards you for scrapping a car over the age of nine years, when you buy a new car less than one year old. It has been suggested you could get up to £2000 for taking your old car off the road.
The fallout could mean that there is an abundance of old cars taken off the road, with very few little demand for car parts, as many consumers opt for newer cars. Breaker yards will in effect have too many unneeded used car parts to dispose of and will either have to move into a newer salvage type market, or accept a pittance for parts where everyone is competing to clear old stock.
There was an increase of 40% in Germany of new car sales last month who already uses this scheme; you would then have to assume there was a 40% increase of older cars hitting the breakeryards. The European rules of disposing cars and costs involved means, many breakers did not pay for their cars anyway and they could not make a profit if they did, so the possibility of these cars turning up on their doorstep may not be good news, even if they are donated by the Government free.
The drop in scrap metal prices means, that often it is better to break the car than just to weight it in, compounding the situation. The final nail in the coffin could also mean that any old car is effectively worth up to £2000, meaning older cars may only be available through this scheme, as even consumers who own newer cars, may just buy an old banger to trade in instead of their existing car.
Why get £2000 for a 4 year old car, why you can get £2000 for a 10 year old banger and then just sell you existing car privately. Interesting times ahead.
As many of us have decided that we will be keeping our existing car at the moment, or at the least buying a newer one but avoiding a brand new car, certain auto services should be gaining some extra trade from this. In better words, new cars don’t need MOTs, but with older cars staying on the road and less new ones being bought there is a good chance that MOT and service centres will see an increase of work as this credit crunch progresses.
Another motoring service that should see an increase of call outs is the breakdown insurance business. That car that has not been behaving itself recently would probably be heading for a trade in, but with certain models been worth less than a can of beans (especially executive and for by four petrol models), many have decided that the vehicle is worth more to them, than what they would get as part ex.
However that does not take away the increased possibility of a breakdown or mechanical failure, this is where the breakdown insurance policies come in.
Car manufacturers normally have deals with breakdown insurance suppliers to cover that vehicle for the first year, but after that date you are on your own and will need to buy your own policy. In reaction to this, you can see some cheap options to keep you vehicle going. The AA are offering their roadside policy from £29 a year which matches the equivalent from the RAC, but Green Flag at least on paper are offering the cheapest breakdown insurance deal from £25 a year.
Of course these breakdown insurance policies are not exactly the same, so you should compare all the options and small print before you buy anything to ensure it suits your lifestyle and motoring requirements. A bit of money saved now, may cost you in the long run.
As the demand for used car parts increase also, any service that relates to older cars (not including classic cars) is also likely to stay in trade if they know how to market themselves.
It seemed quite mad but there were motorists who attempted to move their car across snow covered roads, only to find them move in an a different direction to the road. The results were a huge increase in motoring accident, taking the loyal car straight to the insurance yard and then to the breakers yards, providing car parts for you and me and probably a few salvage projects too.
It is however quiet astonishing that even when we know the bad weather is coming; we first are unable to clear the snow an second, seem to think we can leave our homes at the same time and get to work, school or whatever in the same period of time as normal. The results are stressed motorists, who then find themselves clipping kerbs, hitting trees or worse, other cars.
This is not good news for the insurance companies who now have bumper payouts, or the breakdown cover patrolmen, who are now really earning their annual premiums. But for the car part searcher, there will be an abundance of cars hitting the breaker yards after insurance procedures have been cleared.
This probably won’t affect the 4 x 4 market as owners are probably having some relief from the excess insurance charges, road tax and depreciation in their vehicle values. For once there will be a relief in owning a vehicle like this and have the benefit of getting around, providing they wer not stuck in a traffic jam of course.
But for breaker yards that have been a bit short of car parts recently, this may be good news with a new influx of new models arriving. We will wait and see what they are.
In the last 3 months CarSpareFinder has heard of at least 5 car parts suppliers closing down or have gone into administration. This should be no surprise as most tend to have one car manufacturer as a customer and with factory shut downs affecting all of the factories within the UK.
Most car manufacturers use small but specialist companies within their local area to provide the add on components or even integral units to their cars. Even manufacturers who build their cars from a kit imported from their owners homeland still use dozens if not hundreds of other locally sourced car parts that are made to a specific specification, to ensure reliability in the cars they make.
This is no small thing because when car production does start again; factories will need to source these parts which are custom made. This is not as easy as it sounds as often special equipment has been bought to satisfy a long contracted run of car parts.
For us the consumer this also could have a knock on effect. Not only were parts made to add to new cars, but also to stock the dealership garages with the correct parts and not any cheap copy. Many of these parts were also retailed to car owners as well as sold to trade, such as local garages.
The short term effect of this could mean that there could be a selection of parts where a true replacement can not be found. Consumers may be forced to buy a cheap import as any proper part is kept back for the manufacturers.
There is one solution though and that is to use CarSpareFinder to source genuine car parts. With 2 million cars leaving our roads each year, there are hordes of crash damaged and salvage cars within our breaker yards, with correct genuine parts fitted, that will come with a guarantee.
This should be a consideration if you like a driving experience that does not bring up problems every 5,000 miles or so, but how car manufacturers will handle any legal implications of not being able to supply the right car parts might become an issue in future months.
We hope all your driving experiences are all good, but in times you need any parts to keep you vehicle on the road, you will use our free service.
