Any car that is low miles and in great condition is meriting a premium right now. New car sales have significantly slowed and and so have lease returns and trade ins. If you car is under 100k miles or Japanese and under 120k miles it is a great time to sell. Cash for Car Store as you can see from its reviews offers more than dealers for most cars and especially those over 30,000 miles but under 120,000. Most cars in that range their expense to certify car is cost prohibitive to them. Thus a crafty player like cash for car Store can offer more, recondition it well or even certify for a third of a dealers labor, parts and general overhead expenses. For example their sales people are hourly as opposed to commision. This also extracts the conflict of do whatever it takes to sell even if it is not good for the customer.
All rear wheel drive in Cleveland just went for Cold to Hot. People are not allowing gas to be the main driving factor as the economy readjusts. Some people will never give up the convenience or comfort of a large SUV. The bottom line is if you are even considering unloading that extra car- Do it now. Because as hot as we are it has to cool off. If it is a junker scrap is off 30% no idea why, buy it is. So that non runner is worth around $250 to $300.
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Gentle winter impacts Northern Ohio auto repairs
The unusually hot winter has had significant impacts on the auto and auto repair industry. All Northern Ohio cars received one third of the salt or less that they normally would. Thus the rate of corrosion on a Ohio car would be diminished. Items that are exposed such as brake rotors will last longer because the deterioration of the rotors via rust has lessened. Other items in the suspension such as the need for a 'pot hole special' front end alignment may not be needed this Spring. The air conditoning and the cooling system were not tested to the extreme temperature that the previous 2010-2011 Winter challenged them. Where ever you have an exposed fitting or linkage or line (brake line, gas tank, strut mount) it can be compromised. The salt also impacts our Aluminum wheels by oxidizing them (getting between the clear finish and the actual aluminum wheel). Sunroof drains also have has water and snow to process so lees chances of failure.
Anything that is electronic in the car will most likely fail if wet, so extreme precautions are taken to assure dryness with sealed units or placed inside the car (under seat or in dash.) This also means less less tires were replaced because of less need to increase traction. The extreme hot and cold expands and then gaps the roads causing breaches. Less breaches equates to less windshields replaced because of less deteriorated roads tossed up to chip the glass. The extreme hot and cold temps also breakdown your lubricants quicker (coolant and oils). The most glaring visual item to noticed this winters impact is the undercarriage look at a southern (salt free) car and The chassis from the South are shiny.
Anything that is electronic in the car will most likely fail if wet, so extreme precautions are taken to assure dryness with sealed units or placed inside the car (under seat or in dash.) This also means less less tires were replaced because of less need to increase traction. The extreme hot and cold expands and then gaps the roads causing breaches. Less breaches equates to less windshields replaced because of less deteriorated roads tossed up to chip the glass. The extreme hot and cold temps also breakdown your lubricants quicker (coolant and oils). The most glaring visual item to noticed this winters impact is the undercarriage look at a southern (salt free) car and The chassis from the South are shiny.
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