One of the largest owners of car in the world in America, so it goes without saying that the USA has probably the largest quality of auto salvage for sale from insurance companies in the world. They all tend to be sold off through large salvage auction yards right across the states.
If you think this all sounds too good to be true, well you wouldn’t be far wrong. There are still laws, rules and licenses required to be able to buy Auto Salvage in the USA, just can’t walk into a salvage auction house and bid on cars, like you can in other parts of the world.
Unlike the UK the USA allows certain cars to be sold for export only. This means the insurance companies have deemed the car un-repairable to be safe on USA roads, but we all know this is just a case of money and because cars are so much cheaper in the USA, bargains can be had when comparing prices of salvage to other countries. This means you have pretty much excluded much of American bidders looking to speculate.
Before you think about buying USA auto salvage you need to do some preparation to know what you will be able to buy and what not as a non resident with no licences. Often you will also have to pay a deposit before you will be allowed to bid on anything and of course you must have registered with the auction companies. You may only be able to bid online, which also adds an extra charge.
There is a service that will get you through the process of selecting American auto salvage, pay a deposit and then have access to the online bidding software, to take part in live auctions. This service is called SalvageSpareFinder and is very convenient, but you will need to account for extra commission charges.
Before you buy a salvage project you should think about how to get it from the United Sates to your own country of residence. This will involve and export process at that end and an import process where you are, that normally involves a shipping company. As far as getting the vehicle from the auction to the nearest international dockside is very easy, as most auctions have connection and contacts who for a fee will ship it across country very quickly.
Finally you should be considering taxes, such as “import tax” and “purchase tax” that is often on the total cost of purchase, including delivery not just on the car. How country import laws will handle a vehicle that has been deemed as Salvage in the USA, will be unique to their own borders.
Another item written by Scrap Car aboute auto salvage in America. A service also being offered is money for old vehicles throughout the UK.