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How to Find Cheap Auto Parts?

How to Find Cheap Auto Parts?

A broken down car can be very expensive...

But I have a trick, provided you are at least mechanically savvy or have a friend who can tinker with your Titine in two steps, three moves!

Personally, mechanics are not, but not at all my thing! So, before, I had a slight tendency to rush to the local garage for the slightest breakdown.

Error ! Between orders for new parts and labour... Ouch:budget explosion!

There were even times when it would have almost cost me less to buy one!

Les Casses, Second-Hand Auto Parts Market.

We don't think about it systematically, but in the scrapyards, we find everything. Provided that our Titine is not too recent, nor built by an obscure manufacturer that no one knows about! (Yes, yes, I swear, there are car brands, we don't know where they come from!)

We can therefore hope to recover all types of parts:from the mirror to the hubcap, through the wing, the seats and even engine parts in good condition!

We do our little shopping, hands in the oil

Well yes, to justify prices up to 80% cheaper than new ones, scrapping is everyone's own.

We go to the reception with our little car shopping list, tools and the manager tells us where we can find our happiness. And there, it's Débrouille Land. Roll up your sleeves and help yourself!

So, if you know nothing about it, it is better to entrust this task to an experienced person around you. Me, it's my friend Yann, he knows all the little secrets of mechanics.

He is very strong this Yann. At first glance under the hood, he knows what I need, the price it would cost me in the garage, the price it will cost me secondhand and even, yes even, in which junkyard to go to find the part in question!

So, now, my car, I entrust it to the hands of an expert 'Es Mécanique. If, like me, you don't have a friend to entrust with Titine's well-being. There are solidarity garages. Professional mechanics help us replace our parts on our own!

At least, once you've learned how to change the carb or its spark plugs, and finally know how to do the oil change, you no longer need to have a Yann on hand!

Except for an aperitif, because he's also super nice as a friend, this Yann!

And you ? Do you have any solutions to pay less for your car parts? I think this is a topic that will be of interest to many of our readers. So, don't hesitate, tell us about it in the comments.

Savings Achieved

Last year by going to recover a door for my car that was broken down, I was able to save more than €300!

Not bad is not it ? Thanks WHO ? Yan of course! And thanks for the breakages!

Thanks to these €300 I was finally able to buy myself a washing machine! And you, what would you do with all that money?