Saturday, December 31, 2011

New Year's Post

Hey everyone! Engine and Transmission World here, wishing you and your family a safe and happy New Year. Enjoy the ride!

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Advantages of Buying Used Auto Parts

‘Used’ is an underrated category when it comes to automotive parts, and really the entire automotive industry in general. All the advertising is about new this, new that, and the culture of cars says to replace your old car with a new one if you can’t get a part for the right price. Presumably, this part is new.

The truth is that used parts are often every bit as good as their new counterparts. They just come without financing plans to make the dealers more money in the long term. And you might note that we say ‘often,’ but keep in mind: just because a part is new, it doesn’t necessarily follow that the part will work.

Think about it. It’s the same reasoning behind why you’d want to buy a used car versus a new car. Used cars are simply cars made out of used parts, are they not? They’ve gone through their steepest devaluation period, and proven to be effective.

They just make sense.

Friday, December 16, 2011

Are Used Parts Trustworthy?

There is a question that has arisen, and it’s quite understandable: are used parts trustworthy? That is, can they be used successfully as part of a car? Will they hold up as well as a newer counterpart?

The short answer is yes.

The long answer is yes, but that said it’s not a guarantee. Not all parts are equal, and depending on where you get the part from there’s a chance that it hasn’t been tested, and that it hasn’t been given even a basic inspection to ensure its workability.

That doesn’t necessarily mean that newer parts are just automatically better. Nothing could be further from the truth - new parts haven’t gone through any of their devaluation at all, and that means that you have to deal with the expense of the new engine, and then further expense when it finally endures some problems.

Used parts are trustworthy, and you can use them.

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Why to Buy Used Parts

You may have heard some financial advice at one point in your life, and it would have gone something like this: buy used cars. Used vehicles are done with their devaluation, and they’re often every bit as good and as useful as the new thing. Don’t buy into the hype that you need some kind of a brand new vehicle to make you happy.

That’s good advice. It’s true. Cars do most of their devaluing between the first and second years of ownership. This is when all the parts - factory tested, but not real life tested - begin to acquire the wear and tear that’s going to necessitate their eventual replacement. It’s been said that driving a new car is like driving with the windows down and throwing out hundred dollar bills every day.

At Engine and Transmission World, we agree with that assessment. We want to point something else out to you as well. Used cars are made out of used parts. Their engines are used, their transmissions are used, everything is used.

Those used parts are every bit as good as their newer counterparts.

So why does it make sense to blow money on a new part when you can get a used part with the same utility for less money? It doesn’t make sense, does it?

Doing sensible things with your money should be reason enough to buy used parts.