Archives August 2016

We are now a “cash for cars” outfit within the auto recycling segment serving the areas of Dublin, Pickerington, and Darbydale, OH. Our responsiveness and customer service are differentiating factors in our efforts to function as a junk car buyer in Valleyview, Whitehall, and Upper Arlington. To receive money for a scrap car in Brice, Flint, Westerville, contact our office today at (614) 382-4060 for a price for a damaged car. Do you now have a salvage vehicle that is no longer worth repairing in Madison, Gahanna, or Franklin, OH? Protecting the physical environment with our auto scrap recycling program is an effective way to reduce reliance on expanding landfills.

In an August 22, 2016 story by Arlena Sawyers on Automotive News, we learned the following: “In 2016, used-vehicle prices should drop because of the heightened supply of off-lease vehicles. First, strong demand for pre-owned trucks caused prices to rise off-setting lower used-car prices, especially in the small-to-mid segments. Better economic conditions and an industry that understands how to buy, price and sell used vehicles also helped prices this year.

Forecasters say used-vehicle depreciation will worsen in the 2nd half of the year, driven by a rise in the supply of used vehicles & in new-vehicle incentives. Jonathan Banks, executive analyst at NADA Used Car Guide, expects used-vehicle pricing to soften more this year, but he admits he is surprised at the resilience of the market. Better marketing strategy, such as in the certified pre-owned segment, has helped, he says. Banks says 3.1M off-lease vehicles are expected to return to the market this year, an increase from 2.3M in 2015. That number is expected to grow to 3.4M in 2017 and 3.8M in 2018.

Prices of pre-owned subcompact cars have taken the biggest hit this year, with prices dropping 20% through July vs. a drop of just over 13% in the year-earlier period. Yet the segment’s 3.9% price decline matched the average for that period in the prior (3) years. Conversely, through July, full-size pickups were down almost 7% compared to about 3% last year. The strong economy, including credit availability and low interest rates, are the reasons used-vehicle prices have sustained this year.”

Receive money for a scrap car

Cash for cars is available to provide you pricing over the phone, via email or text in Grandview Heights, Blendon, and Blacklick, OH. We are an environmentally conscious junk car buyer that puts maximum efforts into recycling throughout Grove City, Jefferson, and Hilliard, OH. We will provide you fast cash for a salvage vehicle and pick it up today in Obetz, Jackson, and New Albany, OH. The price for a damaged car isn’t much, but there’s still no reason to leave your clunker sitting around in Galloway, Hamilton, or Reynoldsburg, OH. Here in our operation we recognize that used oil and other fluids from junk cars can cause environmental damage; therefore, we insure that all fluids from the vehicles are properly handled. We are striving for reductions wherever possible and call on our society to use and recycle materials more productively.

Columbus Cash 4 Cars is a buyer of junk cars now servicing the areas of Galloway, Hamilton, and Reynoldsburg. We will take in cars for cash 6 days a week throughout the regions of Montgomery, Mifflin, and New Rome. The good news for those in Washington, Lake Darby, and Worthington, OH is that same-day damaged vehicle removal is available. We can have a junk car hauler out to pick up your car, truck or van today. Those pondering old car scrap in the cities of Lockbourne, Marble Cliff, and Harrisburg, should call us for a price. Many scrap auto recyclers use systems and processes that are friendly to the atmosphere. Did you know that the majority of the materials that comprise your car can be reclaimed, repurposed or remanufactured?

We are back with another installment discussing the recycling solution for using shredded car tires for construction projects, which is based on a Calrecycle 2016 TDA report: “All contractors and subcontractors should understand the basics of working with TDA prior to beginning. Information on prior completed projects and how TDA was used can help the management staff plan and complete the install without complications or delays. Based on management’s experience, once they’ve worked with TDA, they are typically comfortable doing so. The advantages of it include the following: The materials can be moved with conventional construction equipment.  It’s produced from waste tires and (supposedly) cleaned with fewer fines than rock or gravel.  The quality of the production is monitored, and no density test is needed to validate. It is lighter-weight and free-draining, and it has non-degrading type characteristics. Since TDA is derived from waste tires, it can rouse public attention sometimes, thus an on-site representative should be designated to act as the project public relations (PR) person if needed. This person should be appropriately selected so that media interruptions do not slow the progress of the job.

TDA is considerably lighter than conventional fill material. The limiting factor for moving TDA is not its weight but its volume. To provide the most low-cost method of trucking, trailers need to be big enough so the weight of the TDA being moved reaches the legal highway limit (80,000 lbs gross). The ability to hold and stockpile quantities of TDA on-site before use will allow for the best time and materials management. When considering a TDA stockpile site, the local fire department’s approval should be sought. It is recommended that only vehicles with tires filled with self-sealing gels be used in working with TDA, since it may contain metal shredding.” The full article is available here.

The old car scrap process

Our buyer of junk cars will provide you with a junk car quote for vehicles in Bexley, Riverlea, and Urbancrest, OH. When we buy cars for cash, free scrap vehicle pick up from Minerva Park, Georgesville, and Brown, is built-in to the price. Are you in need of damaged vehicle removal services in the cities of Norwich, Perry, or Plain? We are an established junk car hauler that can usually pick up your damaged or wrecked vehicle the same day in Sharon, Lincoln Village, or Amlin. Protecting the physical environment with our recycling is an effective way to reduce reliance on expanding landfills.

Are you seeking out a location near Dublin, Pickerington, or Valleyview, OH to receive cash for cars? Those who facilitate junk car towing in the regions of Whitehall, Upper Arlington, and Montgomery, OH are experiencing significantly low scrap prices right now. Our junk vehicle removal operations are now up and running in Whitehall, Upper Arlington, and Montgomery, OH, now 6 days a week. There are assortments of people that buy junk cars in the US; however, we focus on this market’s areas like Brice, Flint, and Westerville. A salvage car can certainly be an eyesore when left sitting around in Truro, Madison, or Gahanna. Each and every business should consider taking steps to be more environmentally friendly.

A CA Department of Resources Recycling & Recovery’s recent report tells us the following: “The earliest known use of scrap tires in engineering-related applications occurred in the 1970s, when waste tires were used for building breakwaters and reefs. Use of junk tires in these applications was very limited through the 1980s. Since the late-eighties, CalRecycle has begun a variety of initiatives to greatly increase the volume of waste tires that are put to a use instead than being sent to a landfill. A few programs have focused on research & market development for recycling scrap tires into TDA for varying applications. Illegal dumping, environmentally and financially horrific tire pile fires led CA to accelerate its movement toward beneficial uses of TDA.

The first transportation-related project using TDA in CA was an embankment project built in 2000 near Milpitas, CA at the Dixon Landing. The properties of TDA make for significant savings on this project. Utilizing TDA in civil engineering projects has become a big part of CalRecycle’s effort to divert these tires from landfills. As additional projects are completed, such use of TDA is quickly becoming attractive as an option for both. One of TDA’s biggest benefits is that it is lightweight. It also has great thermal insulation properties.” The complete story is available here.

Cash for cars in Columbus, OH

Our junk car towing operation is environmentally sound, not to mention lighting fast in Grandview Heights, Blendon, and Blacklick! The process of selling your old car with junk vehicle removal is our primary focus in Grove City, Jefferson, and Hilliard, OH. We are the people that buy junk cars in the regions of Marble Cliff, Harrisburg, and Bexley, OH. Those located in Urbancrest, Minerva Park, and Georgesville, OH, should know that the environmentally sound way in which we handle a salvage car is the best around.

 If you have contacted a buyer of scrap vehicles for junk car removal in Reynoldsburg, Mifflin, or New Rome, you know that the process is quick. Car buyers in the Franklin County area can attest that scrap vehicle pricing is down quite a bit. Our junk my car for scrap process begins when you pick up the phone! The price for scrap cars is usually pretty consistent across the board in the regions of Washington, Lake Darby, and Worthington, OH. If you are selling a scrap car in Lockbourne, Marble Cliff, or Harrisburg—make us your last call.

Ken Silverstein of energymanagertoday.com posted the following story on August 5, 2016: “Everyone already heard the news that was that Tesla Motors will buy SolarCity Corp. for $2.6B—that helps Tesla improve its economies of scale when it comes to manufacturing battery storage for both cars & energy. It’s a move that has positive signs for the continued production of battery storage units, although this story will focus on storage used for power generation..

Residential units house smaller systems that produce 5-10 KW of electricity and can be placed in garages. More expensive per kilowatt hours, they are usually used for backup power (rather than generators) or to absorb rooftop solar production. These are used for frequency regulation or renewable smoothing – the most common use today. As for Tesla, it will sell its residential units for about $3,500, but the cost doesn’t include “inverters” that handle voltage levels during operation. They are lithium-ion batteries, which can discharge for about one hour. Many different storage technologies exist and demands are stringent. They are hoping to match the energy produced with the energy their potential use, which may be hard to do.

Other battery companies are also trying to enter the utility business. With 100+ employees, Pittsburgh-based Aquion Energy has started producing batteries that allow utilities to better handle their grids. It says it is selling units to CA and FL utility providers, but can’t release names due to confidentiality agreements. Aquion is offering the battery technology at a Duke Energy’s site, which is now testing their 1^st battery technology at a substation in NC — one that is demonstrating quick response, real-time smoothing and load transfer. One of the distribution lines at Duke’s station has a 1.2-megawatt solar unit connected

Battery storage could also allow wind and solar developers to grow in the marketplace, making the grids more efficient, and eliminate the need to increase power production to cover heavy loads. Until the price of batteries is reduced, progress will be slow; other green energy supporters say the problem is simply scale. Once advanced batteries are produced in vast quantities, the overall production costs associated with them will fall.

Selling a scrap car made easy

Where can I find a local buyer of scrap vehicles in Bexley, Riverlea, or Urbancrest? Car buyers that specialize in junk vehicles will recycle your ride in Minerva Park, Georgesville, and Brown, OH. Our scrap vehicle buyer is capable of quoting you a price to junk my car for cash anywhere in Norwich, Perry, or Plain, OH.  The price for scrap cars in Sharon, Lincoln Village, and Amlin, OH has been impacted by global market factors. Were you not aware that our auto scrap and recycling processes help to reduce global warming and its environmental effect?