I Tried Junking a Car With a Broken Odometer: Mileage Declaration Rules and Buyer Quotes
My 2016 Ford Fusion’s instrument cluster failed completely in August, leaving the odometer frozen at 89,247. The failure was not gradual. One morning the entire cluster was dark: no speedometer, no odometer, no fuel gauge, nothing. The car continued to run and I drove it for 6 weeks on a speedometer-less hunch before a transmission […]
We Called 10 Junkyards About a Car With No Wheels: Tow Truck Wheel Dollies Fees Compared
Seven of the 10 junkyards we called agreed to tow our wheelless 2008 Honda Civic using wheel dollies. The average dolly fee across those 7 yards came to $55, and net payout ranged from $115 to $340 depending on how each yard applied the fee. Three yards refused the job entirely. 1. How We Set […]