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Our new world has become a disposable world in every aspect. Recycling of anything has become mandatory, from batteries to light bulbs and the world as we know it with all the modern technology and clever gadgetry is an ever changing place to exist in with global warming as a first and foremost concern.

Reducing the carbon footprint has become a demanding battle and our planet requires constant inventive and individual knowledge to find new ways of converting waste into power. Cars have become one of the greatest recycling businesses in the world today as China puts out over 14000 new cars on the roads each day.

The modern car as we know it is not nearly as the ones we knew a decade or two ago. Engines have become smaller and more powerful. Formula One racing is one of the benchmarks for engine testing and will include the return of the ‘turbo era’, with a 1500cc turbo engine allowance for the 2014 calendar.

The modern engine is especially designed to be recycled once it reaches a stage of failure. For example the engines crankshaft, which is the engines rotating power supply is fast becoming a non-reusable part of the engine. Bearings on many models over the last 10 years are only available in a standard size, without allowing the option of crank grinding to the next undersize, rendering the crank a useless item and often way too expensive to replace. Some previous older model engines allowed crank grinding with oversize bearings of up to 4 sizes, (.25mm – 1mm).

Together with mechanical workshop labour repairs, the engine is destined for the auto scrap yard which is then sold as scrap metal to the scrap metal dealers once the auto scrap yard has stripped the vehicle of all its re usable parts. The entire car becomes uneconomical to repair simply because engine costs are too high versus the value of the year model, ensuring the modern vehicle an early retirement to the scrap yard.

Used car dealers have narrowed down the choice of buying a new car or a used auto. When buying a used car one must realize that you are buying a ‘temporary car’ that will inevitably be a mode of transport that has a limited life span and if involved in an accident or sustains catastrophic engine or gearbox failure will be an uneconomical nightmare, more than often resulting in a tow truck to scrap yard scenario.

Always make your second hand car purchase from a reputable used car dealer, who can offer you a quality service together with a comprehensive warranty against mechanical failures. Consult the RMi consumer protection act of 2012 which offers guide lines when buying a used vehicle from any used car dealership in South Africa.

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