Scrap Aluminum Pays Well at Cash-n-Carry

How many of you would be able to tell if you have aluminum wheels on your vehicle or if you have steel wheels on it? Do you know the difference? Are you aware of the difference in quality between the two?

You probably know all these things since a customer of Cash-n-Carry is usually a pretty informed person, but if you don’t allow us to clarify a few things. By simply looking at your wheel you can tell the difference between aluminum and steel; steel basically has a very dull look to it, so once you pull it off the hubcap, if you are looking at a dull metal chances are those are steel wheels. Aluminum, on the other hand, is much shinier in appearance. I know, you are saying right now, “who the heck cares if my wheels are shiny? Is it really important?”

Well the answer is yes indeed it is important. You see, aluminum wheels are actually an alloy made from aluminum and magnesium and they have a very distinct edge over steel in performance. Aluminum is lighter than steel and that means that those aluminum wheels will allow your vehicle to handle better at high speeds and also should give you better gas mileage. Even more important, however, is the fact that aluminum is a better conductor of heat than steel and this extends the life of your brakes. So aluminum not only looks better but it is actually better for the life of your car or truck.

And while on the subject of aluminum did you know that we at Cash-n-Carry will buy aluminum wheels from you?   Yep, we pay $.82 per pound for aluminum wheels. Now you are wondering if that is a good price. Well, we believe in open and honest advertising so we can tell you that the current commodities price for aluminum is $.94 per pound and that we pay top price for aluminum wheels in our area. You make good money and we make $.12 per pound also; a definite win-win situation.

And that leads us to the whole point of this article: we pay top dollar for scrap and cores. Give us a call for the latest in prices at 713-4140; we already told you what we pay for aluminum but we can also tell you that we pay $6 for batteries, $4 for starters, $4 for alternators and $3 for each AC compressor. That’s just a sample so give us a call and find out what we can do for you.

You don’t feel like tearing the car apart for the scrap? No problem, then give us a call at 912-663-2701 and we will pay cash for your car or truck. Let us do all the work and you pocket some sweet money just in time for the holidays.

Work with us here: we are trying to do everything possible to help you out and by extension help ourselves. Give us a call and find out how much money is sitting in that garage or in your yard.