With the whole world available at your fingertips, you might be too tempted to live out your whole life online. But there are certain aspects of life that still need your presence offline. One of them is when buying a rare auto part for your favorite car.

Not all the times would you be able to find the right part at the lowest price online. In most occasions when you are purchasing a fairly common part, you usually find it in most online stores. But when you are looking for a rare part for your older model, the first lookout would be your trusted mechanic. Vehicle mechanics deal with all types of cars and have a good knowledge of where to get the key components for your car. A good mechanic will be able to source the right part at a good rate through his or her network so as to retain their loyal customers.If they are too busy, they might direct you to the right place to find it.

If your trusted mechanic is not able to find it, the next best place to look for will be the junkyard. Junkyards are a haven for used, scrap and unusual treasures. Even though junkyards kill time, many hobbyists still lurk around to find hidden jewels to decorate or create their own dream machine. If you are ready to spend time digging around to find your part and finally paying almost nothing for it, then buckle up for a modern treasure hunt. Junkyards are the cheapest option when your rare car is needing that one rare part to get back on the road. Junkyards are also places where you meet enthusiastic automobile collectors and builders.

Buy a parts car. When you know that you will not give up your old mechanical girlfriend for life, consider buying a car from which you can take those spares whenever she needs one.

You can find a non-drivable version of your car at mypublicnotices.com and in the Auction section in your local newspapers.

If you do not find the part anywhere, then try the dealer. Dealers get their parts directly from manufacturers who keep them informed about the parts that are discontinued or no longer in production. The costs of rare parts are usually high and the dealers save them for the best deals.