How we started: our own car
Our 2019 Kia Niro hybrid needed a new electric traction motor, part number 36500-2BDE0. The garage said at least €3,000 for the part alone. New, the list price is about €2,274.
So we looked ourselves. The same part number was on eBay from a Spanish insurer-owned recycler for €478. We bought one with 72,000 km and a six-month warranty from a Portuguese breaker for €850, delivered.
Same part, same number, a third of the quote. Most drivers never see those listings, and most garages do not have time to hunt for them. That is the job we do now.








