How to handle a junk car?
 

So the lad goes and has a minor crash in a vehicle that was worth $500 to begin with -- a 2000 Neon in the worst possible shape.

including a hatchet hole in the hood where his baby mama tried to kill the car, and many minor dings, scratches and dents, many made in various states of DUI before he came to understand that they really don't like it when you DUI

I think it has like 175K on it. So when he bent the frame, bent the hood in half, killed the radiator, broke a few fluid-containing plastic bits and crunched the headlight and turn light, that should be all on this one, it's uninsured for collision anyway, let's call it in.

But does it have remaining value as a parts car? The engine itself is fine, and pretty clean. This thing can't just be worth the price to tow it away, can it? I see stickers in the bad sections of the city, saying "junk cars $200"??

I'm guessing that you should be able to trade the cost of the tow for the value of the car. IT's not a rare car and there are probably zillions of parts used and after-market for it already. Unless you desperately need the money, going to the trouble to find a hundred bucks for the car will probably net you like, 4 dollars an hour. Stepping over tens to pick up fives, as they say.

Worth a couple hours labor:

Snatch anything off the motor made of aluminum. Snatch the catalytic converter. Snatch anything that you can sell at the same place you would sell aluminum cans. Radiator, too. It's worth the money to sell these type things separately, then sell what's left for scrap weight, as opposed to selling the whole car with the stuff still on it.

It is around here, anyway. We find a car occasionally for $50-$100, gang up on it, strip it Friday afternoon & Saturday morning, get a little cash up, hit the river bank, have a party.

I would think you could get at least $225 a ton for a junk car.

$84/car average.

Junk must be a good deal in IN we had quite a few junk cars and we got around $200 each average.

the initial quote was $225, but it wants particulars. You just want it gone, right? they also tow it for free.... so if they give you $5 you're ahead.

wasn't a criticism -just a math nerd in action.... :lol:

...$84 doesn't seem bad from UT's description.....

$$ is $$ why should the guy picking up the car get cash that should go to UT? :eyebrow: Our junk brought around $6000. just sayin
$200 = Christmas $$$$ :)

Picking Up charge?

UT's a muslim, you heartless bitch...

;) :p:

Guess that means no ham for the holidays and no plastic piggies ;)

It has major value in a bourse that can move those parts. A ten year old car is not that old these days. One reason why older cars are also stolen only for parts. Things like glass in the doors has significant value to a junk yard. Even its steel has value to the mini-mills.

Around here, I can beat $84 with just the radiator (if it has brass tanks) and a catalytic converter (if it's a big one).

Some of the "auto recyclers" around here won't accept your car unless the glass and fuel tanks are out.

Bourse? Really? JFC.

even if it's been "killed"?

Would a neon have a big CC?

I only deal with high end junk yards.

:lol2:

I've took 'em in with tennis ball-size holes through the core.



Never had the opportunity...possibly, but, prolly not.

I got someone to pay $300.00 for my wrecked car and tow it off in addition. It was a 98 Toyota Rav. I'm sure the guy was able to at least double his $300 investment by parting it out. :(

At least.

Parting out cars is VERY profitable. Don't let them fool you.

When was that? The price of scrap has plummeted since the recession has lowered the demand from China.

No brass, best case aluminum, worst case plastic.

I wonder if parting out cats is profitable?

No, they only sell well as ground whole... except at the Peking Moon.;)

know the thread is kinda old but the transmission i bought last week to put in my truck cost $350, and that was an '02 transmission for an '01 model truck (interchangeable up to an '05 or '06 model i believe)....and that was the cheapest i found it....found them as high as $550 at the yards around town. then last summer while replacing my AC the high pressure line blew out. found one for $35 i think it was? and a new one from o'reilly was $163.99. yeah parting out a trashed car makes sense. may take some time but part out what you can then take the rest to the recyclers. 8 cents a pound for scrap steel.