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Originally Posted by taterjuice

Everyone would be correct in that statement. I hear what your saying tho, you have to be competitive so you can get the cars but can't afford to overpay. But always remember why your buying the cars, to make $$$. So if it doesn't make dollars it don't make sense. I've let many cars go over 25-50$, because if I can't buy right, I don't buy.
People will come off their high horse on prices, I've got 7 cars bought this year that run or get running cheap for 300$ and under.



Better to have a empty trailer than an empty wallet- sir scrapalot

Truer words were never spoken. I've said the same thing numerous times. No sense in being able to say "Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah.. I got one on the trailer" When in your mind you are secretly saying "Whoo I'm gonna spend a ton of my time to Lose $ on this one! Weeeeeee"

Originally Posted by Focker

Well if you let $25-50 stop you then u are in the wrong game

Different Business Plans for Different Folks. He has his plan and you have yours correct?
None of my business how you run yours.. just as it is none of my business how Tater Runs his! Nor is is any of His business how you run yours and none of yours of how he runs his!
(Say THAT 3x fast!)

I find it kind of weird how each vehicle can be very different from others when it come to squeezing money out of it...and the tighter the budget the more creative a guy gets to make sure it ends up being worth while.

Originally Posted by taterjuice

Originally Posted by jord0690

Shred being down really sucks, everyone says "just lower your prices, leave your magins the same" well that dont always work with the general public when it comes to cars. They dont understand or care. Everyone wasnts as much as they can get and thinks their stuffs worth more than it is. I know im preachin here, we've all heard and said the same thing lol

Everyone would be correct in that statement. I hear what your saying tho, you have to be competitive so you can get the cars but can't afford to overpay. But always remember why your buying the cars, to make $$$. So if it doesn't make dollars it don't make sense. I've let many cars go over 25-50$, because if I can't buy right, I don't buy.
People will come off their high horse on prices, I've got 7 cars bought this year that run or get running cheap for 300$ and under.

Better to have a empty trailer than an empty wallet- sir scrapalot

I havent hauled many cars this year, because i cant justify spending 3-400 on one car and making 50 bucks. My time is worth more than that. I just bought that 5th ave in oct for 225, sat on it for a month and a bit and just sold it for 550. just like you iv let some go over 25-50 bucks. If i cant see making atleast 30-40 on weight alone I'll let it pass. What i make on weight i use for fuel. The rest is my profit.

Originally Posted by DakotaRog

Maybe I'm a ludite when it comes to using the search function but I got a blizzard of post when I typed in "step by step scrapping a car".

So just wondering if there was a step by step thread of what you all do to scrap a car? I'm not in a position now or probably the future to do auto scrapping but I would find it interesting just to understand the process. I'm assuming there are a good many things that come off before the rest ends up going to the crushing yard. If anyone can point me the way to such a thread or even a list of things that come off, that would be great!

I found reading through the vehicle recycling section had some cool threads, I just pick a random page and start reading threads. I'm in the same boat as you, probably won't scrap a car for a while, but still cool to know about