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Where I live shred price is $165 a ton. I know the weight of the vehicle makes a difference. But say you get a regular size car or a small pickup truck such as a S-10 or Ford Ranger. I offer $75 for these type of cars. Just wanted your advice if you think this is to much. Thank you for your time.
i buy them for $500-$1000 but thats to part out, if your close to a major city you cant get cars for under $500 due to the amount of scrap/salvage yards in the region to compete with
No live in a small community. Thanks for your input.
thats what i figured, assuming i could find one for $100 it would cost about the same as what im paying right now due to transportation costs
I use this site >> Hoegh Cube Display to find the curb weight
I pay that
I make my money off the Cat, Aluminum wheels, pulling Radiator and ac condenser and all the copper wire I can get in 10 mins
I also pull any cores worth pulling for RAS >> Welcome to Rebuilders Automotive Supply
Then I check eBay to see what is selling in parts
I pull easy to pull, easy to store and easy to ship parts
LIKE >> Headlight assemblies, Tail Light assemblies, side mirrors, window motors and some climate controls
Sometimes master switches on the drivers door
If the vehicle is in decent shape, I will sell as a complete unit on eBay
Paid $250.00 for this 97 Ford Ranger >> Running 1997 97 Ford Ranger XLT 4x2 Pickup Pick Up 4 140 23 L Engine Auto Trans | eBay
I just sold an 89 Jeep Comanche 4X4 tonight that I paid $250.00 for >> 1989 89 Jeep COMANCHE 4x4 4 150 2 5L Engine 5 Speed Trans New Clutch Slave CLY | eBay
Medium size $30.00 is it has a cat $50.00, large $50.00 regardless if it has a cat or not.
From my experience not every cat has enough comb left inside to warrant getting excited.
The scrap yard is an hour and a half from where I live, it was costing me $100.00 in fuel for the round trip. Sold the guzzler, building a new trailer for next year.
I bought a camaro last year for $600 and did some minor repairs added new seat covers and floormats resold it for $1,600. Honestly i wish i had kept the car. There is definetly money to be made flipping and parting out vehicles bought as scrap.
I always add up how much the scrap value is, cat value, battery, and wheels, then i divide that by 3. Always works out for me. Today a got a Hundai Accent, Ford Expedition, Ford Taurus for $400. I expect to get $290 for Hundai, $600 for the Expedition, and $350 for the Taurus. $1240 total.
Love them old cars, usually give 100-200 depending on age, weight and how complete it is. My 84 Chevy c-20 is running a 350 I saved from a wrecked pickup, it's always a plus scrapping vehicles that has parts you can use.