Is it better to scrap a car whole or in peaces?

I have read alot of post on here but have not seen one like this. Is it more "cost affective" to scrap a vehicle whole or try and peice it out?

more cash in parting but takes more time and moving around

More money in parting it out
BUT
Do you have a place to park it while you part it out? Without someone complaining?
Do you have a way to properly dispose of the antifreeze? Oil?

Originally Posted by taterjuice

Depends on what it is and what it fits I often save aftermarket goodies, if they are in good shape, nerf bars headache rack, and the like

nerf bar and headache rack? is that like a roll bar? There's a heavy duty roll bar out behind Dads old place that I'm not sure where it came from but seems to be in good shape.

also depends if you have a title, I just scrapped one that I didn't have a title for and had to cut it up or they wouldn't take it. also consider price of heavy and light steel my yard pays less for whole cars then light steel

Originally Posted by Zeke

I have read alot of post on here but have not seen one like this. Is it more "cost affective" to scrap a vehicle whole or try and peice it out?

Bonus points for two different incorrect spellings of the word "piece" in the same post.

Just playin' welcome to the forum. As far as the answer to your question at the very least you should take the catalytic converter off, and remove the battery, the radiator as well. Also keep any eye out for anything rare or aftermarket that you could re-sell on craigslist or eBay. Aluminum rims are good to sell seperately either as scrap or if they are nice on craigslist/ebay.

I don't scrap cars but if I did I would pull the following items off and sell seperate. Radiator,battery,starter,alternater,computer brain if it has one,wirring,heater core, ac condencer and any aluminum. All these can be sold for more then steel. Just my .02

Find your local core buyer. You can sell it in pieces to one person all at once and for WAY better than scrap prices ,and you don't have to keep it for a week waiting for all who said they wanted a part. And core buyers will buy the parts you think no one wanted because they were bad. Core buyers buy the bad parts to rebuild them and sell to their market .
After core buyer is done ,you still have a hull to sell for scrap without waiting a week for all the (no shows) to buy one part ,and then find out it was a bad alt. or starter or whatever..then refund the money after all the trouble.