Heres the deal: My brother has a Cav that got rearended recently. I havnt seen the car yet, but via my sister in laws facebook I learned they got two new vehicles, plus their Tahoe on top of it. My nephew blew up his sunfire a couple weeks ago, and they sold it to junkyard for $200. I got pissed, this is the second time he sold a car to the yard, after I told him if that was the route he was taking, to call me, I'd match the price or even beat it by a few bucks.

So i've been on my sister in laws @$$ about what their doing with this Cav. I don't have time to run by there for nothing (cuz I spend more time then I should, lol), because if their going to junk it, and if I can get it for around 150-200, I'm thinking a week or two of part-out ads on craigslist, cut the cat, peel the tires, and see what I can get outta it. I don't have alot of spare change, so whatever I invest in it needs to pay off.

So, my questions: What is a good price to pay for the car, whats a ballpark range on the cat, if the motor was pulled, would it sell? (Head gasket redone a year ago).

Also, say the cat was just cut off and tires and rims pulled off. What would approx. payout be on the body?

If the motor won't sell, should I pull as much of the engine apart as I can, for cast aluminum or even aluminum breakage, or just leave it in the car?

Any advice would be appreciated.