Scrap vs Sell my car?

Question

I have a junker infront of my house, but it still runs. Not sure if I could get more out of as scrap metal vs taking it to Car Max and selling it?

Answer 1

There are ALWAYS buyers for cars that run, no matter WHAT they look like. Anything that runs is worth 500-600 dollars, and NO junk dealer will give you that much. In fact, there are SOME cars, like an old Ford Aerostar, that they will make YOU pay THEM to haul it off.

Advertise for free on www.recycler.com or Craigslist.

Answer 2

Import Steel is sh*t. America has better manufactures and resources, but the thing is money. We like things cheaper, that's why people don't care if they have to buy a new car every 10yrs because their chassis rot out. I've a 1965 CJ5, sat for 15yrs, went outside with a screwdriver, battery, and a gas can, and started within 10minutes. Leave a fuel injected Honda sitting for 5yrs and you're going to need a lot of work done. -I challenge you to go get a broken (don't risk breaking a perfectly good one) cast iron pan from the 1950s-1970s. Go buy a $10-20 Chinese Cast Iron pan from wherever. I gurantee you if you whack both as hard as you can, the American one wont break nearly as easy as the Chinese one. I bet you could use the American one as a hammer, while the chinese one you could use as a paperweight

Answer 3

Sell it. Last time I checked, scrap steel was going for $40 a ton. Most cars weigh between 2500 and 3500 pounds. That would be between 50 and 70 dollars for the average car.

Answer 4

If it's ugly yet dependable, pass it on. It could be the deal some poor soul needs.

Sell it outright yourself; if it's drivable it's worth at least $300 or so.

Scrapping it will get you around $125. Maybe a little more if it's one of the old behemoths. Weight is what counts there.

These amounts will most likely vary according to where you live.

Answer 5

Sell it, scrap dealers are in it to make money not lose money, think about it. Alot of people need an older car because they cannot afford a new one and you could be helping someone who really needs it to work or something like that, so the gain is not always monetary either. Something to consider. You could always give it to someone also but thats up to you.

Answer 6

For scrap metal prices for car bodies go to Demolition, Scrap Metal and Salvage News http://www.demolition1.blogspot.com

Answer 7

Unless it's some kind of a collectors car, do you really want to sell a "junker" to anyone else?

Do the right thing..... scrap it.

Answer 8

donate it and take the tax write off. Goodwill and cars for causes will accept cars working or not. I got a 5000 tax write off for a truck that I would have sold for 1500

Answer 9

Sell it

Answer 10

Sell it