Selling Your Junk Car

[Alexus]

My friend has a car that really needs to be put out to pasture! Someone told her that she could sell it for scrap. Is it worth doing that?

 

[JeepersCreepers]

I sold my one car for scrap and got a couple hundred for it. I know my brother has done this several times as well. It is probably worth it if it is unsellable to anyone else. A couple hundred is better than nothing right?

 

[Chandler]

There are people who do this for a living. Selling scrap metal has become a lucrative business now that the economy has tanked. Getting a couple of hundred out of a car or a $1000 or so out of a half ton pickup full of scrap metal makes it worth looking for.

 

[spinner]

If the car still runs, there might be someone who wants it, but if your friend doesn't think he/she can sell it to someone, then sure...better than nothing. I'd salvage any sell-able parts on it though and see if he/she could sell them on ebay or craigslist - she'll get more from them from people looking for parts than from scrappers.

 

[MaximumSpeed]

I think scrap is a perfectly viable solution! And definitely more lucrative than our solutions have been - when our cars don't work well anymore, we usually end up *giving* them away!

 

[DaMan]

I think it's worth it, because at least you can get rid of the car, and you can get some money for it. I think it's a win-win.

 

[Candle]

I know that here if you can drive a junk car into a scrap yard dealer, you will get more money for it than if you have to have it towed. Basically it is still running, so it has more a few salable parts besides the scrap.