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I’m looking at other ways to earn money besides my full time job.
One Avenue I’ve looked at is car breaking, I have access to a garage with a ramp with no rent to pay so obviously this is going to be handy.
Does anyone have any tips for me, I don’t have much to invest to start with so what sort of cars should I be searching for? I mean cheap sheds won’t have much interest when it comes to parts I wouldn’t have thought
One Avenue I’ve looked at is car breaking, I have access to a garage with a ramp with no rent to pay so obviously this is going to be handy.
Does anyone have any tips for me, I don’t have much to invest to start with so what sort of cars should I be searching for? I mean cheap sheds won’t have much interest when it comes to parts I wouldn’t have thought
Just need to look at what's common on the road like Vauxhall, Ford's, Volkswagen. I know from experience buying a broken glanza v people will snap your hands off for parts and pay good money! I made £900 profit after the 3k I paid for it.
I got a 60 plate bmw 116i I'm breaking shortly when this horrible weather decides to p
s off.
I got a 60 plate bmw 116i I'm breaking shortly when this horrible weather decides to p
s off.
I’ve done a couple of my own cars which were uneconomical to repair.
First was a Polo GTI with a seized engine. Stripped it almost completely, all interior and removable panels, it only had suspension and engine and box left. Loads of the parts sold really easily, those which make desirable upgrades to lower spec models. Didn’t manage to sell any of the doors or boot/bonnet, they all ended up getting weighed in as I needed the space. Still got some odds and ends knocking about. Made a good amount back from it, but nowhere near what it owed me.
The other was a MOT failure Mazda 3, rusty as. I kept the engine and box for a future project, sold the Xenon and LED lights, wheels, front bumper, spoiler and skirts. Much less desirable and much less of a market for the parts.
Be aware that you may end up with lots of parts which take ages to sell, some bits I left on the Mazda as it wasn’t worth the effort to remove them.
First was a Polo GTI with a seized engine. Stripped it almost completely, all interior and removable panels, it only had suspension and engine and box left. Loads of the parts sold really easily, those which make desirable upgrades to lower spec models. Didn’t manage to sell any of the doors or boot/bonnet, they all ended up getting weighed in as I needed the space. Still got some odds and ends knocking about. Made a good amount back from it, but nowhere near what it owed me.
The other was a MOT failure Mazda 3, rusty as. I kept the engine and box for a future project, sold the Xenon and LED lights, wheels, front bumper, spoiler and skirts. Much less desirable and much less of a market for the parts.
Be aware that you may end up with lots of parts which take ages to sell, some bits I left on the Mazda as it wasn’t worth the effort to remove them.
I’ve done a couple now, it’s hard work,
You’ll need lots of space to store parts/ find someone who will take the shell off your hands once it’s stripped too and find a way of moving it.
You’ll find a few bits will fly out the door and you’ll have a load of stuff that doesn’t.
You’ll need to be able to post everything so budget for packaging materials and finding boxes someplace.
I refused to send panels due to risk of damage by courier so they took a while to go/ I just scrapped them but if you’re confident with doing so then go for it.
You’ll need lots of space to store parts/ find someone who will take the shell off your hands once it’s stripped too and find a way of moving it.
You’ll find a few bits will fly out the door and you’ll have a load of stuff that doesn’t.
You’ll need to be able to post everything so budget for packaging materials and finding boxes someplace.
I refused to send panels due to risk of damage by courier so they took a while to go/ I just scrapped them but if you’re confident with doing so then go for it.
I've done a few myself. I've made a few quid but not worth it if you think of it as a £/hour exercise. You'll have ebay and paypal fees so I tend to wait for ebay's £1 selling fee offers when listing the more valuable bits. My time is free and I enjoy being around cars, though.
Pick a cheap model, but one that has a bit of a cult following. I broke a few Scimitars (grp body though is a pain to dispose of) and a Mitsubishi FTO which worked well in this regard.
Also if you find a top-spec fully loaded example, there'll be a demand for the tasty bits.
Remember your safe disposal of fluids.
I feel the need for another breaker for garage time.🙂
Pick a cheap model, but one that has a bit of a cult following. I broke a few Scimitars (grp body though is a pain to dispose of) and a Mitsubishi FTO which worked well in this regard.
Also if you find a top-spec fully loaded example, there'll be a demand for the tasty bits.
Remember your safe disposal of fluids.
I feel the need for another breaker for garage time.🙂
Breaking a car is a hard way of making a living. Coleman262 has gone through the main issues at work.
Some parts go quickly, and some just sit there month after month. Advertising these parts costs money too.
As it’s not going to be your full time job, and it’s a secondary income, I would think about this carefully. You come home from work, and then have to get changed (probably) and dive underneath a car for another 2 to 3 hours most evenings and probably at least one day of the weekend? And do this most weeks. For £100-150/week? You would make more stood behind a bar – perhaps not just now though…
Maybe specialise in a certain make of car, due to cross transfer of parts and to cut down on the number of special tools you need.
I broke a 24V Senator and the only bits that were of any significant value were the nearly new timing chains and the injector rail. Everything else was sold for peanuts, given away or scrapped.
Some parts go quickly, and some just sit there month after month. Advertising these parts costs money too.
As it’s not going to be your full time job, and it’s a secondary income, I would think about this carefully. You come home from work, and then have to get changed (probably) and dive underneath a car for another 2 to 3 hours most evenings and probably at least one day of the weekend? And do this most weeks. For £100-150/week? You would make more stood behind a bar – perhaps not just now though…
Maybe specialise in a certain make of car, due to cross transfer of parts and to cut down on the number of special tools you need.
I broke a 24V Senator and the only bits that were of any significant value were the nearly new timing chains and the injector rail. Everything else was sold for peanuts, given away or scrapped.
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