Where do the scrap 4z4 pickups go? Can I sell direct?

[was8v]

A friend has a 1994 Vauxhall Brava (isuzu) 2.5 long bed pickup farm hack in dire straits. The poor thing has been welded together lots of times. It is safe and still has MOT but he doesn't want to load it up with any weight for fear of snapping it in two. Its not worth spending the money on a new chassis so seeing as scrap value is high he will scrap it and get something newer.

He has been offered £400 locally and seen national ads in the farming press offering £500 for Bravas/ hilux in any condition. Being the kind of chap who is careful with his money he will drive it anywhere in the country for maximum return.

Anyone on PH know who these guys are selling them onto? Can we go direct for more cash?

I romantically believe they go to Africa to be lovingly dismantled with every part labelled, a new chassis handmade by the finest local craftsman and then rebuilt and pressed into service in community projects.

[ShayneJ]

Today's farm hack tomorrow's central african tactical weapon platform

[redgriff500]

Stick it on Ebay with the word "Export" in the title.

I sold a very battered (scaffolding collapsed on it) but mechanically good Toyota van for £850 with only 5 days MOT left on it !

[was8v]

redgriff500 said:

Stick it on Ebay with the word "Export" in the title.

I sold a very battered (scaffolding collapsed on it) but mechanically good Toyota van for £850 with only 5 days MOT left on it !

Jeez you are right look at this £1420 for a total basket case:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1993-VAUXHALL-BRAVA-4X4-...

I think my friend will be made up

[was8v]

ShayneJ said:

Today's farm hack tomorrow's central african tactical weapon platform

And other war zones:

http://www.thorntonbreakers.co.uk/new/index.php?EX...

Currently we supply:

Afghanistan
Cyprus
Bosnia
Dubai
Pakistan
Barbados
Malta, Nigeria
Garner
Egypt
Poland
South Africa
and Many others.

Hmmm maybe I should just weigh it in piece by piece instead.

[redgriff500]

was8v said:

Jeez you are right look at this £1420 for a total basket case:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1993-VAUXHALL-BRAVA-4X4-...

I think my friend will be made up

Bloody hell I won't have thought that would have made £500.

[T16OLE]

I was offered a early 90`s nissan patrol 4.2 (NA) diesel V8. I uummmmed and rrrr`d it sold at auction a week later for £2700 + Buyers premium & VAT. Right balls up on that.

[was8v]

redgriff500 said:

Bloody hell I won't have thought that would have made £500.

And its not alone look at these sold prices:

£1650 MOT failure: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vauxhall-Brava-Pick-Up-/...
£1450 engine blown: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EX-AA-VAUXHALL-BRAVA-DI-...
£1500 MOT fail: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/vauxhall-brava-spares-re...

Something fishy about this one at £3100 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/vauxhall-brava-2-5-pick-...

I can't find any that went for less - plenty of ebay listings saying "This listing was ended by the seller because the item is no longer available." presumably because the exporters got there first with an offer of £500 for their "worthless" truck.

I doubt this guy is selling trucks for 1k when he says he buys any old heap for 900 "WE ALS BUY BRAVO TRUCKS WITH NO MOT OR TAX AND COLLECT MINIMUM PRICE PAID 900 YES THATS A MINIMUM " http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1993-VAUXHALL-BRAVA-/260...

Edited by was8v on Tuesday 23 August 20:58

[was8v]

T16OLE said:

I was offered a early 90`s nissan patrol 4.2 (NA) diesel V8. I uummmmed and rrrr`d it sold at auction a week later for £2700 + Buyers premium & VAT. Right balls up on that.

!!!! Which auction place was this? seems Japanese pcikups are in BIG demand! My friend only paid £1600 for his Brava 4 years ago!

[was8v]

Well to complete this tale I advertised the truck on ebay. Was bid to a good price.

After a couple of phone calls an Eastern European gent came (a very long way) and negotiated me down 10% from the ebay bid price (I expected this I suppose) and the truck collected.

I asked him and he said it would be going off to to Russia. He was picking these trucks up for £400 last year but now apparently people have got wise to the value.