What breaks for more than its worth complete?
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Audi A8 - has an aluminium body & the interior must also be worth a few quid? Probably a load of copper in all the wiring as well!
I reckon you'd be looking at a car that other people want to keep running & that will keep the demand for parts high. An old Roller would probably be worth what you can weigh it in for.
I reckon you'd be looking at a car that other people want to keep running & that will keep the demand for parts high. An old Roller would probably be worth what you can weigh it in for.
I did a Volvo 960 Turbo a while back.. dead on account of a cooked engine and I still made over £700 on it - probably about double what a working MOT'd example would have cost.
Was a shame really - pulling one to bits really highlighted how well these old barges were made. Had visions of trying to resurrect it into a monster Turbo sleeper
Was a shame really - pulling one to bits really highlighted how well these old barges were made. Had visions of trying to resurrect it into a monster Turbo sleeper
matlee said:
Another vote for the MX5. I stripped one and kept the engine, wheels, gearbox, diff, subframes, brakes, suspension and exhaust to use in a kitcar build. All the other bits were unwanted and i managed to shift about 80% of them which covered the original cost of the car.
Hows your build going can't be far away from the iva. Mine hopefully be on the road for may got about a month left of work to do.MG CHRIS said:
MX5 with some choice options worth more than the full car. Most big old car worth more in bits than complete there was a program not so long ago about 2 teams breaking cars for profit stagged but an intresting watch.
Proof that the answer to every question is MX5, the MX5 is the stem cell of the motoring world.J4CKO said:
MG CHRIS said:
MX5 with some choice options worth more than the full car. Most big old car worth more in bits than complete there was a program not so long ago about 2 teams breaking cars for profit stagged but an intresting watch.
Proof that the answer to every question is MX5, the MX5 is the stem cell of the motoring world.
but it's a hairdressers cars
Buff Mchugelarge said:
Almost anything these days tbh,
If you have room to store the bits and time to sell them then money can be made.I'd go for something people are always looking for parts for.
Any thing JDM with a V-tec will bag good money if its not too borked?
Agree. Jap Prelude 2.2 mk4's especially. Lots failing MOTs or rusting away but the core components are very strong. Get a bb4 one and people will bite your hand off for certain bits, especially if it has go-faster parts like strut braces, piggybacked ECUs etc.If you have room to store the bits and time to sell them then money can be made.I'd go for something people are always looking for parts for.
Any thing JDM with a V-tec will bag good money if its not too borked?
Passat 3B or preferably 3BG. I have done a couple now. Bought for 500/600 quid, driven, then stripped and sold for nearly 2k.
However, the key to it is to always a buy a very high spec (or dare I say it, modified) car. That way, you appeal to people who maintain, but also to those who want to upgrade their cars. For example, my £500 Passat VR5 had a good leather interior that sold for €400 to a guy in The Netherlands. I then sold the ABS pump and broke even. Everything else was healthy beer tokens. It is the parts that commonly break (abs pumps, sensors, comfort modules, wing mirrors etc.), the wheels, and rare-ish optional extras that make the money.
It is good to have a thorough browse on eBay's "completed items" as to what stuff actually sells and what it sells for (past tense - price of stuff for sale and price of stuff sold are very different things!)
Although good fun, it is quite hard work. A few days stripping the car, usually a few blooded knuckles, then the hassle of listing stuff and dealing with eBay/Ebid/Gumtree morons. Plus you need storage space and a way to lose the shell. Doubt you'll make a living out of it, but for pocket money, it's a good bet.
Recommended though if you have the space and time.
However, the key to it is to always a buy a very high spec (or dare I say it, modified) car. That way, you appeal to people who maintain, but also to those who want to upgrade their cars. For example, my £500 Passat VR5 had a good leather interior that sold for €400 to a guy in The Netherlands. I then sold the ABS pump and broke even. Everything else was healthy beer tokens. It is the parts that commonly break (abs pumps, sensors, comfort modules, wing mirrors etc.), the wheels, and rare-ish optional extras that make the money.
It is good to have a thorough browse on eBay's "completed items" as to what stuff actually sells and what it sells for (past tense - price of stuff for sale and price of stuff sold are very different things!)
Although good fun, it is quite hard work. A few days stripping the car, usually a few blooded knuckles, then the hassle of listing stuff and dealing with eBay/Ebid/Gumtree morons. Plus you need storage space and a way to lose the shell. Doubt you'll make a living out of it, but for pocket money, it's a good bet.
Recommended though if you have the space and time.
Edited by Utterpiffle on Wednesday 6th February 09:26
northwest monkey said:
Audi A8 - has an aluminium body & the interior must also be worth a few quid? Probably a load of copper in all the wiring as well!
This. A good one will cost between £2500-£5000 used. A banger can be had for less than £1000, but the parts are well worth the intial investment. A user here broke his and recovered a couple of thousand pounds worth of parts from it, as well as a tidy scrap weigh in for the panels.Utterpiffle said:
Passat 3B or preferably 3BG. I have done a couple now. Bought for 500/600 quid, driven, then stripped and sold for nearly 2k.
However, the key to it is to always a buy a very high spec (or dare I say it, modified) car. That way, you appeal to people who maintain, but also to those who want to upgrade their cars. For example, my £500 Passat VR5 had a good leather interior that sold for €400 to a guy in The Netherlands. I then sold the ABS pump and broke even. Everything else was healthy beer tokens. It is the parts that commonly break (abs pumps, sensors, comfort modules, wing mirrors etc.), the wheels, and rare-ish optional extras that make the money.
It is good to have a thorough browse on eBay's "completed items" as to what stuff actually sells and what it sells for (past tense - price of stuff for sale and price of stuff sold are very different things!)
Although good fun, it is quite hard work. A few days stripping the car, usually a few blooded knuckles, then the hassle of listing stuff and dealing with eBay/Ebid/Gumtree morons. Plus you need storage space and a way to lose the shell. Doubt you'll make a living out of it, but for pocket money, it's a good bet.
Recommended though if you have the space and time.
Good post. Be assured it's not easy. In many cases you will earn as much if not more money by putting in a few hours of overtime in your day job. With most cars there are just a few desirable parts and once they are gone you can be waiting forever to get rid of the rest. Body panels are a good example and remember that a car dismantled takes up twice the space of a car in one piece. How will you remove an engine, gearbox or exhaust without a lift/pit/tools? The business model is in some ways similar to doing up houses where the 'profit' never seems to mention the loss of 52 weekends and most evenings over the course of a year. The recent series 'Strippers' was quite amusing in this regard where a notional £1000 profit didn't seem to take account of two peoples' wages, the cost of a workshop and associated tools, petrol costs, etc, etc. However, the key to it is to always a buy a very high spec (or dare I say it, modified) car. That way, you appeal to people who maintain, but also to those who want to upgrade their cars. For example, my £500 Passat VR5 had a good leather interior that sold for €400 to a guy in The Netherlands. I then sold the ABS pump and broke even. Everything else was healthy beer tokens. It is the parts that commonly break (abs pumps, sensors, comfort modules, wing mirrors etc.), the wheels, and rare-ish optional extras that make the money.
It is good to have a thorough browse on eBay's "completed items" as to what stuff actually sells and what it sells for (past tense - price of stuff for sale and price of stuff sold are very different things!)
Although good fun, it is quite hard work. A few days stripping the car, usually a few blooded knuckles, then the hassle of listing stuff and dealing with eBay/Ebid/Gumtree morons. Plus you need storage space and a way to lose the shell. Doubt you'll make a living out of it, but for pocket money, it's a good bet.
Recommended though if you have the space and time.
Edited by Utterpiffle on Wednesday 6th February 09:26
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