What you should and shouldn’t do when selling your old car

(Last Modified on: June 29, 2017)

If you are currently in possession of an old vehicle that is causing you a lot of suffering due to constant mechanical failures, you may be desperate to get rid of it. Especially if the repairs are also traumatising your bank account. Maybe it is time you endeavoured to find out if you can sell it to a car removal company. You won’t just be getting rid of the thing, you will be getting some cash as well. This is the best method for old vehicle disposal that there is. Let us talk more about it:

When scrapping your car is the best option

So, it is official. Your old car costs you too much money for you to keep on going this way. Fixing it would be out of the question by now, because you have been fixing it. It is time for a new option. Especially now that you can see smoke coming from the hood.

But we both know that you can’t sell it via the normal channels. When someone buys a second hand vehicle they will most likely be wanting one that runs without needing massive repairs. The moment people read in your ad that the auto needs a whole mountain of money to repair it, they will run to the hills. Metaphorically speaking, of course.

How much can you expect to make from a car removal company?

The fact that your car is too expensive to fix means that it will most likely need to be salvaged. When you sell it to a vehicle removal company, the parts that are still usable will be removed. They will be added to a used parts inventory for sale later on. The rest of the vehicle will be recycled or disposed of in other various ways. The company will be wanting to make money on this investment, so they will pay you accordingly. Which won’t be a whole lot.

The actual amount will depend on how much the parts that are in the automobile that can be resold are in demand. That detail will in turn depend on the make, model and age of the vehicle. The scrap steel will also be sold to scrap metal companies, and this will depend on how much steel is worth at any given moment in time.

The fact that a lot of the money made from salvaging scrap metal also means that the bigger the vehicle more money you stand to get. Obviously, given this fact, you can expect trucks to sell for much more than automobiles.

Getting the highest cash for car

If you want to play the part of the salvaging company yourself so that you can get all the money, basically cutting out the middle man, you can. But you need to have a lot of knowledge in how to dismantle a vehicle properly. You also need all the correct tools. It would help if you knew someone who did have those things who could help you. But if you don’t already have the skills and tools required, this will probably not be an option that is available to you.

WRITTEN BY Ali Wreckers | June 29, 2017 | Category: Sell My Car | Tags: Selling my scrap car