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BenB

posted on 10/7/08 at 11:45 AM Reply With Quote
Weighing in a car?

Does anyone know the going rate for weighing in a car at a scrappy?

My tintop (12 year old Micra) is coming to the end of its natural life. It's sills are frillier than Ann Summers' finest, the engine is shagged, the brakes are shagged, the clutch is shagged, the bodywork is shagged.....

It's got a full tank of petrol though And I'll probably whip the MP3/cdplayer + speakers as I fitted them myself and they're not too bad....

Now I could spend 20 on a new TRE and do all the welding required but I'd be left with a structually dodgey car. It was only Euro NCAP 2* when new- I hate to think what it is now!!!!!

Considering the state it's in I doubt I could flog it (even on Ebay ) so it's off the scrappy it appears....

What's the going rate? I know scrap metal prices have been a bit crazy recently due to the demand in China + India..?? I'm desperately trying to find a silver lining to this cloud....

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MK Charlie

posted on 10/7/08 at 11:47 AM Reply With Quote
Well my local scrap yard/breakers give £50 for a car, but if you take it to a metal scrap yard where they will just crush it straight away the going rate is between £90 and £120 for an average car at the mo I believe

Charlie

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speedyxjs

posted on 10/7/08 at 11:49 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by MK Charlie
Well my local scrap yard/breakers give £50 for a car, but if you take it to a metal scrap yard where they will just crush it straight away the going rate is between £90 and £120 for an average car at the mo I believe

Charlie


You might get more than £120 on the bay. You never know





How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?

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Mr Whippy

posted on 10/7/08 at 11:50 AM Reply With Quote
ask if you can operate the crusher, the sense of revenge DIE!!!





Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet

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BenB

posted on 10/7/08 at 11:52 AM Reply With Quote
Trouble is- I'm sadly attached to the pile of rusty pants First car, had it since new etc etc.
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chris_smith

posted on 10/7/08 at 11:53 AM Reply With Quote
i heard the other day something like £150p/t i work at a steel stockist and the price per t for mild hasd almost doubled in the last few month its crazy
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alistairolsen

posted on 10/7/08 at 11:58 AM Reply With Quote
catalytic converter - £25-40
Alloys - £6-10each
Steel - £110-150 a tonne

all ballpark depending on area and specific scrap merchant

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Mr Whippy

posted on 10/7/08 at 12:09 PM Reply With Quote
hide big stones in behind the door panels and fill the tires with water





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a4gom

posted on 10/7/08 at 12:55 PM Reply With Quote
I drew £180 for an r reg escort the other day, pushed it in, they weighed it, crane grabbed it I removed wheels they took it away to environmentaly strip it (remove oil etc)

car was on alloys but they have a problem with tyres round here, if you leave the wheels on they knock £5 each off what you should get.

I didn't do any of the above like concrete blocks etc as they know who I am plus they have the log book so can come looking for you if you pi$$ em off to much.
Giving the interior, carpets, seats etc a good blasting with the hose pipe won't do you no harm though





Andy

Perfect planning prevents pi$$ poor performance!

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big_wasa

posted on 10/7/08 at 01:04 PM Reply With Quote
I asked last week and was told £150 ish a ton.

They said lead was down but steel was still good.

Again they didnt like tyres.

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iank

posted on 10/7/08 at 01:15 PM Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by big_wasa
I asked last week and was told £150 ish a ton.

They said lead was down but steel was still good.

Again they didnt like tyres.


They don't like tyres because they have to pay to have them recycled.

http://www.tyrerecovery.org.uk/page/used-tyre-management/





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Mr Whippy

posted on 10/7/08 at 01:26 PM Reply With Quote
Which is some what amusing as tyres are usually shredded, melted and made into rubber mats etc and the steel sold as scrap

So rather than pay for it the rubber mat company charges others for the raw material THEY are using, now that is how to run a business





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need4speed

posted on 10/7/08 at 01:56 PM Reply With Quote
I got £170/t when I weighed some in about 2 weks ago.
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BenB

posted on 10/7/08 at 02:33 PM Reply With Quote
Jeez! Sounds good to me!! That's more than the car's worth 2nd hand
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NigeEss

posted on 10/7/08 at 05:50 PM Reply With Quote
Weighed my Astra in on Monday, £180/ton.
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jonno

posted on 10/7/08 at 06:25 PM Reply With Quote
Whip the alternator off first and sell it on here





having fun on a budget

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ChrisW

posted on 10/7/08 at 07:18 PM Reply With Quote
Don't forget to fill the petrol tank with water too! Double annoyance to them, as they'll probably drain the tanks into some container so they can use the fuel themselves, and you'll contaminate the whole lot!

Just make sure they don't get the V5, and you've cut out the VIN number.

Oh, and take the wheels off an bin them seperately down the local tip. They'll knock money off for having to get rid of the tyres, as has been said.

My local place gave £75 for a car delivered, £50 collected, last time I asked. That was ~6 months ago though.

Chris

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