What's The Best Way To Get Money Out Of A Broken-Down Vehicle?

[PhillyB]

The 1996 ford ranger i've been driving for the last ten years died on the side of the road yesterday. it's been on its way out for a while now, so i kind of saw it coming, but still it sucks. i'm out of a vehicle and i have to figure out what to do with it.

anybody have experience with getting money for junked cars? do scrap yards normally offer decent prices or is it best to drop it off at an actual auto junkyard? what kind of money can i expect?

[thefuzz]

What is wrong with it?

If you have them come and get it probably a 100 or so bucks. Get it to them and maybe 300 or so.

[mmmbeans]

it's a ranger... you can probably fix it for $30.

[Inimicus]

Tow it to the closest college and charge a dollar a whack for the kids to smack it with a sledge hammer.

[charlotte49er]

Negotiate, but you can get around $125-$150. Scrap yards buy them for the Catalytic converter and aluminum wheels & tires.

Better yet, donate to anyone one of a dozen charities (Goodwill, or the Kidney foundation come to mind) and take the tax write off.

They will bring a rollback and carry it away.

[Wyank]

Catalytic converter is worth $40 - $50. You can try to post pictures of the vehicle on craigslist and part it out before taking it to a recycling center for the rest of the vehicle that does not sell.

[Mother Grabber]

look beneath the drivers seat.

[CatofWar]

If you call someone to come and get it you'll get around 150 for it. If you haul it to the scrap yard yourself you could double that. Take the cat of yourself and sell it separately regardless of what you end of doing. Easy 50.

[Dpantherman]

Sell it to a crack head.

[Ivan The Awesome]

I'd buy that off you because Rangers are easy to fix. If you really want to get rid of it, find out what's wrong with it, fix it, then sell it off. Rangers aren't gas guzzlers like other trucks and some folks prefer trucks over cars.

If that doesn't help, just put an ad in the paper or craigslist. Or spread the word around with your buddies if they know anyone that would buy a ranger for parts.

[MCP]

Negotiate, but you can get around $125-$150. Scrap yards buy them for the Catalytic converter and aluminum wheels & tires.

Better yet, donate to anyone one of a dozen charities (Goodwill, or the Kidney foundation come to mind) and take the tax write off.

They will bring a rollback and carry it away.

This is what we just did with my 93 mazda pickup. Donated it to the society for the Blind, helps a charity, and you get a tax write off, plus a hotel voucher.

[Razzy]

Not much you can do. There are some parts you can part out like the converter or charged airbags. It's a time/money thing though, and scrapping it for the $100-$200 may be the best choice.

I still drive a 98 ranger. It's over 200k and still ticks away just fine. That baby has saved me some money. :)

[Floppin]

I sold my old Volvo wagon, to a guy who just takes junk cars to be crushed, for 300 bucks. He came and picked it up too.

[Hotsauce]

Buddy of mines 1993 jeep died recently. He spent $200 to make it run, put it on Craigslist, sold it for $3500

All in your marketing my friend