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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Maintenance and Repair / December 2004are my body panels worth anything?
i have a 93 escort with 180k. i am constantly tempted to put stickers all over it, spray paint flames, glue things on, all manner of silly things. but i wonder- say this car dies in 6 months, will a scrap yard or similar pay me any money for it? are undinged panels worth anything? should i preserve the investment, or is this car worth nothing no matter how you slice it? curious, anthony >i have a 93 escort with 180k. i am constantly tempted to put stickers > all over it, spray paint flames, glue things on, all manner of silly [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > curious, > anthony Assuming you have a 4 door Escort LX-E (the best escort there was in 93) with automatic and it's in excellent condition, the thing is only worth $1590. If it dies, KBB says for a "fair condition" that's even under the assumption that it still runs, it's worth $955. It's an escort.. No it's not worth anything. It's not an investment. > will a scrap yard > or similar pay me any money for it? Yep. Scrap price ranges from $15 to $130 per ton, depending on local market price of scrap metal. > should i preserve the investment There is no investment value in an Escort. At my local U-pull-it place body panels (and bumpers) go for $40 + 5% sales tax. Perhaps you should head on over to a more reliable source of information about Escorts http://www.feoa.net > At my local U-pull-it place body panels (and bumpers) go for $40 + 5% > sales tax. > > Perhaps you should head on over to a more reliable source of > information about Escorts http://www.feoa.net The scrap yards don't buy the parts for that price. > At my local U-pull-it place body panels (and bumpers) go for $40 + 5% > sales tax. You sound just like someone who's never sold a car to a wrecking yard. They are bought by the ton, for the going scrap metal price. > Perhaps you should head on over to a more reliable source of information > about Escorts Syntax error: You used "reliable" and "Escorts" in the same sentence. > You sound just like someone who's never sold a car to a wrecking yard. > They are bought by the ton, for the going scrap metal price. exactly the sort of thing i needed to know. thanks, anthony what you've got are '93 Mazda parts with a Ford sticker on the body. :) > i have a 93 escort with 180k. i am constantly tempted to put stickers > all over it, spray paint flames, glue things on, all manner of silly [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > curious, > anthony -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ William R Watt National Capital FreeNet Ottawa's free community network homepage: www.ncf.ca/~ag384/top.htm warning: non-FreeNet email must have "notspam" in subject or it's returned >i have a 93 escort with 180k. i am constantly tempted to put stickers >all over it, spray paint flames, glue things on, all manner of silly >things. but i wonder- say this car dies in 6 months, will a scrap yard >or similar pay me any money for it? are undinged panels worth anything? >should i preserve the investment, or is this car worth nothing no >matter how you slice it? sticker and paint away. It will not affect the value of your car. I doubt the junkyard would offer you more than a free tow to the junkyard. ------------- Alex Probably the best worded answer so far... >>i have a 93 escort with 180k. i am constantly tempted to put stickers >>all over it, spray paint flames, glue things on, all manner of silly [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > ------------- > Alex Shredders pay by the pound. They really don't care what it looks like. When I've disposed of junk cars, it's a sliding scale - say $150 if it's running and you deliver it, less if it's not running, less again if they have to come get it... eventually you get it hauled away for free. Ray |
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