Old car uplift

[steve7713]

I have a Rover 414 that I was intending to finish the cylinder head on, I have ran out of time and need the space, I have put it on Gumtree with no offers.

I have seen some ads in the paper for uplifts with upto £150/180 paid, are they any good?

 

[wasnotwasD]

I think £50-£60 is more like the going rate m80 & I don't think you'd get much more than that, taking it in to a scrapyard.

 

[nara]

I saw something on the box recently that said the price of scrap cars is rising at the moment, because the value of the metal is going up.

 

[wasnotwasD]

The closest scrapyard to me are paying £85 per tonne for light iron/car shells etc. There is another yard about 7 mile from me paying £100 per tonne, and they will pay you separately for the "cat" if you remove it. Don't know how much? could be £30 ish or more for that.

You'd probably need to de-pollute the car as well. Taking the wheels away with you & making sure that the oil and fuel are drained, and battery removed.
Its a bit of a clart on, so might be easier to just have it uplifted as originally said .

 

[steve7713]

If I get £100 I should be lucky?

The cat is gone, water damage when the cylinder head went, I was going to fix it, even had the head re skimmed, but I ran out of time and the wife bought another car.

It's just had 2 new tyres and the rad is about a year old, but it also needs a battery ( I stole it for my car) I need the space and it not drivable so the uplift looks like the option.

 

[The Bouncer]

A chap I know has just weighed his car in and got £240 lol it was only a banger but he soaked the back seats with water and chucked some old iron poles out the garden in th boot lol. I think the average price per tonne is £90 - £120