gadgetgricey Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Well it is only to be expected and was not even certain they would still be open. Always use "remove my car" for scrap and got rid of three cars just before everything really set in/lockdown etc. Looks like I was lucky. Each car got £200 (or a few quid either side), but currently showing as £78.......... for an equivelent car. Only looked as was thinking about making a cheeky offer on something and always use scrap price as a starting level. This is the lowest I've ever seen it. (Obviously this is just the online price, would actually be surprised if they were doing pick ups when it came to booking) Rab, MiniMort and The Old Bloke Next Door 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Some of them are still working, but would guess shipping is up the wall so maybe people are stock piling in the hope of better days to come. If the good times take ages to reappear, scrap will probably be almost worthless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbaldy Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Cars are now at £30 per ton or where on Thursday, heavy is down to £50 per ton. Not be long before we have to pay to get them taken away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthbay Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Just now, garbaldy said: Cars are now at £30 per ton or where on Thursday, heavy is down to £50 per ton. Not be long before we have to pay to get them taken away. Bad news for many, but I got some cracking cars for nowt the last time that happened. It was win win for the owner and myself. NorfolkNWeigh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadgetgricey Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 Yeah, I was lucky. The cars needed to go (Loss of storage in a month) Just glad I did it early. £600 is better than £200, but would have been royally screwed if I could not have got rid of the cars, which looks like a real possibility at the moment. Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Really doesn't feel like very long ago that it cost a minimum of £50 each to get a car taken away to me! Or is that just a sign that I'm getting old? spartacus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 This downgrading of prices may apply to the whole 'classic' car world. Who would be a flipper in this climate... Wack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 24 minutes ago, Zelandeth said: Really doesn't feel like very long ago that it cost a minimum of £50 each to get a car taken away to me! Or is that just a sign that I'm getting old? It's been a few years. I used to be tontops on here so went through a selection of unwanted crap so long as it was under a hundred quid. N reg Astra estate 180000 miles £100 J reg AxGt burnt wiring loom £100 N reg Rover 115 no mot £50 N reg Rover 620t undiagnosed HGF £100 J reg Sierra Azure engine fubar £100 Then all the really cheap crap dried up and I bought something half decent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthbay Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 1 hour ago, lesapandre said: This downgrading of prices may apply to the whole 'classic' car world. Who would be a flipper in this climate... I think there could well be a few whose owners are no longer around as well sadly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treehugger Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Suppose thats why my old washer is still in front of my house. Bollox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthbay Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 5 minutes ago, treehugger said: Suppose thats why my old washer is still in front of my house. Bollox. They might not be coming around due to the lockdown. I have a couple of old house rads I want rid of but haven’t heard the tat man in weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treehugger Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 You know you're right, me neither. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeahStornes Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 9 minutes ago, Tamworthbay said: They might not be coming around due to the lockdown. I have a couple of old house rads I want rid of but haven’t heard the tat man in weeks. We took the opportunity to clear out the garage and told our local scrapman to pop by. Says he's not allowed, but someone might call by in the middle of the night if we leave the drive clear Tamworthbay and theshadow 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lankytim Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Presumably the value of scrap will go back up as soon as all of this shite is over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omegod Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Think of the poor travellers ! thieving scrap is not going to keep them in Gucci vests for a while wuvvum, UltraWomble, bunglebus and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthbay Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 24 minutes ago, Lankytim said: Presumably the value of scrap will go back up as soon as all of this shite is over. It is always up and down anyway so will bounce back I’m sure, whether that will be quick or not though is impossible to guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 52 minutes ago, Lankytim said: Presumably the value of scrap will go back up as soon as all of this shite is over. Bet it'll be a while though, sadly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince70 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Better send them some Toyota Corona’s It might go back to the good old days when you would find cars with plates and Vin tags removed dumped on the side of the road or just outside the scrappy as an ideal source of spares. Im hoping it goes back 30 odd years then I might find a Mk1 Escort or Capri dumped in the woods when I take the dog for a walk if walking hasn’t been banned by then. willswitchengage, Ko Chow, BlankFrank and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbaldy Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 2 hours ago, Vince70 said: Im hoping it goes back 30 odd years then I might find a Mk1 Escort or Capri dumped in the woods when I take the dog for a walk if walking hasn’t been banned by then. Like this you meen https://autoshite.com/topic/18108-think-ive-rediscovered-my-pension-fund/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 7 hours ago, lesapandre said: This downgrading of prices may apply to the whole 'classic' car world. Who would be a flipper in this climate... My best mate in Wellington NZ is a scrappie pick a part worker..he feels his livelihood his threatened. My best mate in Wellington NZ is a single pair of hands classic car restorer and flipper..he feels his livelihood is threatened. This useless creative wanker had dreams of importing classics to Europe..he feels his livelihood is threatened. Anybody wanna buy a scrapyard in New Zealand? Each share is a 2 x 40ft container.Its located on a UNESCO heritage river estuary..Whanganui River. When we re not pushing useless cars around..smoking dope..we re fishing. Look at photographs closely and spot a small white car. https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/property/commercial/sale/listing/2553316651?rsqid=7161c6b66ac841c3a2c28e584aabccf5-001&bof=JZedckBj Semi-C 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 8 hours ago, lesapandre said: This downgrading of prices may apply to the whole 'classic' car world. Who would be a flipper in this climate... It's been said it's been coming for years , I think it's here now , I wouldn't want to be 20k into an escort build today BorniteIdentity and Rab 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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