I've got a 2004 Nissan X-Trail Ti with a busted valve in the engine that isn't worth repairing. Other than the engine it is in pretty good nick for its age, and it just ticked over 220,000k. I'm keen to get maximum value out of disposing it, but want your advice:
I'm already going to try hawk off the stereo and roof racks as they're easy to sell second hand and worth almost as much as I'd get for the car on its own (and won't significantly detract from the amount I'd get).
I doubt I can do much more - such as pull out the seats or sell the relatively new tires - as I'm in an apartment and will still have the rest of the chassis to deal with.
My options:
- Call a scap metal seller who offers a pick up. Seems $200 is the most I'll get.
- Calling wreckers for offers and selling to the highest bidder (currently doing). Focus on wreckers who specialise in Nissans.
- Gumtree. Advantage is possible higher price, disadvantage is all the usual problems with scumtree bidders.
- $500 offer from a friend. This is easy and no hassle, but I suspect he's just going to scrap it for profit using the garage space he has and I don't.
Am I missing anything else?
You can sell off parts then have the scrap metal dealers pick up the body.
You wont get anything more if the stereo etc is included.
If you sell tyres - sell them with exchange of rims that way the car is whole while it is being salvaged. Even getting $30 a tyre gives you another $120
BTW check ebay to see what some parts are going for. Selling seats etc cheaply is still better than going for top dollar and maybe have a number of items sold at the same time, so you take off in the same week, then get scrap dealer pick up rest.
Again you can specify trade overs if you want it to look complete.
Likewise check things to sell like ECU, radiator, lights etc etc