How much will a salvage yard give me?

[Beachmonkey6]

Hey, ive rolled my xj and am trying to find a salvage yard or something to sell it to. Most places are probably gonna wanna crush the car down and use the metal from it. How much money should i be getting for the jeep metal? Or does anyone know how much places pay per pound. Thank you for your help, -Austin

[anodyne33]

I say part it out.

[1996cc]

I'm sure each part of the country will vary some. With the metal recycler here, you'd be lucky to get $100. Not sure exactly, but I know it's less than $100.

[Muddy89XJ]

Yea, you would make way more money parting it out. The place my dad sells scrap at only gives $36 a ton.

[dj's 2000 xj]

Hey, ive rolled my xj and am trying to find a salvage yard or something to sell it to. Most places are probably gonna wanna crush the car down and use the metal from it. How much money should i be getting for the jeep metal? Or does anyone know how much places pay per pound. Thank you for your help, -Austin


Even though scrap prices are up, you would barely cover gas cost. If you have space, part it out. Then scrap the twisted metal later. High price around here is $80 -$90 per ton. Takes alot to make a ton. Plus you have to break gas tank, no oils (usually), and etc..,

[Fred85]

jeez, you could easily make a good chunk of change selling things like seats and wheels (if they're still good)

is the motor/trans still good?

[XJAnthony]

how about the seats?
dibs lol

[Beachmonkey6]

Haha yea ive sold the tires and few things off of it... getting like $600 so far. And then buying a set of wheels and tires off a guy for $40 so it still rolls. But the engines around 309,000 miles on it and the interior is in really good shape. The seats were redone like 5 years ago so they are pretty good. I just dont have the space for it anylonger so its gotta go. Thanks for your help guys. -Austin

[Littlewhitexj]

25 bucks here if they pick it up, 40 if you drop it off.

[XgeekstarX]

one of the salvage yards here was going to give my buddy 60 bucks for his running voyager

[XJAnthony]

got a price on the seats shipped to 34610?