Hello guys. I'm back.
I'm wanting to talk about whether any car is worth selling to the wreckers and the answer is it would depend on the condition of a car. I want to talk more about it.
Whenever your car is not in a sell-able condition, it may be worth more in spare parts and that's when the car wreckers buy them and sell top dollar for the parts. But are all cheap run down cars worthy of being sold to the wreckers? Well, not always.
I can remember when my first car I had, a 1992 Nissan Pintara GLI hatchback in which I bought for $2500 including a roadworthy certificate went well despite some problems and near catastrophic ones such as a major oil leak, a timing belt worn and about to break at any moment and a warped head. When a time comes for me to buy a new car. I have after sold my Pintara without any more problems. My past grandfather told me that I could have sold my car to the wreckers but I didn't want to do it as it still works. That brings me to another topic.
Another reason people may sell their old cars to the wreckers is perhaps their resale value which wouldn't be much. Other than that, they would keep their cars running until they stop working. Even the cars that may have plenty of life ahead according to their odometers. I have seen old cars online in wrecker websites that have odometer readings of around 100,000 to 270,000 kilometres. And some less than that. It's sad and ironic at the same time that these cars are wasted and not driven until they die.
Now, I want to share my opinions. Cars are expensive items and are usually a necessity. If an old car has a few problems, they should be fixable and qualify for a roadworthy. And therefore, not worthy in the wreckers yard. When a car has a value of over $1000 depending on the mechanical and overall condition, it may be sell-able as long as the roadworthy certificate is supplied. But any car less than $1000 mightn't be worth buying as well as the high odometer reading and may be worth sold to the wreckers.
That's all I can think of. Thanks again.
