1999 Ford KA scrap pricing?

[TUG]

Hi,

I just need a spot of advice on what to do with the other half's Ford KA-ck. It's falling apart and tbh scrapping it has been in the pipeline for months. The steering rack is leaking badly, the exhaust just fell off and it needs a service, possible clutch and much more I'm forgetting.

I plan on ringing up a few breakers to see if they fancy it but I'm a bit lost on gauging the asking price, she bought it for £900... I know, I was pretty pissed at the fact she paid so much for a shitter but you know.

I'm thinking about £400 but I don't know enough about cars to make an accurate assesment. Rule of thumb I'm guessing it would need £100-£400 spending on it depending on the buyers level of car knowledge.

Any help greatly appreciated. Karma given per usefulness of reply...
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Haz ER-5, innit!

[Polarbear]

Scrappys will pay you a couple of hundred max, and thats the breakers, scrap metal people probably expect you to pay them
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[carvell]

[Polarbear]

Stick it on ebay, 99p start and take a risk. You will get the breakers looking on there. That's how we got rid of my daughters fucked saxo.
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[carvell]

A definitive valuation: £150.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1999-FORD-KA-SILVER-spares-or-repair-/130828529466?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item1e75fcef3a

Ended on eBay yesterday.
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[TUG]

Probably right Carvell, it came with an MOT but there is no way in fucking hell it passed a genuine MOT.
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Haz ER-5, innit!

[Ronin]

Probably the best way to make abit more money is to put it on ebay or on your local gumtree .

scrap you'll be look anything from 100 quid up.you'll get more running it in to your local scrap metal place yourself.you'll need to take you v5 and photo i'd with you.

[carvell]

[TUG]

[Pete.]

Scrappies/breakers will give you a pittance. How saleable it is otherwise depends on the state of the bodyshell. If the inner and outer sills are rotten you'll find it hard to shift considering the other faults. If the shell is sound the other jobs aren't too bad. Exhaust is almost a consumable and the rack isn't that big a job. The clutch is half a days work on axle stands.

I'd stick it on Gumtree for £100 and say good riddance to it. £400 is very optimistic - I bought a 51 plate in nice nick with tax and test for £750 a couple of years back.
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a.k.a 'Geri'

132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good

[TUG]

[TUG]

Just priced up 2 rubber mounts and a back box for about £35 off ebay, thats the best bet really isn't it then sell it as sold as seen, any suggestions on a temp fix for the steering rack leak?
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Haz ER-5, innit!

[J.M.]

Think my brother got at least £200 scrapping his death-trap, but I can't remember.

You could break it for more money, but it would be a lot of work and you would be waiting a long time for some of the parts to shift.

Personally my thoughts would go to either scrap or gumtree/ebay, depending on which one's easiest for you. Either way, I wouldn't be expecting a lot considering that you can pick up a running and working one for £500.

Edit: reading everyone else's scrap values, I can't help but think I've remembered that value incorrectly
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[h00dwink]

I had a 99 ka that failed its mot needing loads of welding doing. Scrap value was something like £100.
Put it on eBay listing the mot failures as it was just welding so if someone could do it them self they would make oodles on resale. Think I sold it for near £300. Was quite amazed tbh. They are apparently well known for enjoying a bit of rust.
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[andym]

I took a ford escort into the scrap yard in November last year and got £162... and that was loading it with old scrap metal too.

Break it down and sell the decent parts off it (panels, interior, engine etc)... will take longer to sell, but you will probably make your money back, then weigh in the chassis when it's been harvested to death

[Whosthedaddy]

[nowhere.elysium]

You've got no chance of getting that much for scrapping it. I got £50 for the last car I scrapped, and that was about the best offer going.

Take the loss on the chin, and treat it as an educational experience. Don't spend so much on a beater next time.
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[TUG]

[G]

Breakers are probably less likely to be interested.
It was around £160/tonne last time I checked for scrap metal for cars locally, may have gone down since.
Weight is just under a tonne apparently.

If it has alloys, take them off and sell them to the scrappy (if not on ebay) separately, though you will probably have to get the tyres off yourself - most will let you take the wheels off; loosen the wheel nuts first, then they'll lift it up with a forklift.

If you can, take the battery, alternator and starter (and any other motors, like windscreen wiper) out around the corner, then push it in.
These can all be weighed in separately, or sold on/kept.

As above - worth selling a few ok bits on ebay first if you can be bothered.

[Pete.]

Locksets seize (though they are hard to get out of the doors), rear shelf is worth a few quid if it hasn't got holes in it and the glovebox catches break so they sell easily too.
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a.k.a 'Geri'

132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good

[Polarbear]

[SpicyBlimp]

£200 max i'd say

[uberkron]

I used to part out old cars before scrapping, its a fair bit of hassle for a little money. The most valuable parts would be ecu, key barrel and any surviving keys. They are very expensive to replace as a set and wreckers tend to only have two of the three items you need.
More than £100 for a dead car is reasonable if it is collected.
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[daz_app]

Our old Citroen Picasso's Turbo went and I was quoted a rough price of £1800 for a replacement

Rang a local scrappy, they collected it in about half an hour and I ended up with £200...

Sometimes it's better to just let it go...
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[N cee thirty]

I can get a ka with cat D status round here for like £300

be lucky to get £150 after scrappy charges
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