Let’s talk about crappy cars

[GeddyWrox]

There are a lot of places that will make an offer for a vehicle; if you can find one that will do an offer you could try that out to get a baseline on value. You don't have to accept any offer you don't like of course.

I'm sure they won't offer much, of course. But I don't even know what offer would be good enough for me to "like". Is it fair to hope for $750? $500? Less?

[CardsofSTL]

There are a lot of places that will make an offer for a vehicle; if you can find one that will do an offer you could try that out to get a baseline on value. You don't have to accept any offer you don't like of course.

I'm sure they won't offer much, of course. But I don't even know what offer would be good enough for me to "like". Is it fair to hope for $750? $500? Less?

I think you can expect more than 500 even for a scrap value but yours is only in need of a transmission which someone would probably do. I don't know what the value is but I don't think I would take less than a grand.

[GeddyWrox]

So my son's 2012 Ford Escape bit it finally. Transmission. I bought him a used Civic, but the Escape is just sitting there now.

Anyone know someone in central MO who would be willing to buy it to fix it up or part it out? It has about 175,000 miles on it and some minor body damage we didn't mess with fixing. But it has newer tires, brakes, plugs and stuff. With a new/rebuilt transmission it might go another 50,000 miles.

If not, I'm looking at a few "we buy cars for cash" places in town. How much would be a fair price to hold out for from one of these places?

@IMADreamer, do you have any thoughts? Especially on how much I should ask for from a "we buy cars for cash" place?

[GeddyWrox]

There are a lot of places that will make an offer for a vehicle; if you can find one that will do an offer you could try that out to get a baseline on value. You don't have to accept any offer you don't like of course.

I'm sure they won't offer much, of course. But I don't even know what offer would be good enough for me to "like". Is it fair to hope for $750? $500? Less?

I think you can expect more than 500 even for a scrap value but yours is only in need of a transmission which someone would probably do. I don't know what the value is but I don't think I would take less than a grand.

Awesome. Appreciate it!!

[IMADreamer]

So my son's 2012 Ford Escape bit it finally. Transmission. I bought him a used Civic, but the Escape is just sitting there now.

Anyone know someone in central MO who would be willing to buy it to fix it up or part it out? It has about 175,000 miles on it and some minor body damage we didn't mess with fixing. But it has newer tires, brakes, plugs and stuff. With a new/rebuilt transmission it might go another 50,000 miles.

If not, I'm looking at a few "we buy cars for cash" places in town. How much would be a fair price to hold out for from one of these places?

@IMADreamer, do you have any thoughts? Especially on how much I should ask for from a "we buy cars for cash" place?

I'm not sure to be honest but with someone would probably be willing to drop a new or reman trans in it and drive it. The engine in that escape is good for double that mileage probably. I feel like there has got to be a mechanic somewhere around there that would jump on it. I'd say $1000-$2000 should be doable.

[BottenFieldofDreams]

I saw a Dae Woo today. Swear to god. Running, sort of. At the dollar store. There can’t be many left.

[IMADreamer]

I saw a Dae Woo today. Swear to god. Running, sort of. At the dollar store. There can’t be many left.

I definitely thought all of those were extinct.

[GeddyWrox]

So my son's 2012 Ford Escape bit it finally. Transmission. I bought him a used Civic, but the Escape is just sitting there now.

Anyone know someone in central MO who would be willing to buy it to fix it up or part it out? It has about 175,000 miles on it and some minor body damage we didn't mess with fixing. But it has newer tires, brakes, plugs and stuff. With a new/rebuilt transmission it might go another 50,000 miles.

If not, I'm looking at a few "we buy cars for cash" places in town. How much would be a fair price to hold out for from one of these places?

@IMADreamer, do you have any thoughts? Especially on how much I should ask for from a "we buy cars for cash" place?

I'm not sure to be honest but with someone would probably be willing to drop a new or reman trans in it and drive it. The engine in that escape is good for double that mileage probably. I feel like there has got to be a mechanic somewhere around there that would jump on it. I'd say $1000-$2000 should be doable.

Thanks man!!