Jord's Cars of 2014

Well now that im back in a truck its time to get haulin cars again. Might as well do as many others are doin and make my own thread! Gonna dedicate this thread to all the cars I haul in this year. (And maybe other scores) Have my first pick up tomorrow (hopefully. Waiting on conformation)

Will include pics!

Thought i should also add, One thing I found helps attract people to my ad is, in the first line I put "local student and entrepreneur paying cash for scrap cars" im a student (doing my mechanic apprenticeship) and we're all entrepreneurs! People love seeing that kinda stuff.

Yup.. Honest, truthful.. and too the point!

Picked this beauty up today. 2001 Civic Coupe. Spent $200. Cars in decent shape, motor and trans shot. Should be able to sell a few parts. Lots of these around. Cats still there, should do pretty well on this thing.

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Try selling whole you just never know...My kid sold an older Civic yesterday with a bad motor for $1300. Buyer understood the motor was bad but didn't care.

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Try selling whole you just never know...My kid sold an older Civic yesterday with a bad motor for $1300. Buyer understood the motor was bad but didn't care.

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No kidding eh, I put on the ad parts or whole. Front ends a basket case though. Hoods removed and in the bed of the truck, motor half ripped apart, missing grill. We'll see!

Awesome.. Oh and Nice "Money Shot" of the new Rig bro! Need to change your Profile Pic!

I think he posted the car cause the truck was in the shot. ;)

Mighty fine looking truck though.

Sirscrapalot - Why is electricity so expensive these days? Why does it cost so much for something I can make with a balloon and my hair? - Dennis Miller

Havent had much action this year with cars but did get this beauty today for $200 bucks!

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Bodys real decent and the motor/trans has only 160k kms/100k miles. Should make out alright on this one.

Might have a Ford pickup from a buddys family lined up for next week too. We'll see!

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Havent had much action this year with cars but did get this beauty today for $200 bucks!

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NICE! Think the dodge shat on it's face! HA!

man u need to pick up your car game lol

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man u need to pick up your car game lol

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Tell me about it... hahaha. Starting to feel more motivated to buy cars these days. Have been pretty down the last couple months with crap goin on in my life and just havent had the motivation to scrap anything at all till lately.

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Havent had much action this year with cars but did get this beauty today for $200 bucks!

http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/...921_181120.jpg

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NICE! Think the dodge shat on it's face! HA!

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Yeah she was a wee bit muddy where i picked er up lol

i understand that as i am never motivated either lol

Is that an Olds Intrigue? If you ever scrap any of those, check the converter closely. If it's a big Breadloaf, chances are good that it's a $160 cat. Most 99 to 02 Intrigues have a good number Breadloaf on them.

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Is that an Olds Intrigue? If you ever scrap any of those, check the converter closely. If it's a big Breadloaf, chances are good that it's a $160 cat. Most 99 to 02 Intrigues have a good number Breadloaf on them.

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^^^
I love this man! Sparrow you are one awesome dude!

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Is that an Olds Intrigue? If you ever scrap any of those, check the converter closely. If it's a big Breadloaf, chances are good that it's a $160 cat. Most 99 to 02 Intrigues have a good number Breadloaf on them.

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Wicked man thanks for the tip!

Funny thing I just found this!
2000 Oldsmobile Intrigue Other | cars & trucks | Cornwall | Kijiji

He is looking for 400$ though, I'd be game at 250$-275$ 400 is much too tight. AL rims too. Maybe a little more since Sparrow's post..

Price down to 165$/ton, and I don't like working for nothing or at a loss....Its a tough gig sometimes.

Don't mean to hijack..Thanks Jord.

but then again by the numbers it could be worth alot less also

Unlikely that it's lower on these particular vehicles. They're a large-pipe Large Breadloaf, almost always good numbers. The older ones with the smaller pipe are generally the ones to sell to a buyer who ignores the numbers. There ARE a few exceptions to both of these rules, so the numbers should be checked on ALL of them to obtain an accurate price.

As the late 90s-early 2000s vehicles (like these Olds Intrigues) are getting older and reaching the end of their useful life, the good # Breadloafs are going to become more and more prevalent. I bought three Large Breads today, all large-pipe and all over $120. The older low-grade $70 ones will always be around to some limited extent, but they are on the decline and the good ones are becoming more commonly seen.

Give it another five years, and the good Large Breadloaf will be the vast majority of what is still out there of them. This industry is constantly changing. At one time, Fishtail Chryslers were extremely common. Now, they're maybe 2 or 3 out of 100 pieces. That's where the old low-grade Breadloaf is eventually headed.

Sorry, Jord, I don't mean to hijack. I'll quit yakking now :) Hopefully, some of you guys will find this helpful.

Well hopefully this is a sign of good times ahead. Second car in 3 days. 2001 Ford Exploder. Paid $200. Had to bring my own rims though. Still not bad IMO. Ad said 1991 so i was expecting a rotting piece of dead weight. His daughter mistyped it. Unexpected bonus. This baby runs and have some decent parts left.

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Sparrow and superdave, dont worry about hijacking! Its all useful/interesting info!

Still waiting for the original hijacker *cough* sirscrap *cough* to chime in here and take my thread completely off the rails. ;)

Goin off the Rails.. on a Crazy Train- Ozzy
(Beat that SirScrap Dude at his own game! BOOYA!)

nice not a bad score.
On a side note how is the dodge doing

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nice not a bad score.
On a side note how is the dodge doing

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Dodge is runnin great. Had to replace the front end and now the trac bars/control arms (is what dodge calls them) need to be replaced. Other than that no major issues. Knock on wood. Pulls amazing and lovin the power this things got. Throws you in your seat up hill with a car on the trailer. Its retarded, almost too much..... lol jk can never have too much power.

Yes, that is a nice-looking truck. I wouldn't own anything but a Ram. Great trucks. The front suspension parts are a common weakness on them, but easy enough to fix.

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Yes, that is a nice-looking truck. I wouldn't own anything but a Ram. Great trucks. The front suspension parts are a common weakness on them, but easy enough to fix.

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Mines an 04, has an upgraded front end with 09 components. Apparently they shaped up in 09 and made em durable. We'll see. Id rather have front end issues and a **** reliable drive line. (Mines a 6 speed. Not that auto junk dodge has)

The very first thing I said to my dealer was "Don't even show me an automatic- I won't buy it." I love the 6-speed. Better control, much more durable and just fun to drive. Mine has the G56, which is actually a Mercedes heavy truck transmission. Your '04 likely has the New Venture 6-speed, which is also a very good gearbox. Those nasty automatics can set you back $5K for a rebuild ;(

I know a few hard-core Ford and GM guys who have switched or plan to switch to Dodge just for the availability of a REAL manual transmission. GM dropped theirs in 07, and Ford in 11. Dodge is keeping it. That push-button "manual mode" junk that GM and Ford have is still a slushbox. Real trucks have three pedals!

I had my 11 in for a tie rod recall already. No problems, but they had to check it. Apparently, they had a number of bad ones where the threaded part snapped right off.

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The very first thing I said to my dealer was "Don't even show me an automatic- I won't buy it." I love the 6-speed. Better control, much more durable and just fun to drive. Mine has the G56, which is actually a Mercedes heavy truck transmission. Your '04 likely has the New Venture 6-speed, which is also a very good gearbox. Those nasty automatics can set you back $5K for a rebuild ;(

I know a few hard-core Ford and GM guys who have switched or plan to switch to Dodge just for the availability of a REAL manual transmission. GM dropped theirs in 07, and Ford in 11. Dodge is keeping it. That push-button "manual mode" junk that GM and Ford have is still a slushbox. Real trucks have three pedals!

I had my 11 in for a tie rod recall already. No problems, but they had to check it. Apparently, they had a number of bad ones where the threaded part snapped right off.

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My 99 has an auto trans and iv had nothing but issues with it. Poor acceleration, no guts, no power. Shift issues. Just bad. I promised myself never again would i own an automatic dodge.

You are correct my truck has the NV5600 Trans. Love it. Much better speed and EGT control. Lots of power and i like the fact that the truck doesnt do a thing unless i tell it to. They are fun to drive. Iv just mastered the clutchless downshifting and love sounding like a transport. I turn into a big kid in that truck lol

Ford should have never switched from the 7.3L, the whole 6.0L family is just unreliable. Too many issues. Not to mention they, and duramaxs are a nightmare to work on. V8, Everythings buried. Dodge is all out and easy to get to, same amount of power with two less cylinders.

Well got another vehicle this weekend. Forgot to take a decent pic but did get one to post. Was an 04 dakota. Got it free , it was my friends girlfriends truck and she crashed it. Frame was bent and front axle busted.

He gave me the shell, but took the rear axle. We pulled the motor and trans and are going to split on that when its sold. He gave me the rest. Not a bad deal. Got $300 for just the shell.

By the way, this pic was saved from my Snapchat. Thats why theres the timer and red writing LOL

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Wish I could have scrapped my 2003 Dak.. Twas a hunk o' shat!
:)

Had no idea they weighed that much. Never bought a dakota before so never really checked curb weights. The thing was 3000Lbs stripped to the bones! Whole drive line, rear bumper and hood removed and it was still 3000lbs.

Nice truck. So Im not the only one who sends Snapchats of scrap to people. lolol

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Nice truck. So Im not the only one who sends Snapchats of scrap to people. lolol

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Hahaha you're not alone! Alot of my buddies are gearheads and love this kinda stuff. Had a video that i snapped of it running with the pipes cut at the manifolds. Sounded awesome

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Your welcome. ;)

Sirscrapalot - Ask an you shall receive...maybe.

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That is all. I've done as Jord asked an derailed an hijacked. I have planted the seeds of derailment!

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Sorry for the delay, haven't been seeing this thread pop up.

Sirscrapalot - Now turning back to the original topic.

Picked up another scrap car today! This beautiful 1988 Chrysler Fifth Avenue. It has a carburated 318 and it is CLEAN. Interior is clean too. Paid $225 for this gem. Runs good. Soneone took care of this thing, It was also oil sprayed. Gonna try and sell this baby.

And yeah thats me in the pic tryin to be gangster in my new ride. LOL

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lol wankster

Pretty clean looking 5th ave

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Pretty clean looking 5th ave

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Have it listed for $1200 and have already had 2 people look at it. And more scheduled for this weekend. Will hopefully do real well on this one!

No video of you hitting the switches on it?

You make me sad Jord. Sad I tell you! Like a clown with no laughter, that sad.

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All jokes aside I like the ride. Should fetch ya some good money.

Sirscrapalot - Just passing by.