Maximum Amount to be made on 97 Ford Taurus GL Station Wagon

Originally Posted by corycouch

At first glance I thought you had aluminum wheels, but I seen the holes behind so they are steel, if you have a buyer for the tires it's worth taking them off and you can get short iron for the wheels. You also have to have a way to dismount them which probably won't be free.

That car has two cats on the passenger side behind the front wheel, about $40 apiece

If it were mine I'd cut the cats, drain the gas, get the wheels, check under the back seat for treasure and haul it in.



If I were you though I'd get the radiator, alternator compressor and anything bolted to the motor, you will get at worse breakage for all that stuff. Rip out the dash and door panels and the carpet and get all the wire you can. Also heater core and the little air conditioning radiator and blower motor is in the dash. Throw all the plastic in the back.

Before my volume of cars got beyond my means I done most of them this way and just from wire alone we were getting 200+ a week.

That Taurus wagon (it's been a while) should bring 350ish give or take 25 at my prices on the body, they are heavier than they look.

My advice rip it apart, be careful and have fun

I'd sell the rims for replacements (I sometimes sell Saturn Steel Wheels on CL (once i've worn out the tires) and sell them for 2 for $35....)

Doing what you suggest what would the total scrap price you think I would be looking at?

$350- Shell
$200- Tires (went low)
$080- CATS
$???- Wire
$???- Radiator
$???- Alternator/Compressor/ Other things on Engine
$???- Heater core, air conditioning radiator, and blower motor
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$630- Shell, Tires, CATS
$???- Other Things
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$??? Total