Whats this car worth?
 

I have a 96 saturn sl2, 4 dr, 5 spd that doesnt exactly run. Most likely a hole in a piston, but I dont have the time or place to disect it. New fuel pump and new exhaust. Bodys good, tho one fender needs paint (they are plastic, so its not like a lot of body work)

What do you spose I could get for it?

I posted it on wantaddigest, for 500 or BO...

Any thoughts?

Call some junk yards in your area and see what they'll give you. I've found that, typically, you could expect to get about double or triple what they offer you if you find the right buyer who needs what you're selling. The problem is it takes a lot of luck to find someone that needs or wants a car that needs work to get back on the road. Moreso if the car isn't particularly interesting 9e.g., big engine, classic, unique, etc).

If I get the money from the fuel pump out of it, ill be happy... after all that was 450 bucks.

Well, since the car isn't working anyway, I'd pull the fuel pump and put it on ebay. It being missing from it won't decrease what you get for it by much. Of course, if you're feeling energetic, I'd strip it down and part it out. Sell what's left to the junk yard and you're good to go.

I want as little trouble in this as possible, I just want someone to come along, throw me a few bucks and move on. Ive had to pull that fuel pump out twice (in the snow) and Im not up for a third.

I hear that. I used to love working on things. Now, as I've gotten older, the grease under your nails desire has mellowed. I've still got an air compressor that I just can't bring myself to tear down again.

Hmm I would take the blue book value...then subtract that for the price for a mechanic to fix it or the price of a remanufactured engine which is $2962.50 from jaspers website. And sell it as that...but now looking at the blue book which is about $2000 tops.....it's probably not worth a whole ton of money fixing....parting it out on ebay might be the way to go....

I too would part it out.

Thats what I'm thinking of doing with my Daytona....I could some good cash for the T-Bar roof glass and the hood also!

Consumer Rated Condition: Poor
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junk it.....is the best advice

thats best advice of a lot of cars I see people driving around!:D

I could get an engine for around 600 bucks, not factory remanufactured or anything, but still. Swap it and it might net me sum bucks.

so the engine cost 600 but how much is it going to cost to sawp it in? then how much can for get for the car?


If the body is close to mint and liek toy said there are lots of new parts you might beable to ball park it around 2 to 3K:D


but thats just me....and I haven't seen the car!

I can do the swap myself. And then I could probably , from what I see else where, get near 2000 for the car. Which makes it worth it to some degree, but I have so much stuff going on in my life, Im not sure Id like to deal with it.

As my friend is so fond of saying, theres and ass for every seat, you just have to find the right ass...

Now wheres the shmuck who wants to throw me 3,4, or 500 bucks?