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  • pete240z

    March 2, 2010 4:06 p.m. pete240z Dork

    Here is the situation. Brother-in-law has 4-door sedan Ford Contour (NOT SVT) that ran funny and then had oil issues or lack of oil.

    He has to move and tows it the the in-laws since they are nice people. It has been sitting since November and I have asked what is wrong with the car......"not sure, oil low, maybe the engine is shot, has 150,000 miles, 4-cylinder, automatic".

    So I told him he could sell it as a parts car on ebay.....but he doesn't really know what to do.

    So if I list a parts car on ebay, with the understanding the engine is probably shot; what kinda value is there in this car? Rust is minimum. Interior is probably fair to average.

    If it was a four dour Datsun 510; maybe more money, but a 1990-something Ford Contour?

  • BoxheadTim

    March 2, 2010 4:08 p.m. BoxheadTim HalfDork

    Someone out there will be deranged enough to give him some money for it.

  • pete240z

    March 2, 2010 4:13 p.m. pete240z Dork

    BoxheadTim wrote:

    Someone out there will be deranged enough to give him some money for it.

    If I am going to clean it up and sell it; I am going to hit him up for some of the profits.

  • March 2, 2010 4:24 p.m. skruffy Dork

    Contact one of your local "I'll buy any car for $400" guys that are on just about every craigslist and sell it to them. They'll usually give you pretty close to scrap value and they'll come get it. Parting out non-enthusiast cars sucks. Trust me.

  • moxnix

    March 2, 2010 4:50 p.m. moxnix New Reader

    For a 4-cylinder, automatic very little value if it is not running.

  • jrw1621

    March 2, 2010 6:25 p.m. jrw1621 Dork

    List it on craigslist which is free before you pay to list it on ebay.
    The advise given so far is solid. It aint worth much.

  • 93celicaGT2

    March 2, 2010 6:38 p.m. 93celicaGT2 UltraDork

    I'd be paying someone to take it out of my lawn.

  • Grtechguy

    March 2, 2010 6:45 p.m. Grtechguy UberDork

    around here...that's a $400 yard ornament.

 

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