[archosman]

I've got a 95 Camry (187,000 miles) with a seized engine. The interior's a mess but other than that it's sound. I've got a salvage guy who wants it but I have no idea what to tell him in terms of price.

The dash was vandalized by radio theft. Bought another dash but never put it in.

Engine is seized. My mechanic said all I would need is another engine to get it back up and running. I opted to buy a new Camry.

Interior is missing the console and glovebox, but I have all those pieces still.

I don't have the resources to part it out and would just as soon have someone haul it off. Anyone have an idea whould I should tell him if he asks a price?

 

[newbalance]

Well, I believe that the worth of your car is now precisely what you will have to pay to get it junked, sorry to play the undertaker on this one but lets be real here

 

[AndyRx7]

I had someone pick up my old 91 civic for 150 bucks as I recall; however, the engine was in good shape.

 

[AC1]

Try asking around at repair shops. Though with a shot engine, and bad interior, don't know how much you could get. I had a 95 V6 Camry with 160k miles, very clean but with a dead transmission, that a repair shop picked up and paid $1500 for it.

 

[Rock&Roll Ninja]

To you its worth nothing.
Now if you owned a junkyard that had a wrecked Camry w/ a good engine? Then it would be worth something. Japanese engines tend to run forever, the bodywork is the weakspot. A typical Toyota motor will outlive 2 bodies! But I guess that isn't Japan-specific. mechanics outnumber bodyworkers by about 1,000:1.

Which brings us to the rule of thumb:
*Replace a Ford ever 100,000 miles.
*Replace a GM every 2 transmissions.
*Replace a Honda when you can see the road under your seat.

 

[Old Pa]

2006 tax deduction?

 

[Denim]

Didn't understand the comment about not having the resources to part it out? You can try putting an ad in the paper as a parts car and piece it out for a couple weeks. It's a hit or miss situation. After the parts are sold, send it to the junk yard. I think they typically pay by the pound anyway, so best to part out what you can first.

I think if you get more than $500, then you did well.

 

[archosman]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Denim Didn't understand the comment about not having the resources to part it out? You can try putting an ad in the paper as a parts car and piece it out for a couple weeks. It's a hit or miss situation. After the parts are sold, send it to the junk yard. I think they typically pay by the pound anyway, so best to part out what you can first. I think if you get more than $500, then you did well.

Right now the car has been sitting in my friend's driveway for about 3 months. I live in a apartment complex so I can't have it sitting around here while parts get pulled off of it. And I don't think it's fair to try and do that at my bud's place. He's been pretty cool about it, but I need to get it out of there.

 

[mjg]

Quote:

Originally Posted by archosman I've got a 95 Camry (187,000 miles) with a seized engine. The interior's a mess but other than that it's sound. I've got a salvage guy who wants it but I have no idea what to tell him in terms of price. The dash was vandalized by radio theft. Bought another dash but never put it in. Engine is seized. My mechanic said all I would need is another engine to get it back up and running. I opted to buy a new Camry. Interior is missing the console and glovebox, but I have all those pieces still. I don't have the resources to part it out and would just as soon have someone haul it off. Anyone have an idea whould I should tell him if he asks a price?

donate it to charity or something. Give it away, i doubt it's worth anything.

 

[ken36]

Spend 20k to completely restore it. Put it up on blocks for twenty years. Sell it as a classic. Go on a round the world cruise in the Captain's cabin and buy a villa in the South of France with the left over money.

 

[archosman]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Denim Didn't understand the comment about not having the resources to part it out? You can try putting an ad in the paper as a parts car and piece it out for a couple weeks. It's a hit or miss situation. After the parts are sold, send it to the junk yard. I think they typically pay by the pound anyway, so best to part out what you can first. I think if you get more than $500, then you did well.

I got $450. Not going to complain...

 

[YamiTenshi]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rock&Roll Ninja To you its worth nothing. Now if you owned a junkyard that had a wrecked Camry w/ a good engine? Then it would be worth something. Japanese engines tend to run forever, the bodywork is the weakspot. A typical Toyota motor will outlive 2 bodies! But I guess that isn't Japan-specific. mechanics outnumber bodyworkers by about 1,000:1. Which brings us to the rule of thumb: *Replace a Ford ever 100,000 miles. *Replace a GM every 2 transmissions. *Replace a Honda when you can see the road under your seat.

I've actually seen the opposite of this. My uncle's Toyota Camry died shortly after 150k, while my Dad's friend has a Chevy truck with over 200k that he uses for heavy towing and it still has the original engine. But I don't know very much about cars so YMMV.

 

[mr_baseball_08]

Yeah, I was ball parking something around $500 so you came out alright..

 

[archosman]

He's a Toyota mechanic and he's gonna fix it up. I would rather see it brought back than parted out anyway. 187,000 is a lot of miles though...

 

[tattoou2]

Before reading what you got for it, I was going to say between the price of K701's and RS-2's