We Junked a Car Missing 2 Doors and a Hood: Body Weight Penalty vs Scrap Offer
We junked a 2008 Chevrolet Malibu LS with 139,000 miles missing both front doors and the hood. We expected the payout to drop by the steel value of those panels, which worked out to $11.38 at the day’s scrap rate. One yard deducted $180. Another deducted nothing. The range across five buyers was $190 to […]