Price of scrap metal and classics

BrianD3

It's well known that the price of scrap metal (and therefore the scrap value of cars) has gone up a lot recently. However I didn't realise just how much scrap prices had gone up. According to the page below the price of "gross shredded auto scrap" has increased by nearly 500% in 5 years.

http://scrapmetalpricesandauctions.com/iron-steel/historical-steel-price-index-american-metal-market-amm/

Cars that are bangers now and are potential future classics may suffer from this - some cars that would have gotten laid up before will now get weighed in instead. Also, abandoned cars in ditches around the country that have sat there for years are now being pulled out and scrapped as it is now worth doing. What does anyone think?

manta mad

i think youd better keep yer cars safe

as i have had two pulled out of a yard .with no permision or say to any one :mad:

one was a very clean opel kadett 2dr 5 speed with only 70.000 miles
the other was a mk 2 golf ocean 5door hatch again clean .

scrap lorry was seen going up .
but no one took any notice ,till later & seen broken glass & no cars

if i can get me hands on who they were :mad:

if the price is good for scrap cars ,
were gonna get a lot more stories of cars been taken & destroyed !!

Dades

manta mad wrote: »

as i have had two pulled out of a yard .with no permision or say to any one :mad:

That is outrageous!

I'm thinking one of these with a warning sign hidden behind a bush...

S.I.R

i dont, im loving it, 70 euro per ton , coupkle of 190e mercs and your minted.

Max_Damage

I've been noticing alot of 'nearly-there' classics that were left in driveways of houses have disappeared recently (mainly a Nissan Cherry N12 and an early 80's Mazda 323, both were sitting in driveways of houses for years in Templeouge until recently).

I guess it's also the reason why I can't find K10 Micra's in scrapyards anymore, they go straight to the recycling plant for a small profit to the owner.

Max_Damage

S.I.R wrote: »

i dont, im loving it, 70 euro per ton , coupkle of 190e mercs and your minted.

Why are you even in this forum? :mad:

maidhc

S.I.R wrote: »

i dont, im loving it, 70 euro per ton , coupkle of 190e mercs and your minted.

Go away.

Max_Damage

S.I.R. Spamalot.

CJhaughey

I got a guy to take away my wifes Saab 900 classic, it was a shame but I had come under pressure to get rid of it.
This was only last week mind you!

carchaeologist

manta mad wrote: »

i think youd better keep yer cars safe

as i have had two pulled out of a yard .with no permision or say to any one :mad:

one was a very clean opel kadett 2dr 5 speed with only 70.000 miles
the other was a mk 2 golf ocean 5door hatch again clean .

scrap lorry was seen going up .
but no one took any notice ,till later & seen broken glass & no cars

if i can get me hands on who they were :mad:

if the price is good for scrap cars ,
were gonna get a lot more stories of cars been taken & destroyed !!

Now that is taking the piss..though i have heard of this happening.
How far off the beaten track were they?

Max_Damage

Jaysus, I hope my Micra doesn't 'disappear' one day. It's near the road gate on my uncle's farm, although I doubt they'd get very far as it has no engine!

kindalen

its not a gold 3 door k10 by any chance?have been looking for a door from a 3door gold one for a while....

trevorbrady

jebus!! I have a couple of beetle shells out front of my dad's garage that to a scrap lorry would look like dollar signs but are worth a lot more than scrap value to me... better get them hidden...

saying that, we did let off an '86 volvo and '82 passat to the scrap lorry for free recently.

Max_Damage

kindalen wrote: »

its not a gold 3 door k10 by any chance?have been looking for a door from a 3door gold one for a while....

No, it's grey. I'm on the lookout for a driver's door myself, as the current one is in bad shape (scumbags breaking into it have made shíte of the door)

Max_Damage

trevorbrady wrote: »

saying that, we did let off an '86 volvo and '82 passat to the scrap lorry for free recently.

10 floggings for your sins.

carchaeologist

Iv a capri thats visible from the road, and would nearly be within reach of a hiab crane...hmm.
Better hide them beetles trev!!

unkel

S.I.R wrote: »

i dont, im loving it, 70 euro per ton , coupkle of 190e mercs and your minted.

Stop trolling this forum. That's a warning.