Keeping old car parts.

[Gareth J]

Do a value density calculation. If something is worth, or will be worth, more than, say £100/cubic foot, keep it. If less, scrap it. Especially if it requires preservation effort.

Your value will be based on the value of your space and time. But it'll force you to consider what stuff is costing you in space by keeping it and encourage you to keep higee value/smaller objects that will also have the added bonus if being easier to post.

I.e, keep a speedometer, scrap a set of seats.

 

[bricol]

I don't think you can realistically afford to 'pay' yourself an hourly rate sorting and selling old parts if that's not your line of work that you have set up for. See it more as a decluttering of your garage or wherever and whatever you manage to sell is free beer tokens or additional free spending money. Definitely don't scrap the parts.

It's costing time and effort - we don't live forever, I certainly have better things to do with my ever decreasing time on this ball of rock than waiting for someone to buy some component that's in my way - if its not going to be worth my while, then my time is better spent elsewhere - even asleep.

However, if you want to put your address up, we can all probably arrange for some deliveries to be made . . .

 

[Blobber]

There is no new stuff apart from a couple of front strut bearings, a valve cover gasket and rear crank seal from a, Astra F (TDS Isuzu 1.7) all the rest is used, so no good to you ?.

Used is no good to me unfortunately, I think there are still some active forums for the MK3s and other models if you wanted to unload them as a job lot

 

[Melvyn Best]

I had a twenty by ten foot shed full of classic Mini bits forty years ago , engines/boxes, subframes body parts, you name it. Couldn’t sell it so I weighed it in for scrap , now look at the prices, but would it have been worth hanging onto?

 

[nickk]

I had a twenty by ten foot shed full of classic Mini bits forty years ago , engines/boxes, subframes body parts, you name it. Couldn’t sell it so I weighed it in for scrap , now look at the prices, but would it have been worth hanging onto?

Talking of which I have a heater fan for one,the one that hung under the dash. I’ll have to declutter too.

 

[marlinspike]

Think I'd list them as a job lot, by marque, Buy It Now including postage if ebay. Local Facebook marketplace would save on fees and be easy pick up.

 

[RWD3M]

This is the one:

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That looks the same as the SD1 Vitesse, not that it helps you

 

[Mick Annick]

That looks the same as the SD1 Vitesse, not that it helps you

I think you’re right, was fitted to a few Rover cars with the V8

 

[gaz1]

I think you’re right, was fitted to a few Rover cars with the V8

im not sure but i think ive seen that type up at a friends garage

he has plenty of parts for rovers

most of them will end up in the scrap pile if he passes away

 

[T0rnado69]

i know the feeling i got a shed near full of car parts.
did have an inventory of it all, what was in each box, a photo of each item, its weight and sizes.
all needed for listing them... on a 2.5" hdd. only for that to go down and be inaccessible..

 

[winchman]

Trying to down size ,my collectables to give me more workshop space. Offered an unfinished bike to a friend cheap he decided against it so now I am keen to finish it! Its surprising the work involved sometimes in making things salable. I have thrown the car parts away just keeping Honda bike and Landrover bits the rest is off to the tip. I do feel purged though