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In evaluating a car, a scrapper takes the weight of the vehicle, multiplies it by the current price for scrap metal, and then arrives at a figure. The valuable scrap metals in a junk car are the important ones.

The lead in the battery is likely under 40 pounds and brass will be around 20 - 30 pounds on average. What are the valuable scrap metals in cars?Īn average car has up to 2,500 pounds of steel, around 250 pounds of aluminum, and probably somewhere between 30 and 50 pounds of copper for smaller cars. The national average for steel right now is $130 per ton and the average weight of a car is right around 2 tons. How much is a car body worth in scrap?Ī car body is worth $260 on average. The automobile recycling industry is doing great. The value of scrap is right around $300 per ton (per 2,000 lbs) currently, which is a very high scrap price. These 7 factors determine junk car value. There are 7 factors that come into play when determining junk car value.īefore a car is scrapped, it's critical to understand these factors to get a good idea of a junk car's value. Even the same make, model, and year can net vastly different numbers, depending on the car's history and condition. How are scrap car prices determined? What factors are used?Įach car is different, so there's no set formula to calculate junk car prices. To determine these prices we calculated the average offers of mid-size vehicles years 2001 to 2009. Learn more.The value of scrap cars varies by city so we are highlighting the average scrap car price for the top 50 cities in the United States. The Hatchet has disabled comments on our website. This article appeared in the Apissue of the Hatchet. We hope that students will consider the entire value of the Zipcar program,” he said. “We understand that everyone is concerned right now with finances. Zipcar is hopeful that students will continue to use its car-sharing services despite the rate changes, Williams said. “The price increase makes me a lot less inclined to use the service because the prices are already outrageous.” “I’ve used Zipcar a lot in the past month to get my volleyball team back and forth from tournaments, both on weekdays and weekends,” Grant said. Yet others, like freshman Niki Grant, said they are frustrated by the rise in price. “Even though I’ve used Zipcar in the past, I didn’t think about much because I probably won’t be using Zipcar that often during those months,” Bachich said. Sophomore Alex Bachich said she is not concerned about the rise in price, as it applies only to the summer months. “It was so convenient, and the company was so helpful, I would definitely use them in the future, regardless of the cost increase.” “I first used Zipcar when I needed to go to Costco and didn’t want to take the Metro because of all the things I would need to carry,” sophomore Yael Linker said. Some students said they are not alarmed by the price increase.

“With gas nearing $3.00 a gallon, a student would likely pay more just for gas on a day long road trip than the increase in the daily rate for Zipcar,” Williams said. Despite the rate increase, Williams said he thinks students will continue to use Zipcar, as the service remains cheaper than renting or owning a car. Many Zipcars are parked near campus and are available to students over the age of 18. Despite the rate increase, Williams said the company plans to increase the amount of cars available for hourly rentals Monday through Friday. The increase, which will only affect those using Zipcars in the District, is a tactic the company has successfully applied to other markets around the country, Williams said. Operational costs – like investments in technology, costs of cars and insurance, and fuel prices – have continued to rise and thus necessitated the change, Williams said. “We have not increased rates in 2 years,” Zipcar spokesman John Williams said in an e-mail. In addition to the price increase for day-long rentals on the weekends, Zipcar will also extend its weekend rates to include Fridays. Weekend day-long rentals currently start at $69, depending on the customer’s membership plan. Zipcar users who want to rent a car for an entire day on the weekends during the summer season – which the company considers to be May through October – will see a $10 rate increase, the company’s spokesperson confirmed Tuesday. Zipcar users in the District may have a more expensive summer than expected, now that the car-sharing company has announced an increase in its weekend car rental rates.