van blew a rod

[Tom Kren]

have a or had a ford windstar 2001 with 135.000 and it blew a rod so engine is shot called around and highest price to junk it was 400 is that a fair price to junk it????

[gbdolfans]

Tom,What about getting a used engine from a local junkyard,and ,either swapping it out yourself or having a friend that knows cars do it?

I have a 2000 focus that lost the engine and found one for $400 and my friend had his kid put it in for something to do.Runs GREAT!!!

[Eshaver]

You couldn't get 100 for a Windstar around here. A used engine , 400.00 , yes , that's decent .

[Ace-Garageguy]

Sorry to hear that. Had it been knocking, or did it just go suddenly? What engine?

In the Atl. area, $400 is about average for what the scrapper pays on the scales at the recycle-plant. $100 is all the "We buy junk cars" guys pay.

[Quick GMC]

for that vehicle, I'd take it and run

[Kris Morgan]

$400.00 for a non-running car is pretty good. Highest paying yard around here (last I checked) was $400.00 for a running car.

Edited June 5, 2013 by Kris Morgan

[azers]

I agree its a windstar, take what you can get and run.

[george 53]

Come downriver Kris, I got 400 for a non runnin mitsubishi!

[kobuzz]

I'd list it on craigslist as parts and see what sells and then scrap the rest. I did that with a 96 corsica that the motor was bad and ended up selling the whole front clip for $500, driver side seatbelt assembly for $40 and the jack assembly for $50 and scrapped the rest for like $375. The junkyard was going to give me $450 for it whole so I think I did good. I made the people buying pull the parts they wanted too.

[Chuck Most]

It would depend. Is the body in good shape? The interior? Did everything work (AC, cruise, power accessories, etc.)? Did you put a significant recent investment into it, such as struts, a front end job, tires, or anything like that? If the van still seems worth fixing, you could get a used or reman engine for it. You might have a couple grand in it by the time it's all said and done, but if the van's still in nice shape you'd probably still be in it for less than buying another van. Then again, with 135 K you might be rolling the dice a bit. (You know- put an engine in it, then the transmission blows...)

On the other hand, you could probably part it out and scrap just the hulk and make a little bit more for it than the $400. Just scrapping it would of course be the easiest way to do it, and that does sound like a pretty good price- most of the local yards around me go by weight, so you're getting about $350-450 depending on scrap prices. You could also try selling it as a fix-er-up project- again, if it's in good shape you could put it up for under a grand (you can always go down from the original asking price if the potential buyer wants to haggle, after all). Who knows? If the van is in nice overall shape, there could be a guy out there with a wrecked or rusty Windstar with a good engine looking for a better van to put it in.