In today's economy is it reasonable to expect that you could make a couple of hundred dollars parting out a 1984 basic coupe?

I have a chance to pick up one for about $300. I haven't seen it yet but they tell me it's in good condition except the motor is toast. I expect I will have to pay another $100 to $200 for towing and storage (I don't have any room of my own to keep it or to work on it.). There are only a couple of parts on it that I can use myself but I would guess I could save about $50 to $100 not having to buy those parts. So worst case would be needing to make about $450 just to break even. I don't believe in making money on shipping except a buck or two for my time if the part is hard to ship. As for the parts themselves I normally like to sell them for whatever I'm offered rather then setting a price.

I don't expect I can make a fortune but what do you think? Can I at least break even within a reasonable time period?

If it has an econo trans I would be interested in helping you in your effort to break even. If you don't have somewhere to store the parts for awhile then I wouldn't bother. Used parts don't usually sell overnight.

I would advise against buying this car. You will have a very hard time recouping your investment. There are very few parts on an '84 Fiero that are worth anything and they are typically trashed anyway, so you'd be behiond right off the bat. Now, if it has the MY8 econo 4-sp. transmission, as Jefrysuko mentioned, then it just might be worth picking up. Otherwise just walk away.

quote Originally posted by ARKaiser: In today's economy is it reasonable to expect that you could make a couple of hundred dollars parting out a 1984 basic coupe? I have a chance to pick up one for about $300. I haven't seen it yet but they tell me it's in good condition except the motor is toast. I expect I will have to pay another $100 to $200 for towing and storage (I don't have any room of my own to keep it or to work on it.). There are only a couple of parts on it that I can use myself but I would guess I could save about $50 to $100 not having to buy those parts. So worst case would be needing to make about $450 just to break even. I don't believe in making money on shipping except a buck or two for my time if the part is hard to ship. As for the parts themselves I normally like to sell them for whatever I'm offered rather then setting a price. I don't expect I can make a fortune but what do you think? Can I at least break even within a reasonable time period?

If you dont end up picking it up, care to tell me where its at? Im looking at getting another.

quote Originally posted by Fosgatecavy98: If you dont end up picking it up, care to tell me where its at? Im looking at getting another.

Email sent to you with the information. I've decided to pass.

Fieros are hard to make much on...esp low dollar 84's.

I part cars for a living...all I try to do is break even on my "time", which is enough to pay the bills as I do it full time. I rarely try Fieros, my time is better spent on cars that have more sellable parts...

What's the point in dealing with all the work to make only a couple hundred dollars? It takes a week to part a car by yourself, give or take a few days. It takes another week worth of work to organize, photograph, clean and sell the parts, and another week to ship the items.

Sure, you can always cherry pick a few items, scrap the chassis for metal value - and make a few bucks...that's the only way to do a Fiero. IMO, I wouldn't do it just to save $50-100 on some parts I needed...maybe to save $500+???