I’m thinking of getting rid of my car. Do you know of any scrapyards/mechanics/backyard mechanics/hobbiests who will be interested in buying it? Has anyone (in any area) sold a vehicle in this way before? Any hints?
No idea, drive around along back roads … you’ll find what you’re looking for …
[quote=“TaiwanSaffies”]I’m thinking of getting rid of my car. Do you know of any scrapyards/mechanics/backyard mechanics/hobbiests who will be interested in buying it? Has anyone (in any area) sold a vehicle in this way before? Any hints?
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I’ve sold broken large appliances and even worn out furniture but got no more than NT$50-300. I know a few people who would probably take it for free but that’s about all 
Cars do definitely get sold for scrap here though and I suggest maybe looking in the yellow pages for a local yard.
I think I know where one is in Longtan. I’ll have to check my map for the road name, or I could just show you myself (I live in Longtan).
Old iron and steel, stainless, metals fetch high prices at the moment due to high demand in China …
saffies - best i know of is a scrapyard at the end of da yo road in taoyuan. turn left at the holiday hotel, and you’ll see it on your left after 500 m or so …
There are scrapyards all over Taiwan. If you can’t be arsed to first take it to a testing place in order to get in de-registered, then get some scrapyard people to pick it up, I suggest that you talk to your friendly local mechanic. He will set it all up, including the pickup of the thing, and it takes him a phone call.
I scrapped the blue bomb myself (In Yangmei, next to longtan).
I went ot a testing place with all the documentation I could think of, paid some money, then the scrappers came and paid NT$3k to me, and a fw months later I got a government cheque on some NT$3000 in the mail.
(You also get tax and insurance money back).
As far as I know, the govt cheque was discontinued on January 1, 2007, so I was told that i was lucky when I got a mechanic to scrap blue bomb II in December.
I would just ask my local mechanic to help me.
[quote=“Mr He”]There are scrapyards all over Taiwan. If you can’t be arsed to first take it to a testing place in order to get in de-registered, then get some scrapyard people to pick it up, I suggest that you talk to your friendly local mechanic. He will set it all up, including the pickup of the thing, and it takes him a phone call.
I scrapped the blue bomb myself (In Yangmei, next to longtan).
I went ot a testing place with all the documentation I could think of, paid some money, then the scrappers came and paid NT$3k to me, and a fw months later I got a government cheque on some NT$3000 in the mail.
(You also get tax and insurance money back).
As far as I know, the govt cheque was discontinued on January 1, 2007, so I was told that i was lucky when I got a mechanic to scrap blue bomb II in December.
I would just ask my local mechanic to help me.[/quote]
Just remember that all taxes, fines and tickets must be paid before you can officially “Bao fei” the vehicle. If you are looking for a quick way to dump the car without paying the taxes, it can’t be done.
The Yangmei scrapyard is only about 15-20 minutes from your place.
Well, yes, that should be obvious. I first paid outstanding taxes and fines, and then I later got some money back. That was the way it was done.
Note that if you are to baofei your vechicle, evey mechanic wiould love to help you out for a few hundred NT.