Breaking p38s

Just been looking at prices of parts on eBay and got me thinking about picking up some cheap possibly none runners and ripping them to bits for parts. Anyone else tried this? I've seen old battered ones going for £750 so there gotta be some profit in that.

*Emmotts* cough lol

Lol just had a look for them. I'd imagine the key is getting the motors cheap enough in the first place

Alway get more for a car as parts than as a whole car
If you got the space and time to do it
I once broke a mondeo same way made a good profit till i realised it was sat on its belly 20meters down my drive and if i draged it up it would destroy my tarmac drive

Lol should of left the wheels on ;-)

I've got a unit over in brighouse that is big enough to rip apart one at a time in doors so that's a bonus

Brighouse is only a stones throw from me so if you do ill have some parts from you

shaunm41 said:

Lol should of left the wheels on ;-)

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Took 2year to strip it and sold just about everything! Including the hubs
Ended up costing me a skip, hire of a chop saw and a crate for a few mates to drink

shaunm41 said:

Lol just had a look for them. I'd imagine the key is getting the motors cheap enough in the first place

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That's the secret ! If you know the Source then Your laughing but I'm sure they have already been sourced ( trade)

Don't expect to make a living. Always if possible pay no more than £300 for any car (its the going rate!) and make sure you get the EKA codes, full documentation plus the two keys and the radio code so you can sell that and the BECM too. Always make sure a car is absolutely complete ie everything inc spare wheel and tools! if not walk away.

Good luck.

ps anyone with a p38 should, if you have the space, have a dona car to keep yours going.

gfromleeds said:

Took 2year to strip it and sold just about everything! Including the hubs
Ended up costing me a skip, hire of a chop saw and a crate for a few mates to drink

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Or you could've phoned the scrap man, you'd probably have got a nominal fee. Better than paying for a skip.

bix said:

or you could've phoned the scrap man, you'd probably have got a nominal fee. Better than paying for a skip.

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:d

IMHO - far to many P38's go for scrap that could be fixed back to working condition...

Saint.V8 said:

IMHO - far to many P38's go for scrap that could be fixed back to working condition...

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ohh i dont know about that!!
ive got one thats pushing its luck

gfromleeds said:

ohh i dont know about that!!
ive got one thats pushing its luck

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Never said it wasn't a) cheap b) easy or c) without its hair tearing out moments

the more that get dismantled the better, hopefully that way the second hand value of the one's were all tirelessly keeping on the road will eventually go up.

Saint.V8 said:

Never said it wasn't a) cheap b) easy or c) without its hair tearing out moments

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It is a project thing though. Require you to have a daily drive so you can store the P38 in the garage and work away.

How old does a car have to be before its classed as a collector?

I don't think it's all down to age. You take the classic Range Rover, 5 or more years ago when there were still loads about you could pick up a half decent machine for the same price as a good night out, now that most of them have either been cut up to make triallers or gone for scrap the number of good ones left on the road has dwindled dramatically hence the price for good one's has rocketed.
Regardless of what some may think of the P38 it's one of the last proper Land Rovers and will one day command collectable classic car prices.

Well that's my theory and I'm sticking to it

Dave