We Junked a Car With Missing Doors and Hood: Body Shell Weight Loss vs Payout Penalty
A 2013 Honda Accord Sport without its hood and both driver-side doors weighed 162 pounds less than a complete car of the same trim. We confirmed that figure on a certified truck scale. The three missing panels would have sold for $430 separately. The junkyard payout penalty for those absent panels totaled $290. We ran […]