How To Make Money Buying JUNK Cars

Can you get FREE CAR PARTS?? I bought this broken VW for $1300 with the plan to save the brakes for a brake upgrade, keep the engine for a future engine swap, and a few other odd car parts. BUT Can I do all that AND make money by selling some parts? You could do even better than I did with a full car part out!!!
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[@HumbleMechanic]

Now the big question, WHAT DO WE SWAP THIS INTO?????

[@o_o-_-8639]

If there is a worthy golf r32 it could be fitted to it but doing some kind of golf cabriolet/r32 hybrid seems cool and unusual even if it has to be fwd, might not be as good to drive as an r32 but interesting nonetheless!

[@HumbleMechanic]

That little Red Cabby I tease is a VERY likely candidate @@o_o-_-8639

[@matthewhegarty729]

Corrado?

[@craigiefconcert6493]

Swap it into a Chevy since people are always doing LS swaps. R-r-r-r-revenge! Or swap it into a Porsche Cayenne since their engines and drive shafts are junk.

[@Nobody-U-Want-2-Know]

Put it in my mkiv gti.

[@42green]

Trailer hitch, wiring, and hitch module are also a good quick parts pull. I bought a whole parts Touareg for $1100 to get the hitch because the OEM hitch setups were going for $500.

[@arcademania7544]

😮

[@Anna-op4bs]

This was so rad to watch. Appreciate the real life aspect and breakdown of what’s worth keeping - and appreciate that just cause you make content for a living doesn’t mean you junk stuff that’s worth a buck! Oh and…I vote mk3 cabrio vr6 swap, big time!!

[@chiil034]

I have you beat. I bought my wife's Touareg for $1000 in 2018... fixed the ignition/kessy/cpu issue, and she's been a champ. Still driving the 3.2 BMX Touareg to this day. Some time later, swapped the valve body for the tranny, did the brakes all around, front suspension and rubbery bits. Feels like a new car.

[@peanutbutterisfu]

I paid 1400 for my 04 Silverado 10 years ago needed a transmission. Spent 600 on parts to build the transmission for towing, then did brakes, ball joints, tie rods, new hitch, couple 02 sensors, starter, water pump, belts and a bunch of little stuff it didn’t need half the stuff but I buy every vehicle like this and I go through them and freshen things up so I have less problems. Then like 4 years later my truck is parked at work and some dude in a company van smashes into my truck then my truck smashed into my bosses car their insurance company totaled my truck and his car out. The insurance company paid me 11,500 bucks so at that point the truck was free plus 8500 bucks. I kept the truck was gonna pull parts off it but when it came to my used car lot I put on the lift and all it needed was a box, leaf spring, front grill and headlights so did that stuff and 5 years later still have it. I can’t justify buying a new car and having a 500 a month payment that’s 6000 a year. I bought my girl a car for 500 bucks in 2009 the guy I bought it from put new brakes and tires on a few weeks before then the timing chain broke I put a set of valves in it and timing chain she drove it for 8 years and only had to do the front brakes, blower motor, engine Mount and front links never broke down once, sold it to a friend because my girl wanted an suv and my friend who drove it a few years.

[@azazeldeath]

Good bit of advice. If you know what you want as your parts car/donar vehicle and have the space. List everything online. Windows can go for a bit. Window regulators, dash, cluster, seats, body harness, even the shell or body panels (esp crash bar) can all be sold for good profit. When I was able to. I would sometimes buy cars just to part out. Some made me insane profits. Some of the best was getting PAID 50 aud to take a car with a blown headgasket, and paying 200 for another of the same vehicle. Swapped parts around, parted out the vehicle I paid for (had worse paint and higher km) got around 2500 aud, fixed the head gasket, done the water pump, service, timing belt etc cost 300 total, sold it for 3800. Wasn't the highest profit, but best % return on investment.

[@hopingforthebest1.9]

I would love to see a 3.2 vr6 in a b5 A4! Not the most exciting thing that has ever been put into a b5 but when twin turbo v8s and v10s have been done thats kind of a high bar 😂

[@AeroConspiracy]

It’s been done but it’d be cool to see Charles do it! I have a 12v VR6 in my b5 a4. 😎

[@Vaguh]

My swap vote goes to some kind of golf kart or runaround vehicle. A Meyers Manx buggy perhaps? Would be rad around the neighborhood and be killer at WITW or other events.

[@michaelkrenzer3296]

We do this to support our racing habit. Need an engine...buy a running,driving car that failed emissions or is so rusty it should not be on the street. You spend about twice as much as getting the engine from a pick-n-pull but you actually get to hear it run, get it up to temp, etc. Also, pulling the engine at your liesure in your shop or drive way...priceless. Then without any other parts value, you get $200-250 back in scrap. Most of the time we can get to net-zero with a just few key parts or the additional spares from the parts car but at that point it kinda does not matter...it is found money if you do.

[@bilaltariq7819]

Watching you load the guts of the toureg into the boot before sending it to its death was sad, that car was probably loved by a family at one point when it was new and now its got a 1 way trip booked to Berthas thigh gap😢

[@HumbleMechanic]

Yea it’s sad panda for sure

[@OldWurlitzerMusic]

great rundown and view how you got it all removed , i seen a guy who had a vr6 in a boat , it sounded cool on the lake

[@HumbleMechanic]

I saw Shopdap's video on that. it was so cool!

[@Zehnuss]

Been talking about using silicone spray as penetrating oil for plastics and rubber for over a decade now, glad to see it being used!

[@jerbear7952]

Did you think you invented the idea?

[@Zehnuss]

absolutely not, however it wasn't taught to me, I deduced it would be better than using a chemical that will break down the material...have you ever seen the foam cup demo on the PB Blaster cans?! Every tech I mention it to reactes with a "Oh good idea!" so I don't think its too common to use it that way yet. Just don't bring any around a body and paint shop lol@@jerbear7952

[@Hallahanify]

​@@jerbear7952he arrived at it independently!

[@renerobes30]

Strapping down the Tuareg on the lift is a great idea and safe is always good. Too bad the guys at a Chevy dealership delivery prepping a new C8 Corvette didn't get the lift safety message, the car fell of their lift, doing untold damage, the video is hard to watch. Great information and entertainment as usual.

[@arcademania7544]

Another one for KZbin 😂

[@PlasticAddict301]

Watching the whole chassis lift up off the train was SWEETNESS!! BTW, I'm new to your channel, just wanted you to know you got a new subscriber. I'm a young twenty-something just looking to work on his family's cars at home, and I'm finding I'm having a real blast breaking into the world of DIY Mechanics. You and a couple of channels like yours have spurred this passion of mine for automotive work, and I'm really hoping it can blossom into something long-term for me. Thanks for everything you do!

[@carlosgraphic]

Touareg is an expensive car. Some parts can be swapped for used ones, but others are not worth putting a used one because some repair takes a lot of time and effort to do. It is something that you don't want to take to a dealer or repeat anytime soon.

[@HumbleMechanic]

Most dealers probably have 1,2 dudes that even work on those old ones

[@trevlanes]

Keep buying T1s please!!! I learn something good from all these videos. Knowledge I hope to never need.

[@dougsrosen]

I love when a part houses another part. That houses andother part. It's basically free real estate.

[@christianhardies6975]

You should put the engine in that old cabrio for sure, it’ll be a hot rod

[@themachine8009]

Loved this vid. Humble Mechanic making it look easy the tear down of this 🚙

[@dakavanagh]

Very nice, Charles. It's always a "how much is my time worth" thing with how much do you part out.

[@HumbleMechanic]

Exactly!!! You could make a bunch more money but it takes time.

[@billylip680]

I flip mine whole and make good money doing almost nothing

[@mattalki]

I hate when cars are made so that they can't be worked on for a decent price. The only real major thing wrong with that was the transmission, and with some repair that car could have stayed on the road. That said, it'll be interesting to see what you do with the transmission and all of the bits you pulled from it.

[@jarrodmcnorvell8661]

It's usually a simple valve body solenoid fix for the shift slamming between gears. I have four V8 versions and all had the same issue in one gear or another. Annoying but inexpensive fix if you do it yourself as it requires no new parts normally.

[@Listentomoreunderground]

Sounded like it was low on fluid

[@mph5896]

Yeah, labor today is expensive if you are paying for it. Plus, most of the stuff I work on requires a hoist to do heavy work. I guess you could do some stuff on jack stands, but 🤣

[@chrstphrr]

Grunting out the harnesses from the car *intact* is the most work you can do on a parts car. I have a few 55 gallon totes that are dedicated to scavenged wiring from salvage cars for "future wiring retrofits".

[@HumbleMechanic]

That’s awesome!!!

[@spinnetti]

Kind of a shame.. Body looked in good shape. Still kinda regret selling our Touareg... Had it 14 years.

[@HumbleMechanic]

It will at least go to the junk yard so people can get some parts.

[@Ungood-jl5ep]

I'm a bit jealous of the body and subframe condition. That thing would've been rotted through 10 years ago where I live.

[@badazz2969]

Man i dont ever know if youve heard this but.. i respect the hell out of you for having the patience for these ive been a mechanic for 4 years and all i have to hear is vw and im pissed because wrenches WILL be flying the amount of absolute stupidity in the engineering of these is mesmerizing i hate them and have zero respect for them but enjoy you content👍

[@mph5896]

You can drop the powertrain right on that harbor freight table. The handle comes down. That is what I do, then wheel it right out to wrench on it.

[@lolsovs]

Whats the Toyota under the covers?? Could we get a little special feature on a non-VAG products ? Pretty please...

[@HumbleMechanic]

That’s a super awesome charity project I’m working on. In fact it’s on my lift now.

[@lolsovs]

@@HumbleMechanic sweet, shall be looking forward to that. Always enjoyed your videos, and not so long ago I dipped my toes in VAG waters again. Got myself a 1991 S4 with 5cylinder turbo, which needs alot of help.

[@Noleyspec]

Dude you took that frog on the ride of his life. He’ll go back and tell his little froggy friends and they’re not gonna believe him. 😂

[@piti_rocks]

I parted out a A3 8p 3.2 and made about 1000€ out of it without selling the engine and 4 motion parts 😂 That was good.

[@JoeTeeHeeTV]

Please do a Aisin 09G trans tear down. I want to see what’s inside that grenade 😂. I am very curious about that transverse setup that I have in my atlas. 3.6VR6 plus 09G video would be awesome.

[@busslayer4790]

I just saw elsewhere that the VR6 was used in some Linde forklifts. So another VR6 donor option.

[@Bmovie5000]

Love the $$ flying out of the scanner! 😊

[@pvfeB7Ax]

Hey man, I got a 2014 VW GTI with a seized balance shaft. I live just north of Fuquay-Varina. The engine has been rebuilt once. I just don't want to put anymore money into it. It's got IE rods and pistons along with a whole host of aftermarket suspension components. Want it?

[@HumbleMechanic]

Heck yes. Email me [e-mail]

[@john79926]

Awesome video Charles,I don’t know if the vw up! come over to America but would be insane to see a vr6 in that size of a car 😂

[@HumbleMechanic]

That would be nuts!!! Sadly no up in the US

[@nutandboltguy3720]

I’m into foxbody Mustangs and once bought some used parts from guy who parted cars out at his house. He said the last two cars he bought drove home. He sold everything including body.

[@marquisethomas5611]

They make a r32 engine swap kit for the mk1 cabriolet & its decently priced

[@dgurevich1]

Honestly, that engine mount, as well as many other crazy contraptions are not a result of bad German engineers. They are trying the best they can. It is a result of abuse of German engineers. A German engineer would like nothing more then to make a car like the Mercedes W140. A car where money is no object. Instead they are set unrealistic requirements with unrealistic timeframes and budgets, which results in stuff like this. The problem is even further exacerbated by having non-Germans build these cars.

[@LeoNidasPlayForFun]

You have an awesome day too!

[@nutoriousclown4107]

Good day when the humble mechanic uploads!

[@HumbleMechanic]

🙏🙏🙏

[@sofielee4122]

why not send in the bad running gear parts for cores? are they worth more as scrap?

[@jnieveslocobanana]

We had a 07 Touareg it was great until the chain guides gave out , it was going to cost 8000 plus miss that thing, good luck to you .

[@andrewkranz3838]

MK1 Rabbit Pickup, I have one you can buy.

[@petetasker8599]

It will grow back but it will never grow back as a single trunked tree. New shoots will grow around the edges of the trunk but even if you single one or two out and allow them to grow into big trunks, the attachment to the original trunk will be weak and they’ll be prone to snapping off in high winds. The only way to keep it going will be to regularly re-coppice it.

[@burningsoul1365]

been doing this for last 25 years when scrap cars were very cheap.

[@EtonieE25]

My old dad taught me that trick, to have a donor car for all your spare bits for $cents 🙂

[@elpuerco6059]

Net $28.95. Don't spend it all in one place.

[@Nordic_Mechanic]

I bought an a8l for tail lights alone. Ended driving it after swapping lights onto S8 and kept it. Now 370 000 miles on the old girl and using it as work vehicule. Thing wont rust so worth fixing. Sooo.....I bought another, I have spare engine, trans, diff all subframe and the rest is all parted and into a spare bedroom. Every month I use the a8 stash to fix another car.

[@brownah]

Whatever you swap this into Charles, please make a multi part series

[@olegouzhinski5423]

Hi,Charles! It's a great video! I got for sale 1986 VW scirocco 8 valve, manual , no rust. It runs and drives great. Car location is nothern VA. If you are interested, it's gonna be a great project.

[@davidcampos268]

Import a ratted out golf country syncro and put that vr6 with a TT quattro driveline and transmission

[@Ungood-jl5ep]

Seat track grease is always extra gross

[@3ToeCo]

Full of dirt and farts

[@qqsrx]

So enjoyable to watch…❤

[@shawnbottomley6381]

Amazing how just tearing down a vehicle can get you more money then what you spent on a vehicle. plus it amazing how a value of a vehicle isn't worth much but if you strip it down and sell the parts you can make more money then what the vehicle is worth.

[@lancemillward1912]

I didn't know zz top restored cars. Subscribed

[@your-mom_was_here]

Screw it.Put this VR6 in MX-5

[@tunasub4167]

I have all my spare engines wrapped just like that😂😂

[@themachine8009]

Why did he wrap it ?

[@dantemagz6672]

I’d probably get 1k for those cats in Canada if they’re oem

[@HumbleMechanic]

Dang! Car prices here/today are sad

[@isorozco511]

At first i thought this was a shitbox project but i see the touareg is more useful than expected

[@HumbleMechanic]

LOL It can be both yea?

[@lameboysmtb6705]

1600 for a car that starts is a luxury. All thats being sold now is literal scrap metal for 4000 dollars

[@SuperBad850]

Great teardown video.

[@HumbleMechanic]

Thank you!

[@JoeyLovesTrains]

That’s a gorgeous body! Shame when cars get scrapped when there’s no rust

[@acefighterpilot]

Somebody near me in VA has a lovely blue on blue on tan/blue '97 BMW Z3 1.9 with 93k miles on sale for $6k. I'm tempted to put my spare AAA in it.

[@barrysauce]

Just the crazy 6 piston brake calipers. Dang that is gonna be a sweet upgrade. I miss my mk3 vr6.....

[@zchettaz]

I would imagine that changing from 6 pistons to 2 pistons would also require the master cylinder and/or master cylinder to be changed to allow for the correct amount of fluid to the brakes and stiffness to the pedal.

[@Peter_Riis_DK]

Touareg on Touareg action... Oh my! 😂

[@HumbleMechanic]

Spicy!🌶️

[@stevekuruc1145]

Great effort and outcome! You made it look easy… but we all know its hard work.

[@patkelly7999]

Great job Charles, You soon will need another shop, just for parts alone😁👌👍🙏😎

[@Dassick89]

Note to self. Never think about buying a VW. Timing chain behind the transmission? Oil filter and cooler IN the engine mount???

[@HumbleMechanic]

The mount is just silly

[@milescarter7803]

I don't know your scrap guy, but he must love you, I'd say they are worth $60-80 per, since you have 3 you're basically tipping him $140. Which is cool, but you can mail them to a recycler and pocket the money if you are doing this yourself.

[@FacilitiesDIY]

I see that new 2967 impact 👀

[@HumbleMechanic]

It’s a beast

[@kennethd7048]

Carefully remove "frog module"

[@nhzxboi]

Selling used converters??? Isn't the a legal problem with that?

[@HumbleMechanic]

It can be. I have a mechanic related business so Im good. You may have to prove you owned the car.

[@nhzxboi]

@@HumbleMechanic Oh. You're selling for scrap, not reuse. That much $$$? No wonder the Meth heads are cutting them out of school busses. So common here in NH..

[@muznick]

15:50 - is that a Scotty Kilmer parody?

[@andrei.burlenghea]

Next time you strip down a VW, send the bumpers and other cool US parts to me (Finland) 🤣 I am selling this kind of things here

[@HumbleMechanic]

I’ll keep you in mind. Shipping might be a challenge ahha

[@kraignadjkovic5494]

Welcome to the team, Ray!

[@user-uu9pl5vn3u]

Great video as always. Let me know when you want the dual rear caliper brackets for the rear brake caliper upgrade 😉.

[@TheScottib1]

Hey Charles, how's your epoxy resin floor holding up 😊👍

[@HumbleMechanic]

Not bad, but not great. Lot of nicks in the floor

[@AndyRome]

Great job, as always Charles. 👍

[@marquisethomas5611]

Smart move throwing that dsg in there

[@misconceptions1381]

What about the head lights and tail lights. Those are worth some money too.

[@icecreamtruckog3667]

You forgot to mention the time it took to remove it and how much time you could of sold for repair work on other cars to do this.

[@zxggwrt]

Lol that engine mount is special

[@jamesphilpott4241]

We used have a old 2001 audi a4 1.9pd at work that over year was good donor to all sort cars not just vag

[@jbob7148]

Does that break upgrade work on the MKV as well?

[@HumbleMechanic]

I dont think it's as common. Im oddly enough going to pick up a mk5 next week. So we should be doing more MK5 stuff soon

[@grandpateal]

I hope when I hit puberty I can grow a beard like yours bro. Love your content thank you for all the awesome videos!

[@elpuerco6059]

S C Main did similar removal on a Caddy CTS Type set up.

[@dominicandawg3455]

I started buying parts cars to sell and I’ve made about 6k this past month on 2 b7 a4’s

[@billylip680]

I sell cars whole to breakers needless to say there's plenty of meat on the bone for someone wants to strip the car after i sell it to them ensuring a quick sale for me

[@urethrafranklin420.69]

Boost the camry

[@laalaa99stl]

You basically bought the engine and got everything else for "free."

[@nlz242]

Basically free! -Girl Math (Not insulting you, just made me laugh, google girl math if you don't know what/who they are)

[@n9wox]

And content.

[@billylip680]

Wow i feel like i have found my place on u tube i sell cars for parts,but I'm watching a lot of guys trying to do up cars and cleaning them etc for profit,i sell full cars for spares and never wash or clean anything ,sometimes i sell them worse than i got them hahahaha

[@jaball77]

Congratulations on your new Shop Frog!

[@HumbleMechanic]

I hope he made it up alive

[@joshuastauffer8434]

Does this brake swap only work on Mk4 R32s? Or other Mk4s as well?

[@JDLNYC]

Would be interested on some guidance on easy way to change the passenger side flex pipe on a 2004 V8.

[@skymoo75]

Would it be possible to do a similar video, but you (and perhaps Paul from DAP) do this on a driveway/in a shed space or similar? Give us a bit of a guide on how to do this when you haven't got a full workshop with a ramp/lift to play with. Thanks!

[@HumbleMechanic]

For this car… out the front I think would be the way

[@jerbear7952]

Do you think these youtubers make that much money from these videos? That would cost him a ton of money and time and not get very many views.

[@Aleks_Mechanics]

Notification SQUAD!! Have a nice weekend!🔥🔥🔥

[@HumbleMechanic]

MY DUDE!

[@mikegreen2229]

You need to do an aircooled VDUB! Or swap this into a Ghia or something

[@HumbleMechanic]

A type 3 Squareback some day

[@mikegreen2229]

@@HumbleMechanic Yes!

[@bloodysinner9456]

How are the parts free if you paid money for the car? Ha! Great content, nonetheless.

[@Gairif0]

i was thinking the same thing

[@HumbleMechanic]

Wait to the end ;) If I had more time, and room for a car to sit, I could have made money on this deal. At the end of the video, I totaled it all up to see how we did. Id say a solid B+!

[@HumbleMechanic]

LOL also a fair point. This video was hard to title. Im not sure I did a great job at it TBH

[@Gairif0]

@@HumbleMechanic A for effort. like my mama always said "you left a lot of meat on that bone" 😅

[@mikeyo1990]

I’m assuming you gotta move the oil filter and cooler for a gti?

[@jakcsson]

Do you think if I sourced this kind of calipers, they would fit much newer Skoda Kodiaq? The are both VAG group cars, so... worh a try 😊

[@colchronic]

The torque mounts on a '06 to 11 Honda Civic are plastic beat that

[@Fastdubb]

Do a subframe bushing replacement lol Powerflex style lol

[@jarrodmcnorvell8661]

Is the bell housing bolt pattern different on the Touraeg engine than say a R32? I know the vr6 is different than the 1.8t in the golf. Is it the same as the V8 Touareg? This would limit transverse or inline gearbox choices...

[@HumbleMechanic]

The Vrs should all be the same. Now I haven't bolted each one up so im not 100% sure, but it should.