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My 2005 ford escape is on its deathbed. Engine leaks oil and transmission 2/4 band has broken. I can still drive it but just barely. I called Big Island Scrap metal in the Shipmans business park and asked if I could dispose of it there and sign over the title. They said sure...but it would cost me $250.00!! Something like 5 cents a pound plus $10.00 per tire. Is this right? I thought I could just sign it over for nothing. The tires on the vehicle are almost new as is the battery. No wonder there are so many abandoned vehicles along the side of the rode! I should just drive it to the far end of my property in HPP, take the tires and battery off ....and use it as a planter!
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(02-09-2022, 07:23 PM)macuu222 Wrote: My 2005 ford escape is on its deathbed. Engine leaks oil and transmission 2/4 band has broken. I can still drive it but just barely. I called Big Island Scrap metal in the Shipmans business park and asked if I could dispose of it there and sign over the title. They said sure...but it would cost me $250.00!! Something like 5 cents a pound plus $10.00 per tire. Is this right? I thought I could just sign it over for nothing. The tires on the vehicle are almost new as is the battery. No wonder there are so many abandoned vehicles along the side of the rode! I should just drive it to the far end of my property in HPP, take the tires and battery off ....and use it as a planter!
Give it away as a parts car.
I'd imagine someone would take it, since it can be driven away. Post up on FB marketplace or BI buy and sell.
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The County of Hawaii will pay you to junk a vehicle, I think it's one per year per owner. There's some paperwork, and you have to drive or pay for towing to the scrapyard:
https://www.hawaiicounty.gov/departments...-a-vehicle
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(02-09-2022, 07:52 PM)HereOnThePrimalEdge Wrote: The County of Hawaii will pay you to junk a vehicle, I think it's one per year per owner. There's some paperwork, and you have to drive or pay for towing to the scrapyard:
https://www.hawaiicounty.gov/departments...-a-vehicle
The county website is very vague as "where to go" with your junk car. I'm sure its not Big Island Scrap metal.
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02-09-2022, 08:11 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-09-2022, 08:13 PM by Punaperson.)
While I absolutely agree with Durian Fiend's suggestion about posting it as a parts car, I do want to describe what we did with our old Datsun truck when it died in the mid-80's. ( Being in OLE, we do have a bigger lot, so I wouldn't recommend this in HPP. ) We pushed the truck to where it wouldn't be an eyesore from the road, drained all the fluids, took the battery and tires away, removed the windshield and the windows. The bench seat went under the garage port and became our pau hana beer spot because no need to clean ourselves off before relaxing. Back then, we had dogs who's favorite pastime in the world was going for a truck ride. We took the tailgate off, and presto, the bed became the hangout for our pooches. They could hear anyone on the road, but couldn't be seen. After we found our cats sleeping inside the cab, we put down some old towels for softness, and they kept any mice/rats from moving in. It took some time, but rust eventually collapsed it into a rectangular shape. ( We did help the process with occasionally pounding it with a mallet when worldly frustrations needed an outlet.) It is now a very nice flower bed, with interesting humps and lumps from the remnants of the engine / transmission.
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02-09-2022, 08:16 PM
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Big Island Scrap in Keaau is one.
Also the county will pay the fee for up to 2 vehicles per year.
The Vehicle Disposal Assistance Program is to help registered vehicle owners dispose of unwanted vehicles legally and properly, to reduce the number of derelict and abandoned vehicles left on public roadways.
A maximum of two junk vehicles per registered owner, per calendar year, may be disposed of at no charge. The County will pay the disposal fee directly to the County’s vehicle disposal contractor. However, the registered owner is responsible for having their vehicle transported from its current location to the County’s contracted vehicle disposal facility. The registered owner is also responsible for all costs associated in getting their vehicle transported from its current location to the County’s contracted vehicle disposal facility.
https://www.hawaiizerowaste.org/recycle/automotive/
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If you post it as free or for sale as a parts car, absolutely ensure that you sign and date the title and that you send in the transfer information with the new owner's name/address.
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If it hasn't been driven in years, are back taxes owed?
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Turn plates in for vacation .
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What a perfectly Puna plan, punaperson. Bravo!
