Celebrities Add Huge Value to Scrap Cars...Apparently

Normally, when a car gets written off after an accident, it is left without about as much resale value and overall appeal as a used tissue. That is to say, not very much at all. After all, who wants a car that’s been smashed to bits to such an extent it’s not really worth fixing?

This is usually where we come into the equation as where there’s a car that’s seen better days and could do with being recycled for the good of everyone, that’s what we do. And what’s more, we make it worth our customers’ while – we don’t expect even the most tired and run-down of cars to be given away for free.

But here’s a question – what happens if and when the wreck we’re talking about once belonged to a famous face? Or better still, an extremely famous face that was in the car at the time of the crash…and walked away with injury?

Well, it appears that in these unique circumstances, a scrap car can be worth a hell of a lot more than the average. Just a week or so ago, a plucky scrap dealer from Yorkshire made an unusual listing on eBay featuring the smashed up remains of David Beckham’s silver Audi RS6, which ended up in a bit of a mess when he accidentally pulled into oncoming traffic a few weeks ago. And while it was written off by his insurers, the guy selling the thing wants just over £42,000 for it.

On one side of things you’d be forgiven for thinking it was all pure lunacy – why buy a car that’s damaged? However, the seller does make one or two very good points in his selling pitch for the car, one of which being that it would have cost more than £80,000 brand new and that it has only 3,000 miles on the clock. Unsurprisingly, Golden Balls himself splashed out on every possible luxury for the car when he bought it and spared no expense in making it a bona-fide supercar.

What’s more, he insists that it would be possible to repair it…even though doing so would cost more than the car itself…while pointing out the priceless nature of having a famous face like Beckham as a prior owner…albeit a not very careful one.

The thing is though, we really can’t see things going too far with this one as while it’s not uncommon for superfans to buy bits of pre-loved memorabilia from their favourite stars, most don’t have anything close to this kind of cash to play with. And for anyone with £40,000 to blow on a car or a collectable, it’s hard to see this having any real appeal.

Still, we’re always happy to see scrap cars being put back into use in any way possible – anything beats having them sitting around and gathering rust. So, if you’ve found yourself in a similar scenario with a vehicle that’s seen better days and you’ve no idea what to do with it, give us a call and we’ll take it off your hands.

We can’t offer you £40,000 unfortunately, but we’ll be sure to leave you with a little something at least!