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Re: Yard Endangered(some LBC)

To: "Paul J. Burr" <tigerpb@ids.net>,
Subject: Re: Yard Endangered(some LBC)
From: "Scott A. Roberts" <herald1200@home.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2001 19:38:37 -0400
Subject: Re: Yard Endangered(some LBC)


> Unfortunately, since junk yards became "auto recycles"
> this is the way things are. A car that hangs around more that a couple of
> years is costing them money. It's better to scrap it and make room for a
> newer model that they can sell parts off of.
> About 2 years back, I was calling around looking for a alloy wheel for my
> '84 VW GTI. I was shocked at the number of "We don't have anything that
old
> in the yard"
> replies I got.

In my area, we still have a good number of old fashioned junkyards- as
opposed to "auto recyclers" The trick is to find when they are open, and how
to get what you want inexpensively. A lot of them are run by these old guys
in their 70s or 80s. And a lot of fun to deal with. :)

Scott

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