I hate clutter. Just looking at the heaps and heaps of stuff in a junkyard gives me anxiety. Hard pass.
Anyone visit junkyards?
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I used to love perusing the wrecking yards. All been replaced with high tech. What's a poor boy to do?
I did a fair amount in my younger days. I had a few Gen 4 Taurus’s that we’re discontinued in 2007. I still have a 2005. It’s hard to find them now but they do show up. Generally the good cars were the ones that had a collision on one side or one end, but now most that come in are heavily corroded. Also the fellow clientele has changed quite a bit in the last 20 years. It might some people feel uncomfortable, but I have lots of friends in low places.
Not much any more. Pricing is approaching new parts prices.
Check out row 52. They are a national database for parts
The problem with pull n pay is 90 days then recycled whether or not any parts were pulled. If the Government mandated that 50% of what they bought was reconditioned and put back on the street that would equate to 6.5 million vehicles. I'm sure that could help with the high used vehicle prices.
My complaint is that junkyards are able to resell a few vehicles per year, I think it's 4-5 per yard. More than that they have to get a dealer license which is expensive and none want to fool with it. This country throws out WAY too many vehicles.
Row 52 used to be really good; however, a few months ago, they exclusively contracted with Pick and Pull only. Unfortunately, the online search function no longer shows vehicle inventory for any salvage yards other than Pick and Pull locations.
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Ahh so that's why alot of vehicles don't show up. It was a cool website as it really opened up where parts are.
My local pick n pull has one of each from 1999 to 2002 and three 2003s, but nothing newer.
Lkq in my area has an 07 and three 08s, but just one 2014.
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I guess the late model vehicles get fixed and thrown back on the road. I figured the totaled ones would be at the junk yard, but I guess they get fixed too.
I think the parts on the late model totaled wrecks are more valuable, so they are bought by full-service junkyards.
At the self-service yard, the prices are on a price list. So you would probably pay the same amount for a hydraulic steering rack from a common car as for an electric rack from a newer car, unless they update the price list to distinguish between the two.
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I have for the 2005 Buick and 2003 Duramax
I went to my local wrecker just last week and got some good priced parts, but you have to check the price list carefully because some parts are very well priced whilst others are nearing the cost of new.
Here is a example of Pick and Pull pricing from their Redding, California yard I selected randomly. Enjoy.
Pick and Pull is huge in California. I guess its luck of the draw if you are near one. We have two in Calgary, Alberta and one in Edmonton, Alberta which is amazing, really.
You definitely need to watch where you step and have your wits about you. Older yards in the summer have Mr. No ShouldersIt’s been decades since I’ve been to a junkyard, but I don’t miss the smell of dirty burnt oil and tetanus shots.
hanging out in the tall grass.
Local LKQ self serve lot has a 05, 06 and 07.
I would imagine LKQ keeps the newer stuff for their full serve division?
I’m a junkyard diving addict. This last year, I must have gone over a dozen times.
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