I always get to the yard just after they crushed what I was there for. Usually, it was sitting for months in a corner and completely untouched. If I went more regularly, this wouldn't be as much of an issue.
One local yard knows me fairly well. Been offered a job a couple of times. Never when I'm out of work, though, heh.
NYG95GA wrote: True that; a wasp or cricket nest can ruin your day. The dobbers will build a mud nest in any hole they can find, making parts cleanup even worse Also ants.. they get *everywhere*!
There must be something I don't know. I live where it gets cold.
Crickets? WTF is there to be worried about with crickets?
Shawn
Trans_Maro wrote: Crickets? WTF is there to be worried about with crickets?
Doh! I meant hornet nest. I don't mind crickets at all.
The places that don't sort foreign cars from domestic stuff. There will be a couple mercedes/bmw in hundreds of fords/gm's. What a pain dragging around 15lbs of tools around a large yard to find nothing.
last week i hit the yard in a small downpour, just enough wetness to keep the clowns away.
I also hate getting nickel and dimed. Given the prices are low/mid it is alright but having to pay core charges and environmental fees on a cheap part raises the cost quite a lot. What does the junkyard want a core for other than to get another 5$ out of you?
Vigo wrote: I hate that i cant take every tool i own with me and that they are all at least 15 miles away. I've decided that instead of going to the junkyard i should just continuously buy and disassemble $0-300 parts cars, keep what i want, and then sell the scrap metal for most of the money back, all in the comfort of my driveway. So far its working fantastic!
I like this idea, as I do the same.............
BBC
Around these parts the yards are too computer controlled. You pull the part and take it to the counter and they find out what the dealership charges for a new one and charge a percentage of that. Around 60% for some stuff.
If you are lucky enough to find an old fashioned yard you have to deal with some illiterate, toothless cretin who will only grunt and spit out a "take it or leave it" number.
f'n rattlesnakes!! some yards here, you hafta carry a stick and bang on the car until all the snakes run out before you can touch it.
ultraclyde wrote: f'n rattlesnakes!! some yards here, you hafta carry a stick and bang on the car until all the snakes run out before you can touch it.
That is one reason I carry a hand gun in my tool kit. I have been accosted by rabid racoons before. Head shot for the win.
porksboy wrote: That is one reason I carry a hand gun in my tool kit. I have been accosted by rabid racoons before. Head shot for the win.
You're up E36 M3 creek if you somehow let them get a hold of that gun.
NYG95GA wrote:Trans_Maro wrote: Crickets? WTF is there to be worried about with crickets?Doh! I meant hornet nest. I don't mind crickets at all.
Thank god.
Bugs freak me right out and I don't need something new to be worried about.
Shawn
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