Comments on: Follow-Up: Buying a Part at the Junkyard http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/11/11/follow-up-buying-a-part-at-the-junkyard/ personal finance that makes cents Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:06:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: karthik cmouli http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/11/11/follow-up-buying-a-part-at-the-junkyard/#comment-128953 karthik cmouli Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:41:19 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/11/11/follow-up-buying-a-part-at-the-junkyard/#comment-128953 Hi there, I do not pick up cars or electronics at the junkyard but recently i went there as a result of a lost bet and came across a very good looking shredder, The things that people throw out, it seemed to be in pristine condition but was not working, so i picked it up and took it to a nearby electronics shop, and it seemed to be just a little repair, this happened quite a few months ago and even today as I hear the sound that the shredder makes, I cannot help but smile. Every now and then, I do make a point to visit the junkyard and who knows, I may well find the 'diamond in the rough' after all. Hi there, I do not pick up cars or electronics at the junkyard but recently i went there as a result of a lost bet and came across a very good looking shredder,
The things that people throw out, it seemed to be in pristine condition but was not working, so i picked it up and took it to a nearby electronics shop, and it seemed to be just a little repair, this happened quite a few months ago and even today as I hear the sound that the shredder makes, I cannot help but smile. Every now and then, I do make a point to visit the junkyard and who knows, I may well find the ‘diamond in the rough’ after all.

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]]> By: Get Rich Slowly » Getting Out of Debt: Oh What a Relief it Is! http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/11/11/follow-up-buying-a-part-at-the-junkyard/#comment-79822 Get Rich Slowly » Getting Out of Debt: Oh What a Relief it Is! Fri, 23 Feb 2007 13:00:51 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/11/11/follow-up-buying-a-part-at-the-junkyard/#comment-79822 [...] who previously shared her story about buying a part at the junkyard, dropped me a line the other day to say, “I paid off my car loan today!” I got my [...] [...] who previously shared her story about buying a part at the junkyard, dropped me a line the other day to say, “I paid off my car loan today!” I got my [...]

]]> By: Ogden http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/11/11/follow-up-buying-a-part-at-the-junkyard/#comment-23473 Ogden Fri, 01 Dec 2006 14:54:38 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/11/11/follow-up-buying-a-part-at-the-junkyard/#comment-23473 Another place to look for parts is eBay. I found a replacement mirror for my car and paid $5.00 for it, vs. the $168.00 replacement part. It cost more to ship it than it did to purchase it, but about $27.00 and 1/2 hour or so later, I was back in business. Another place to look for parts is eBay. I found a replacement mirror for my car and paid $5.00 for it, vs. the $168.00 replacement part. It cost more to ship it than it did to purchase it, but about $27.00 and 1/2 hour or so later, I was back in business.

]]> By: Adam Davis http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/11/11/follow-up-buying-a-part-at-the-junkyard/#comment-16022 Adam Davis Mon, 13 Nov 2006 18:51:27 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/11/11/follow-up-buying-a-part-at-the-junkyard/#comment-16022 Interesting to see this first thing Monday! I just spent four hours this morning visiting a junkyard for a driver's door window and replacing it. I also picked up a mirror - I was planing on epoxying the old one back onto the mounts, but have seen epoxy not last long enough on a car. The junkyard experience was a little more interesting. My wife called around last week to see 1) if anyone had what we needed and 2) how much it was going to cost. She price the whole door and just the window, since I did not know if the dent was too deep to allow a window back in. A nearby place had what we wanted, so this morning I stopped in. They took me out back, showed me the window, which was already removed, and then showed me a few mirrors that should work, which were still attached to the various cars sporting them. I chose one, we went back inside with the window, and while I payed he removed the mirror and brought it back. It was quite a bit more straightforward than I expected. The screws holding the door panel were easy to locate and remove, the foam was fairly easy to pull away from the door, and the window went in easily. The mirror was even quicker. It's a dark maroon on my black car, so it's not terribly noticeable. A lot of time was spent drilling and re-tapping a hole for a bolt I broke off. It held the outside handle to the door, and since I needed to pound a dent out near the handle I removed it. Now I feel very comfortable removing door trim - something I've always been reluctant to do. Going to the junkyard was a first for me as well, and the experience was good. Interestingly the parts dealer has a car crusher, and they sell videos sporting the car crusher (Over 1 hour of crushing, they exclaim) with the requisite dozen bikini clad women. I didn't realize car crushing required such scantily clad skills, but it's just one more thing I suppose I've yet to learn about the auto world. For those whose curiosity is great, search for "aachen auto". -Adam ---------- Moving in southeast Michigan? Buy my house: http://ubasics.com/house/ Interested in electronics? Check out the projects at http://ubasics.com Building your own house? Check out http://ubasics.com/home/ Interesting to see this first thing Monday! I just spent four hours this morning visiting a junkyard for a driver’s door window and replacing it. I also picked up a mirror - I was planing on epoxying the old one back onto the mounts, but have seen epoxy not last long enough on a car.

The junkyard experience was a little more interesting. My wife called around last week to see 1) if anyone had what we needed and 2) how much it was going to cost. She price the whole door and just the window, since I did not know if the dent was too deep to allow a window back in. A nearby place had what we wanted, so this morning I stopped in. They took me out back, showed me the window, which was already removed, and then showed me a few mirrors that should work, which were still attached to the various cars sporting them.

I chose one, we went back inside with the window, and while I payed he removed the mirror and brought it back.

It was quite a bit more straightforward than I expected. The screws holding the door panel were easy to locate and remove, the foam was fairly easy to pull away from the door, and the window went in easily.

The mirror was even quicker. It’s a dark maroon on my black car, so it’s not terribly noticeable.

A lot of time was spent drilling and re-tapping a hole for a bolt I broke off. It held the outside handle to the door, and since I needed to pound a dent out near the handle I removed it.

Now I feel very comfortable removing door trim - something I’ve always been reluctant to do.

Going to the junkyard was a first for me as well, and the experience was good. Interestingly the parts dealer has a car crusher, and they sell videos sporting the car crusher (Over 1 hour of crushing, they exclaim) with the requisite dozen bikini clad women. I didn’t realize car crushing required such scantily clad skills, but it’s just one more thing I suppose I’ve yet to learn about the auto world. For those whose curiosity is great, search for “aachen auto”.

-Adam
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Moving in southeast Michigan? Buy my house: http://ubasics.com/house/
Interested in electronics? Check out the projects at http://ubasics.com
Building your own house? Check out http://ubasics.com/home/

]]> By: Scott http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/11/11/follow-up-buying-a-part-at-the-junkyard/#comment-15367 Scott Sun, 12 Nov 2006 10:22:20 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/11/11/follow-up-buying-a-part-at-the-junkyard/#comment-15367 Fantastic. I had a 94 Ford Escort and the radiator died on me, so I went to my local junk yard and got a new one for $74.00 exactly and replaced it the same day. Had I gone to the shop to have it done, they told me it would have cost me at least $500.00 so the next time you're thinking about replacing a part on a popular car, think twice. You just might save a lot of money! Fantastic. I had a 94 Ford Escort and the radiator died on me, so I went to my local junk yard and got a new one for $74.00 exactly and replaced it the same day.

Had I gone to the shop to have it done, they told me it would have cost me at least $500.00 so the next time you’re thinking about replacing a part on a popular car, think twice.

You just might save a lot of money!

]]> By: NLG http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/11/11/follow-up-buying-a-part-at-the-junkyard/#comment-15202 NLG Sun, 12 Nov 2006 05:16:21 +0000 http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2006/11/11/follow-up-buying-a-part-at-the-junkyard/#comment-15202 That's great, I love going to the junkyard... well... that's not exactly correct, I don't really enjoy being there, they are kinda seedy. But, what I do enjoy is saving 80% off the cost of new parts in many cases. My previous car was a 1996 Neon, and I went through 4 junkyard starters at $50 a pop. A reconditioned starter costs $350, and only has a 1-year guarantee, so I think buying the 4 starters over a period of 4 years was a much better use of my dime. Plus, most of the repairs are actually quite easy to do if you have the time to devote. NG That’s great, I love going to the junkyard… well… that’s not exactly correct, I don’t really enjoy being there, they are kinda seedy. But, what I do enjoy is saving 80% off the cost of new parts in many cases.

My previous car was a 1996 Neon, and I went through 4 junkyard starters at $50 a pop. A reconditioned starter costs $350, and only has a 1-year guarantee, so I think buying the 4 starters over a period of 4 years was a much better use of my dime.

Plus, most of the repairs are actually quite easy to do if you have the time to devote.

NG

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