You know, I'm starting to think that going to the junkyard is a meaningless endeavor. I went there yesterday, and spent probably an hour just trying to find where the subarus were. there were two, a 86 gl in *eh* condition, and what looked like a justy in three different pieces with a burned out interior. my friend and i rounded up as many emblems as we could (the only things still intact) and headed towards the door. "25 bucks fer the 4 of them," the owner said. half tempted to chuck the emblems at him, i declined and threw them back in the dirt where i found them. we walked out the door and my friend *found* a couple emblems still in his pockets. whoops.

 

the junky was a completely unsuccessful mission. the motto should be "if you can find it, we'll charge you double for it!" fits it perfectly. anyone else got good/bad stories? sharing is caring.

$75 for an entire gen 1 front crossmember assembly(everything but the engine) with a complimentary drivers seat and some other assorted hardware/ goodies.

i think they just wanted to go home:rolleyes:

 

-mike

Some yards are like that. They think all their stuff is made of gold. Then others just want to move the parts and you can get great deals. Then sometimes it depends on the day, could be good one day and s**t city the next.

yup im with craven, but i think its also location. down here in tucson and surrounding area, its hard to get great deals on cars, parts, or anything! and yet i hear all the time in northern states, people getting fantastic deals on everything! from cars for free/$50 to parts by the truckload for a few dollars.

 

i feel the same way SubaSkeet, i rarely go to the junk yards anymore, i just get what i can from fellow members, easier and also safer. of course i still do rummage, but i generally dont buy.

 

tyler

it's the same up here in the Portland area but if you go down to some spots in albany or eugene you can get a large pile going on and the guys don't even want to dig through it so they say like 100 buck for the whole thing

I have pretty much stopped going to yards except the "chain" yards up here. They have a set price list, and rarely have I been quoted less at the "dicker" style yards. I pulled a set of seats from an Impulse the other day and brought them to the counter. The spanish individual at the counter asked what I thought they were worth in broken english. I said $10 each. He shook his head. So I said $15 each.... at which point he laughs at me like I'm some sort of moron. I told him I could get any seat from the yard up the street for $15 each, and that was my price or I leave. He didn't really take me seriously till I started walking away - he called to his manager, who said he would take $40 for the pair. I told him he had his chance, and that I would take my business elsewhere. I left the seats sitting in his office.

 

Another yard wanted $35 for a freakin axle shaft. I tossed it on the counter and left. Incidentally, this really screws them because the part you just pulled is now basically scrap. They aren't going to know where you got it, or what it came from so not only did they lose your money, but no one else is going to be buying it either.

 

I think they see a clean looking white guy comming, and think they can bend me over. I know the mexicans and the asians aren't paying what I am, and that's enough to make me stop shopping there.

 

The general principle I have found is that the more stuff you come to the counter with, the cheaper you will get it all for. I've made some awesome deals. One time I spent about 5 hours in a yard with a friend and ended up with a whole wagon load of parts (had to make 4 trips to the car with the stuff) for $80.... basically there was so much stuff in the pile that the guy only charged us for the big stuff, and then said $10 for the rest...

 

GD

the jy in WAUKEE, WRENCH AND SAVE, yeah rite, thinks their 86 xt in an 86 gl, and wants $150 for the mpfi, and $100 for the fwd, and seat covers are $15, and shift knobs are $5, and I dickered them once 50%, bought the distributor splash shield for $5, told them that's all I have

Hey Guys This is Jerry, you need to move to Yakima or close to it. There is one wrecking yard the bolts and wiring are free. They look at it this way if you got time to pull it you can have it. The rest of the parts are really cheap also. Thanks Jerry

well i think i did pretty good when , i myself , john , miles fox, went to a yard in columbus ,oh , 200 for everything and we had a hole pickup load , doors, hood, fenders, gl-10 seat, 2 row radiator, atls, clusters, compressors, , it was my first time at a u-pull apart , had a great time

Pull-A-Part in Lynnhood is the best. I got a Pug steel with an awesome snow tire for $10, a brake reservoir cap for $2, and a horn with all the wiring for $3. I've gotten tons of awesome deals from them.

these guys at the vegas mexi-can-pull-apart-for-cheaper-than-you-can wanted 100 bucks for a 14" completely naked steel. not even the lug nuts, those are $5 extra, even tho theyre lying in the dirt half buried. its complete profit they make, too. they tow cars, possess cars, steal cars, rip out the speakers and the batteries, and resell them for double theyre worth. we need a subaru yard for poor people like me who just want cheap parts. all in favor of a ultimate subaru club locker say "I"!

I hear ya, I was going to have them come pick up an 83 station wagon that is sitting in my yard and they wanted to TAKE it for nothing! and everything after that is profit.

 

The best deal I have gotten was a sweet one NVZENO - you know! I got a front bumper guard for exactly $3.75! Thanks Dave!

IIIIIIIIIIIIIII. We really should just buy some property or like some storage or just someones field and buy almost every parts roo we can find and leave em all there and make stuff cheaper then cheap. Any washingtonians intrigued? heh just a 16 y/o's silly idea probably a terrible one but still a nice thought. That would be so rad...

someone should get a empty warehouse and use it for a suby pick-n-pull, keep em inside so that they dont rust any more than they already are. locate the facility somewhere in the middle of the country so that everyone might have a chance to come. and it would also make shipping costs lower for those who cant make it there.

Man i so totally agree.... that would be so excellent. If anyone does theyd sure as hell have my support as well as a fair bit of my cash . DOOO ITTT

This could be a good idea, if everyone wanted to pitch in. everyone who wants to save the legacy of older subarus should be intrigued. any admin that are reading, would it be possible to start a donation towards a subaru parts lockup? we could get an enclosed warehouse for the parts, and considering how much stuff we can find, be able to distribute it to other members pretty cheap (considering it would be completely self-funded, anyone that donates could be able to retrieve stuff from the locker for a smaller price than those that dont donate). since a lot of members are in WA area, it could be there. or perhaps WY because it seems like a more rust-free place than by the ocean. is this too much, have i gone nuts? heck, when the old subarus are considered relics, it could make a great profit to the public if we wanted to, or turn it into a museum (k, that was just dumb. dont comment on that please) anyone who would support this, give your two cents, or a whole dime if you have it.

Man i think this is such a cool idea. I donno how practical it is though. I think like depending on how much people put in they could get a discount and slowly we could add to the collection of old parts. Again like he said is this crazy and impossible? Doesnt sound to bad to me but you guys tell me.

Sounds good to me i am always needing parts.

That's nice and all, but I've already started me own private yard so to speak. I have an associate with acreage.... we haul the cars out there an part them at our leisure..... no need to keep them indoors as we don't have that whole..... uummm.... what do you guys call it..... oh yeah! Rust. Yeah - none - zip - nodda! Hehe

 

That, and we have tons of Subaru's out here anyway - I don't really need to stockpile anything except Brat parts. The rest are everywhere and plentiful for the most part.

 

Oh - and Wyoming doesn't exist - I'm a firm beleiver in that.

 

GD

Yeah someone posted that the rust would be worse over here because its by the ocean. Really thats not true tho... we dont use salt to de ice roads so there is really a lot less rust on the west coast then inland more. I would say a lot of people are northwest USA so maybe somewhere up here. Sure it rains a lot but the rust is really not bad at all i dont think. I wish i didnt live with my parents or id have at least a couple parts soobs

you guys on the left coast are lucky, they use salt here and in Pa, i think they use a salt and calcium mix the loves to eat cars.

were is the junkyard at in lynnwood. i might be going there soon.

i loot the hell out of junkyards!_! you dont buy it unless its awesome, then still, you gotta haggle =]. just look around and find the good ones around you. im in minneapolis, and there are two(good ones), one 30 miles away, and another, about 70 miles away. so they are far and few between, theres gotta be one around you loaded with stuff, and the guys think subarus are crap anyway.

just say 4 cylinder, and 80s alot... make em think its crap =]

Junkyard crawling is an art in itself.

 

They vary so widely.

 

Some are out and out pirates. While I haven't hunted for Soobie parts until very recently I have spend hours scavenging over other species of car corpses. I stick with the little independent guys, and with the 'You pick and pull' guys. The ones with warehouses full of already catalogued labeled stuff are places to avoid unless you like being shafted.

 

For instance, rear diff for my newly purchased Soobie wagon at a reasonable wrecker = $95AUD

 

Same rear diff at a specialist Subaru wrecker (or probably more accurately Subaru owner rapist) = $450AUD

 

Polish up your inerpersonal skills and go talk to the little guys. They rock. Just bring your own tools and dont steal. The little guys often live on the edge of making a living because they dont charge like wounded bulls. Look after 'em and they'll look after you.

 

I had one guy on tap at one stage. I gave him $20 bucks and said "Keep an eye out for 'X' part and let me know when it enters the network and sure enough 2 weeks later, its there for me at a reasonable price.

 

Mutual back scratching is the way to go.

We have gone through about 8-9 parts soobs down here in the past year. But they get crushed fast because of lack of storage space.. It never fails that a week later I need something off of one.. Someone here just acquired some acreage with 2 shops on it though... hehe.. I am hoping to be able to store a few of the parts soobs for a little longer now..(you listenin boy? you know I'm talking to you )