As most of you folks know, there are certain “acceptable” practices common at wrecking yards.

For example:
1. junk yards charge too much for what they have, so it is acceptable to “subsidize” what your are buying with what you can fit in your pockets, socks or up your sleeves.
2. There are free items to be had at junk yards: Fuses, bulbs, screws and previously owned personal items that the ex-owner inadvertently left.
3. Any and all money found while searching through the vehicles is free game.
4. Anything that is cool looking, but really not useful is pocket material also.


Today at the wrecking yard, I was purchasing a couple seats. These seats did not appear to be worth what I was paying, so naturally I complained about the price (bicker so to speak). This person was less than flexible with the price, but he said that I could get a couple extra items to offset the price.

Completely contrary to my normal ways, I chose to be honest with what I was getting. I grabbed a handful of door clips, panel clips, the front grill piece that everyone loses, the tray that is next to the spare tire, the third brake light, the grill for the dash speaker cover and a handful of pennies that were under the seat.. 26 pennies to be exact.

Well, when I went to pay, the guy looked through what I had “extra” and started ____ing and moaning about the third brake light, then the Styrofoam compartment and then of all things, he points to the pennies.

This guy has the gall to say…”what are those”..
I say in an innocent tone.. “pennies I believe”…
Then he says… “you can’t have those”
So I think (but don’t say)…. “can I buy them for a quarter?”
I say… “do you want them?”
He says.. “yes”
I say…” really, you want the pennies?”
He again says “yes I do”
So I think to myself “self, go throw those damn pennies across the wrecking yard and tell him to pick each and every one of those 26 pennies off the ground like I did”
But I resist the urge to speak my mind…

To make a long story short.. I paid full price for the seats but got a small handful of clips for “free”. After I had loaded up my seats in the back of the car, I sat down in the drivers seat and stared hatefully back into the window of the wrecking yard office, thinking to myself “that crap bag has a pocket full of my pennies right now and he’s probably laughing about it too”.

But alas, we can’t dwell on the negative stuff, right. So I reach into my pocket for my keys but it takes me a moment to find them amongst all the bulbs, fuses and screws.......

 

at least junk yards have tC's by you none down here have any. i cant find front bumper undershielding and fenderliner's to save my life.

 

lmao, great story

Just what I needed at 1am.

I'd give you rep points if we had it on this forum.

 

ur junkyard has tC's?????

damn

 

I can't believe that you are modding your xB with tC part's. How can I keep up if you continue with the xB to tC swap. That front end is going to be sweet. I'll help you trim the hood and bumper cover to fit.

 

xb.... XB!!!


just seats

you bowling on Saturday?

 

nah. it's my one day off this week and I'm taking the fam to the punkin patch.

 

Great story, very funny.

 

hahahahaha...

ohhh...

i need to go to junkyards more often

 

Todd, that was great! I have scavenged for lots at the junk yard and almost always come away with a little "extra".

 

God, if you ask me, you both you and the guy sound a little nutty, lol.

 

Bwahahahahahaha.

Oh the times i went junk yard robbing...err...i mean shopping...

Buy a throttle body, come home with various hoses, nuts and bolts.

Went into one down in Kent, down a block or so off Central. Went in lookin for a slave cylinder arm. Dude wanted $40...40 freakin bucks! So i loaded my tool box with ever usefull nut n bolt i could get off that dang car. You want $40, ill make worth it.

To tell ya the truth, i dont know anyone that doesnt do that when hittin up a junk yard anymore.

 

Wow Todd, I didn't know your adventure there was that fulfilled lol

 

Want tC seats? I got two of them.... just sitting there...

 

if only the brackets on my xB seats would bolt up to em i would buy em from ya... i have been kinda lookin for a set... i like how they are a little more supportive for bigger guys like me...

 

gah... how much different are the brackets xB vs tC ?? could ya just swap them w/each other?

 

where doyou find junk yards.
i need to hit one.
I need a intake manifold for 2zz-ge matrix xrs 2005?

 

I'm not sure how different the brackets are... I bet they are a bit... you could come over and try it out... I'll get rid of them dang cheap.

 

will see.. wont be for awhile if at all... vacation next week...

 

as much as id love to do that, i just cant do the drive right now...

Fl-OR is kinda far...