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Old 11-06-2004, 10:06 PM   #9
junkyardjohn
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I HAVE TO LOOK AT THE OTHER SIDE AS WELL. I KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT OWN BONEYARDS, & LET ME TELL YOU... IT'S NOT NEARLY AS GLAMOROUS AS YOU'D THINK. IT'S ACTUALLY HARD, DIRTY WORK WITH LONG HOURS. THEN SCAP PRICES GO FROM $17 TO $95 A TON. IT MAKES SENSE TO THEM TO CRUSH EVERYTHING IN SIGHT. OLDER CARS & TRUCKS ARE HEAVIER & HAVE LESS PLASTIC IN THEM, WITCH MAKES THEN GOOD CANTIDATES FOR CRUSHING. ESPECIALLY IF THEY'VE BEEN ON YOUR INVENTORY FOR YEARS & PARTS OFF OF THEM AREN'T SELLING RAPIDLY. PEOPLE DON'T WAN'T TO BUY THEM... THEY JUST WANT YOU TO KEEP EM INCASE THEY EVER NEED EM. BUT DON'T WORRY.. YOU WON'T SEE ANY 64 CHEVELLES OR TRI 5s BEING CRUSHED. THEY ARE IN THE BUSINESS, & HAVE A PRETTY GOOD IDEA (USSUALLY INFLATED) WHAT IT'S WORTH. IT SURE WILL MAKE IT A WHOLE LOT TOUGHER TO GET 70s & EARLY 80s FULL SIZE CHEVYS THOUGH, & WE SURE GET ALOT OF DONOR PARTS FROM THEM, NO MATER WHAT WE BUILD. BUMMER JOHN
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