There is a wreching yard about forty miles west of the Twin Cities where the owner claims he gets a $200 break from the State for any
car that leaves the yard, no matter how, without being crushed. Needless to say, I don't know what kind of "break" it is, and that
last year when he had six vanagons, now he only has two (barely).

AB

Mike & Mary Collum wrote:

> Not all States in the US have such regulations.  I think some states just don't want older cars on the road and making it difficult
> to impossible to resurrect one from the wrecking yard is one way of accomplishing this.
>
> My 2� worth  : )
>
> Mike
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andrew Grebneff" <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 4:57 AM
> Subject: Treatment of "wrecks" by wreckers
>
> > >Due to State and Local regulations, the fluids are drained, batteries
> > >and other hazardous materials removed, gas tanks ripped out, etc. Then a
> > >giant front end loader (fork lift) is used to gently, ha ha, cart the
> > >victim several hundred yards to it's spot in a row. There it is placed
> > >on 3 or more welded stacks of old steel wheels with no regard for any
> > >consequential damage to brake lines, hoses, wires, body, bumpers, etc.
> >
> > Asinine laws. Here a car can be bought from a wrecker no problem... IF the
> > wrecker wants to sell it whole. Reregistering it is no big hassle either. I
> > have bought partly-dismantled motorcycles and cars from wreckers, all with
> > cancelled registration, and put them back on the road, sometimes within a
> > couple of days of purchase.
> >
> > Cars are only stacked here if there is a severe lack of room. Wreckers want
> > to be able to sell bumpers, roofs, corner and end cuts etc. Often they
> > remain on their own wheels until the suspension or wheels are sold. Wanna
> > gastank? It's still there in the car.
> >
> > But there are no Vanagons... (well, just the surprise roughie spotted by
> > listee John Pronk).
> >
> >
> > Andrew Grebneff
> > 165 Evans St, Dunedin, New Zealand
> > ph   64 (3) 473-8863
> > fax 64 (3) 479-7527
> > <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
> > www.goingplatinum.com/member/vw1
> > www.highyieldcrusaders.ws/ref.html?ref=vw
> > www.aciimoney.com/index.shtml?vw1
> > VW & Toyota vans, Toyota diesels and Macintoshes rule