I spotted one Vanagon in the staging area of our favorite local place and tracked its placement in the yard online.� Twenty-four hours later (soonest I could get there) the alloys, grille, lights, front buckets and more were gone.� I got what I needed but not everything I wanted.� Having a well-known independent VW repair shop two blocks from that yard probably cut down on my window of opportunity.� I'm sure they get preferred informant status.
�
Stephen

--- On Thu, 6/18/09, Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

From: Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Puu-A-Part Salvage Yards.
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Date: Thursday, June 18, 2009, 11:21 AM

The scrap steel is worth more than the parts.
� Also, junk yards, or Salvage yards as they are called in this age of
fanciful labels (ie. Sanitary Landfill=Dump)� are often under financial
pressure paying taxes as potential "Real Estate"..The land is valued at it's
potential for some brokers and banks to make a killing off...

They can't easily keep vehicles in unlimited numbers.
� Don Hanson

On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 7:37 AM, Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@gmail.com> wrote:

> I won't pretend to know anything about the salvage yard business but I
> often
> wonder why they do this? I've been to several where they have told me "Nope
> we send VW's right to the crusher" - one woman even said "We crush those
> right away. We want to keep american workers employed" ????
>
> Anyhow, it just doesn't make sense to me - sure depending ont he area they
> probably don't get a ton of people looking for VW Vanagon/Bus stuff - but
> it
> seems to me if you have room in the yard why not keep them. Money is money.
> --
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff
> '90 Carat (Grover)
> '86 (We call this one Parts)
> '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus
>