Clunkers Nightmare
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Clunkers Nightmare
While at a local pick-it yard, helping a friend get parts for his Caddy, I rounded a Ford van, and my heart hit the ground. seems I bumped into a Pristine '95 F-150 Eddie Bauer with a I-6, 5speed. NOT ONE mark on the body cept for the driver's side running board that was messed up by the yard lift. Spotless beige interior, bucket seats, everything. The bed had a recent spray-in liner proffesionally done, hence the companies id badge.
The engine bay was immaculate, all intact but for the battery and fuel tank missing, and the engine was marked by the one who put a gun to it's head and pulled the trigger. If I was in better finances, I would have surely found a home for that discarded treasure. All I know is whoever the previous owner was, needs a checkup from the neckup.
I'm stilll a wreck over this.
The engine bay was immaculate, all intact but for the battery and fuel tank missing, and the engine was marked by the one who put a gun to it's head and pulled the trigger. If I was in better finances, I would have surely found a home for that discarded treasure. All I know is whoever the previous owner was, needs a checkup from the neckup.
I'm stilll a wreck over this.
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Go back to the yard and take some pictures. And rescue it before it is too late. An EB short box? And NO rust ?
The engine had a bullet hole in it? It wasnt a C4C truck-was it?? It wasnt one of BO's automotive victims-was it?
The engine had a bullet hole in it? It wasnt a C4C truck-was it?? It wasnt one of BO's automotive victims-was it?
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No cameras allowed in the yard, the yard guys surrounded it with a boatload of new arrivals while I was there, one delivery barely missed me when the lift driver was in a hurry to unload. After the dealer does the paperwork for the new vehicle, the technician gives the motor a cocktail and runs it till it blows, then takes hi-vis spray paint and marks the engine.
It has a short box, and the liner was just recently done, not a mark on it...Hunter green with EB lower accents. The interior looked brand new.
Man what a loss for the 150 world. Hopefully more good can come from this when proud 150 owners rejuvinate thier present rigs. I for one rescued the spotless aluminum rims before I was kicked out at closing time.
It has a short box, and the liner was just recently done, not a mark on it...Hunter green with EB lower accents. The interior looked brand new.
Man what a loss for the 150 world. Hopefully more good can come from this when proud 150 owners rejuvinate thier present rigs. I for one rescued the spotless aluminum rims before I was kicked out at closing time.
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This C4C Has cost me a lot of money this last week, it looks like all the C4C are rolling in to the yards I came up with two 40/20/40 seats in great shape for $60.00 each, one complete a/c system for my F-450 for $200.00, two sets of doors with excellent door panels with p/w and p/l and the wire harness from door to door for $450.00 each I would of liked to got them cheaper but to there were too many hours of labor to get the harness. but they give two radio, a lund sun visor and one more 40/20/40 seat to offset the door so I came out good I think.
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Those prices sound good to me. If you can find them around the city here, they're all twice as much.
How much do they want for that whole rig Dan? Might be worth it to someone to roll the whole thing out and drop a motor in.
How much do they want for that whole rig Dan? Might be worth it to someone to roll the whole thing out and drop a motor in.
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I guess my area hasn't seen too many of our gen trucks in the C4C program. I was hoping to see one with good condition 40/20/40 seats, but no luck so far...
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From what I understand of the c4c program the engines have to be destroyed. Then parts can be removed for only so long (180 days??) then the vehicle crushed. No complete vehicle can be sold. That stupid program that we taxpayers payed for, only helped the dealers. Last I knew about 80% of vehicles sold were of Asian make. I'd like to see how many repos will be done in the following year.
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There's no way that I would roll Raven on a lot, for the chance of a new ride, that the Gov't pay's the dealer to give me for a reduced price, and see my payments/insurance go skyhigh for who knows how long, only to worry about it getting repo'd when I lose my job...
And then, knowing that they will take Raven out back of the dealer, slip her a micky and run her till she dies. I don't fault the pick-it yards one bit., But I wouldn't treat my rig that way. And to find out the Gov't defaulted on alot of C4C payments. Thats why the turned in vehicles didn't get the micky right away...
And then, knowing that they will take Raven out back of the dealer, slip her a micky and run her till she dies. I don't fault the pick-it yards one bit., But I wouldn't treat my rig that way. And to find out the Gov't defaulted on alot of C4C payments. Thats why the turned in vehicles didn't get the micky right away...
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Oh man.. I would have taken that truck and loved it and washd it and kept the oil changed.. I would have given the poor girl a good home.
What a sick SOB to allow a perfectly good Mechanical Horse be shot - for no good reason.
Makes me sick.
What a sick SOB to allow a perfectly good Mechanical Horse be shot - for no good reason.
Makes me sick.
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Here's a stupid question. They can't sell the whole vehicle, right? What happens if one day some body buys the body & interior off the frame, next day somebody buys the axles & running gear, then somebody buys the frame & what's left? Get a couple friends together, do it like that & then re-assemble it. If you had the money, would that work? Pay your buddies
to go buy the stuff so the junkyard doesn't know it's you buying it. Don't know how the regs. work on that. Just an idea.
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You run into a titling re-titling issue. The dealer does the paperwork one way, to cover thier contracts, then the wrecking yards does the title as 'scrapped/destroyed' sort of thing. As far as the local dmv is concerned, the VIN is gone from this world. The paper trail ends at the scrapper and the vehicle no longer exists. Parts wise, it's a non-issue where the part came off of, but to try and re-title a 'scrapped/destroyed' vehicle is a long process. I can be sure of one thing, if it could be done, there would be head hunters lining up at the gates grabbing all the mint rides heading for the mill to turn em back into a nice profit. (Crate motor/fuel tank/battery.) That's all it would take to get 'em running again...
If someone here knows the process of obtaining a complete rig from the mill, enlighten us. All I know, is once it's in the yards, they have like 90 days of being picked apart and then it Really goes to the masher...
(BTW, the fuel that comes out of the rigs goes into the yard equipment for the fork lifts/masher/'junker-runners' etc...)
If someone here knows the process of obtaining a complete rig from the mill, enlighten us. All I know, is once it's in the yards, they have like 90 days of being picked apart and then it Really goes to the masher...
(BTW, the fuel that comes out of the rigs goes into the yard equipment for the fork lifts/masher/'junker-runners' etc...)
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You run into a titling re-titling issue. The dealer does the paperwork one way, to cover thier contracts, then the wrecking yards does the title as 'scrapped/destroyed' sort of thing. As far as the local dmv is concerned, the VIN is gone from this world. The paper trail ends at the scrapper and the vehicle no longer exists. Parts wise, it's a non-issue where the part came off of, but to try and re-title a 'scrapped/destroyed' vehicle is a long process. I can be sure of one thing, if it could be done, there would be head hunters lining up at the gates grabbing all the mint rides heading for the mill to turn em back into a nice profit. (Crate motor/fuel tank/battery.) That's all it would take to get 'em running again...
If someone here knows the process of obtaining a complete rig from the mill, enlighten us. All I know, is once it's in the yards, they have like 90 days of being picked apart and then it Really goes to the masher...
(BTW, the fuel that comes out of the rigs goes into the yard equipment for the fork lifts/masher/'junker-runners' etc...)
If someone here knows the process of obtaining a complete rig from the mill, enlighten us. All I know, is once it's in the yards, they have like 90 days of being picked apart and then it Really goes to the masher...
(BTW, the fuel that comes out of the rigs goes into the yard equipment for the fork lifts/masher/'junker-runners' etc...)
Wasn't sure what all the rules & regulations were. How do they do that if somebody buys a cab from a junkyard ( imagine every state has their own rules )? Is that considered buying the whole truck? What about the frame / running gear? Just wondering, what you said makes sense. Everybody would be lined up to buy them. Probably start a bidding war with prices going through the roof. Like most of my bright ideas, sounds good till the facts come into play.
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You all are assuming that it ran, or that the tranny works.
Either one of those two repairs would cost more than the rig is valued to the average person.
Not everybody loves wrenching on a 13 year old vehicle.
As a side note, in most states the title and vin run with the frame and control the licensing of the vehicle.
Either one of those two repairs would cost more than the rig is valued to the average person.
Not everybody loves wrenching on a 13 year old vehicle.
As a side note, in most states the title and vin run with the frame and control the licensing of the vehicle.