U-Pull it auto parts

[Josh]

Does anyone else treasure hunt U-Pull junkyards to save on auto parts? I do this quite a bit throughout the springtime and early summer. I've saved a ton of money and I always seem to find bonus tools left in engine compartments etc. from the last guy rooting through. Lets hear from the other frugal parts shoppers

[maritimer]

I wish we had things like that around here. The majority of our junkyards around here are all linked together through electronic catalogs online. So if they don't have the part you are looking for, they can check a ton more yards in the province to see if they have it.
Saves some leg time, but you pay for it when used parts are almost the same price as what you can buy at NAPA.

I know a guy up in Yellowknife that goes to a junkyard every Friday I believe. They have a deal that you and a buddy can use a car hood like a tray and whatever you can fit on it, and still carry out, you get for $100.

[brian81]

I use to do that a lot back when I was in school. But as I got older I tend to just buy new..

[shu9265]

I love to go to a place here called Pull-A-Part. ( E. Cleveland )

Great deals on parts and bonus tools too !

Got a real nice Metric 4 way lug wrench not long ago. Someone left it laying on the seat.

[Josh]

May 9, 2011 20:39:39 GMT -5 shu9265 said:

Great deals on parts and bonus tools too !

I swear sometimes I make out better on the tool haul than I do on the parts haul.