OK, for those who don't know about it yet- guess I'll let the cat out of the bag. The new self-service "Pick and Pull" junkyard on Hwy 70 between Garner and Clayton is now open! Has been open for a couple of weeks actually.
It's the former Raleigh Auto Parts/LKQ auto parts location, still owned and operated by LKQ, but now it's 100% self-service. Not alot of really late model cars, but they have LOTS of cars and trucks, and they turn over the inventory fairly often (~45-60 days) so if you don't find what you need one day, come back in a couple of weeks and it might be there!! They have plenty of cars in the "hold" area waiting to be processed and put out on the yard.
A couple of interesting cars I saw today:
60's Dodge Dart
2nd Gen Nissan 240SX
Ford Fiesta
Several Ford Probes- both body styles
A couple of Subarus- I think they said "WRX Sti" on them
Early (~72 240z) plus a couple of 280zx's
A couple of Hondas- CRX's and some early Civics
A handful of BMWs
Basically it's a typical pick-n-pull yard, you pay $2 to get on the yard, sign a waiver and open your tool box to make sure you aren't carrying any grenades- then you're free to get whatever you want. Prices are posted on the wall, and they're the same regardless of year/make/model for each part. Be aware that they do charge a core charge on some items- and they charge for every part that might be attached to something else. For example- if you purchase an engine- the price listed is like $129, but if you leave the manifolds on there, they will charge you for them and any other parts bolted to the engine, etc.
Looks like a great place to get some new wheels for a certain rally beater.............Charlie..................cough...................cough..............
Bret.
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