v8440
Well-known member
Hi all,
Apparently due to some sort of problem with my account brought on by the changes made behind the scenes here, I've been unable to log in to my account for a few weeks. The "who's online" indicator would show me as being on, but I would not have access. Now that this is fixed, here's what's going on:
As you may remember, I got hired by pull-a-part to be the asst manager at the Montgomery location they're getting ready to open. I'm currently in training at one of their Atlanta locations, and I expect to be training for roughly another 6-8 weeks.
Pull a part deals almost exclusively in vehicles 10 yrs old and older, and their parts are priced according to the type of part it is, not how valuable or rare it is. For example: A v8 engine, without a core to turn in and with a 30 day exchange warranty, is less than $200. That's true whether it's a steel crank 440 or a 260 oldsmobile. Six and four cylinder engines are less. The same type of pricing structure exists with all other parts, just usually a lot cheaper than that. Another prime example is fenders, hoods, and doors. Each of those is about $40-without a core to turn in and with the warranty. Does not matter what kind of vehicle it comes from.
They often have a lot of older stuff out there. Sure, the yards are filled with 80's and 90's stuff. But, there's also a lot of 70's, 60's, and sometimes a few things from the 50's. It really depends on what people turn in. With the price of scrap so high, people are dragging some really old stuff out of the woods to turn a buck. Upon learning that I work there, many people have asked me whether you can buy whole vehicles from them. Unfortunately, the answer is no. In fact, employees can't even do that.
You can look up what vehicles are on the yards online, but the site does not tell you what parts it came with or what's left. For example, it will tell you that a 1978 dodge truck is on the lot, but it won't tell you whether it's a 2wd or a 4wd. It also won't tell you whether it's a 100, 150, 250, or 350. That's where I come in...as you might expect, I'll be keeping an eye out for mopars as they come into my yard. It's a safe bet that not much that's older than the 80's will come in without me knowing about it. Unlike the site, I WILL have a pretty good idea about what something has.
My ability to pull parts will be pretty severely limited (except on my days off), but I will be able to at least post when something interesting hits the yard. That should give folks within driving range a chance to come get stuff they would not otherwise know about. They generally aim to keep roughly 2000 vehicles on a yard at any given time, and ON AVERAGE, vehicles spend 60-75 days on display before they're crushed. We do have a crusher on site at each yard-I'm not real happy about that, but I guess it has to happen somewhere. I'm going to try my best to not let good mopar parts (or any older stuff for that matter) get crushed, but I can't buy it all.
I just figured I'd give everyone a heads up about this. It looks like the Montgomery yard will be opening sometime around early May.
Apparently due to some sort of problem with my account brought on by the changes made behind the scenes here, I've been unable to log in to my account for a few weeks. The "who's online" indicator would show me as being on, but I would not have access. Now that this is fixed, here's what's going on:
As you may remember, I got hired by pull-a-part to be the asst manager at the Montgomery location they're getting ready to open. I'm currently in training at one of their Atlanta locations, and I expect to be training for roughly another 6-8 weeks.
Pull a part deals almost exclusively in vehicles 10 yrs old and older, and their parts are priced according to the type of part it is, not how valuable or rare it is. For example: A v8 engine, without a core to turn in and with a 30 day exchange warranty, is less than $200. That's true whether it's a steel crank 440 or a 260 oldsmobile. Six and four cylinder engines are less. The same type of pricing structure exists with all other parts, just usually a lot cheaper than that. Another prime example is fenders, hoods, and doors. Each of those is about $40-without a core to turn in and with the warranty. Does not matter what kind of vehicle it comes from.
They often have a lot of older stuff out there. Sure, the yards are filled with 80's and 90's stuff. But, there's also a lot of 70's, 60's, and sometimes a few things from the 50's. It really depends on what people turn in. With the price of scrap so high, people are dragging some really old stuff out of the woods to turn a buck. Upon learning that I work there, many people have asked me whether you can buy whole vehicles from them. Unfortunately, the answer is no. In fact, employees can't even do that.
You can look up what vehicles are on the yards online, but the site does not tell you what parts it came with or what's left. For example, it will tell you that a 1978 dodge truck is on the lot, but it won't tell you whether it's a 2wd or a 4wd. It also won't tell you whether it's a 100, 150, 250, or 350. That's where I come in...as you might expect, I'll be keeping an eye out for mopars as they come into my yard. It's a safe bet that not much that's older than the 80's will come in without me knowing about it. Unlike the site, I WILL have a pretty good idea about what something has.
My ability to pull parts will be pretty severely limited (except on my days off), but I will be able to at least post when something interesting hits the yard. That should give folks within driving range a chance to come get stuff they would not otherwise know about. They generally aim to keep roughly 2000 vehicles on a yard at any given time, and ON AVERAGE, vehicles spend 60-75 days on display before they're crushed. We do have a crusher on site at each yard-I'm not real happy about that, but I guess it has to happen somewhere. I'm going to try my best to not let good mopar parts (or any older stuff for that matter) get crushed, but I can't buy it all.
I just figured I'd give everyone a heads up about this. It looks like the Montgomery yard will be opening sometime around early May.
or [smilie=2: or something more extreme?? :bwuhaha:
Damn Slim Fast.
