by "RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
Published 10/28/2017 at 14:21
by "RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
Published 10/28/2017 at 14:21
Tags: junkyard
; salvage yard
STARS: 9
NOVEL AND PICTURE TIME! :D Excuse the crummy pics though, I only had my phone and the sun was low, so lots of glare...
Now, I’ve been to junkyards before, but the last time was when I was in High School way back around 2003-2004...long ago, when I was a naive car-lover and a friend and I were looking for a factory rear spoiler from another car to put on his 1997 or so Suzuki Esteem sedan - like I said, naive. :P
....BUT yesterday was the first time I got to get my hands ‘dirty’, so to speak, at a pick-n-pull yard! :D
Some backstory as to why I went, other than the fact that it would be fun - I’ve needed three interior trim pieces for my 2009 Accent’s hatch for a few months now (the three top surrounds for the rear windshield), and I wanted to pick up a replacement factory stereo for my brother’s 2009 Hyundai Accent. My Accent is a 5-spd 3-door hatch base model and his is a base model sedan with an auto.
His stereo has been cutting out (not the speakers) but the stereo on occasion will fail to turn on at all until I pull out both Audio system fuses and put them back in. The fuses aren’t blown at all every time I check them and I have replaced them once already.
Well, yesterday I had to head to Halifax for a teaching conference which was, conveniently, 5 minutes down the road from one of the only two Pick-N-Pull salvage yards anywhere near me (both of which would be an hour and a half away from my home). PERFECT, I thought! What better way to calm down after a busy day by spending the late afternoon wandering around piles of cars! :D
Now, Maritime is a much smaller yard than I thought - at least the part where they let the public access. The Google Maps image is out of date as they have completely rearranged everything and gotten rid of a lot of inventory since then. The big lot on the back-right is off limits as it seems they store rebuilders there and it is locked with a fence and gate. The lot out in front of the buildings is empty and used as a parking lot for customers now. The big middle lot is only half accessible as a literal WALL OF CARS divides it off. Not sure what is behind it, but more storage or rebuilders, or maybe a crusher?
My trip to the yard was a half-bust as I didn’t get any of the trim pieces I was looking to get for my car, but I did find a stereo to try in my brother’s car - more on that later! After grabbing my trusty trim removal tools and 2 screwdrivers from my car and signing a waiver, I was in!
Everything is vaguely sorted by brand so it’s not hard to find anything...there are the few odd cars out of place from their brand rows, but it’s not too bad. The most interesting car I saw would have to be a Triumph roadster flattened in a pile of cars heading to the crusher to become washing machines... :(
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Overall, I had a blast wandering around by myself! It was oddly calming being there that time of day. Almost nobody around, sun going down, weirdly quiet. Will definitely go again when I back in town! Maybe I will head to the other pick-n-pull yard next time and see if I have better luck there! :D
"E90M3" (e90m3)
10/28/2017 at 14:47, STARS: 0
There really is something calming about walking around a junkyard; especially when it’s a massive one and there is no one else around.
I went to this massive one with a friend back in October 2015 when my world was falling apart and it was so nice to escape everything for a minute and just look a the cars.
"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
10/28/2017 at 14:55, STARS: 0
Huge! Take me next time you go! :P
"E90M3" (e90m3)
10/28/2017 at 14:56, STARS: 0
If you’re ever in ATL.
"fintail" (fintail)
10/28/2017 at 16:18, STARS: 2
Cars this new-looking in junkyards makes me feel old. I need to remember that 2003 was 14 years ago.
A junkyard visit is always fun, a little sad depending on the cars, but more interesting.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
10/28/2017 at 16:54, STARS: 1
It’s been too long since I went junkyarding.
"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
10/28/2017 at 19:13, STARS: 1
For sure! Go visit one gain sometime! :D