Somedays I watch my coworkers or neighbors proudly displaying their new BMW M3's or Volvo Quad Drive's with their advanced features and out-of-mischief I try to imagine what they will look like in a Junkyard or at a crusher in 2028 when today's toy becomes tomorrow's hand me down...

What I really lament is the passing of the Series Car. Great cars that stayed in production basically in the same form for a Decade. Like of course the Mercedes 240D and 300D, the SD's or Volvo 240, 740 and 940 or Toyota Corolla.

I dont think they make them like that now. The market is too competitive and they retool and redesign every two or three years..which is going to make it challenging for us Junkyard Bargainhunters.

I mean where are you going to find stacks of identical worn out and deceased series cars in 20 years? Everyone is driving throwaway cars like the Hyundai or $60,000 machines that won't be restorable because their technology is so eccentric. Try going to Autozone in 2028 and ordering a computer controlled shock absorber for a 2008 Volvo.

Also who is going to want to restore a SUV for fun? Just not the same as doing my Diesel.

They just don't make them them like that anymore.

Less rust I bet......

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

Maybe our cars will go up in value as it becomes clear even to nonenthusiasts just how great they are.

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

Well, plastic doesn't rust . . .

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

I know. I was just agreeing with you.

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

they will all probably be recycled and made into new cars or cans.

I guess recycling a car on 2028 means instead of showing tin cans from cars, it will be plastic bottles from cars.

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RRGrassi


70's Southern Pacific #5608 Fairmont A-4 MOW car

13 VW JSW 2.0 TDI 193K, Tuned with DPF and EGR Delete.

91 W124 300D Turbo replaced, Pressure W/G actuator installed. 210K

90 Dodge D250 5.9 Cummins/5 speed. 400K

I'd restore SUVs. I've always liked them... some of the new ones don't do much for me stylistically, but I love the idea of them. Fuel economy doesn't bother me and they're awfully useful.

EDIT: Just to clarify something here, since it's a comment I make frequently - I certainly can't afford to drive low MPG things no matter what. I simply am willing to cut my distance down in order to keep driving what I like. it's not like I can drive a thousand miles a week at four miles per gallon or anything.. I'm just willing to economize in trips so I don't have to economize in car selection.

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~Michael S.~
Past cars:

1986 300SDL
1987 300SDL
1982 240D
1982 300SD


Current:

1987 300SDL

A crew cab pickup w/an 8' bed is way more useful than any SUV, IMHO. Try hauling 6 people, a fridge, and an engine in the back, with out a trailer in an SUV.

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RRGrassi


70's Southern Pacific #5608 Fairmont A-4 MOW car

13 VW JSW 2.0 TDI 193K, Tuned with DPF and EGR Delete.

91 W124 300D Turbo replaced, Pressure W/G actuator installed. 210K

90 Dodge D250 5.9 Cummins/5 speed. 400K

I have a feeling most of today's cars won't last 20 years, they will be in the yard and scrapped long before that....

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

maybe they will be composite or ceramic in 10 more years. I just can't see restoring some plastic car to perfection...

I have an entire arsenal of hoopsters to meet every mission

genral be bopping at 35 mpg-- my $500 Toyota (used 94% of the time)

feel like sporting it-- my 95 SAAB with tweaked turbo

feeling classy my 85 Mercedes

feeling like C_(&^ my huge F150 I bought of my sister's
relative and am selling for him

That's what I think too. I think junk yards will become more and more scarce and beat cars will go direct to reman and recycle facilities. The reman industry already has buyers that scope out the yards for raw materials.

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Chad
2006 Nissan Pathfinder LE
1998 Acura 3.0 CL
OBK#44
"Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work." - Aristotle (384-322 B.C.)

SOLD
1985 300TD - Red Dragon
1986 300SDL - Coda
1991 - 300TE
1995 - E320
1985 300CD - Gladys

They will be crushed and recycled into new cars.

A lot less rust though, they really have figure out how to keep cars from rotting out.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Metal prices have stopped rising lately as China isn't buying as much scrap metal as their economy has experienced some slowing. This is good, means cars will be in the yards longer!

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)