I was out at the Aadland Car parts yard, (one of the biggest ones in LA) in Sun Valley/LA again today, and this year many times), and there I learnt, today, that just like the east coast, the ACTUAL costs to the junkyard, to obtain each "clunker" is only $50.00 for the whole car!!!


You heard me - just $50 dollars.


This 89k mile 560SEC had a wood steering wheel, and complete euro headlights.


The greedy yard owners wanted $200 for them.

But as I paid, 7 years ago, $575 for a set of Bosch euros, with Euro dark amber blinkers, the price doesn't seem too bad.

If the euro lights are undamaged and work, someone should grab them; they are expensive but under market price for good used ones these days; In fact A savvy SEC LA friend today, that I talked to in the yard, would buy them for that price.....

That said ---- I don't like greedheads. They abound in the used Mercedes Benz parts business.

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)