Hey good find. Was this the 300D turbo in Anaheim? I was thinking about hitting it a few days ago but I talked myself out of it. I think I have hoarded a lot of spares I will never use. The seats looked really nice in the photos.

I’m not sure LKQ takes rarity into consideration when pricing. The throttle linkage for a Honda Accord costs the same as a Mercedes 300D by their pricing list. I do find myself paying more than I wanted to there. I know the feeling. I dread checkout there. Somehow things just ending up more than I expected. I try to know exactly what to call each item as referenced on their list so they don’t just make up a price.

I think the issue is insurance and environmental permitting for our local CA yards. Also wages are high out here.

I had a friend who worked at Pick N Pull in San Jose, CA. He said the owners were very rich. He’d been to their home to clean up after a party.

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79 300TD “Old Smokey” AKA “The Mistake” (SOLD)
82 240D stick shift 335k miles (SOLD)
82 300SD 300k miles
85 300D Turbodiesel 170k miles
97 C280 147k miles