Is the American junkyard doomed?

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Jul 23, 2014 | 08:31 AM

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Lowrange2

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From: +34° 25' 35.67", -81° 21' 12.04"

Year: 1993

Engine: 4.0

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Originally Posted by BimmerJeeper

Looks like pull it yourself junkyards are no longer illegal in the state of CT.
http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2...ds/?refer=news

I'm not sure what difference it makes to you. You wouldn't have enough time between open hours to accomplish removing anything from one of the vehicles.

Salvage yards are thriving. They aren't going anywhere.

Jul 23, 2014 | 08:45 AM

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sycoglitch

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From: Mercer County, NJ

Year: 2001

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0L I6 HO

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Originally Posted by salad

And that's why there aren't any junkyards in New York City. Land is simply too expensive and liability is far too high with 5 hyper-litigant retards per square foot.

Gas stations will be next. Then roads.

Damn New York. Everything is a ripoff there. The residents there are rude and traffic sucks. So happy i don't live there no more

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Originally Posted by XJwonders

I live in Philadelphia area, and there's hundreds of junkyards around southeast Pennsylvania. U just gotta know where to go. My favorite is Harry's in west hazleton. It's the biggest I ever been to. They have over 10,000, cars in the yard at any given time.

http://www.wegotused.com/?page_id=14...anyName=harrys

I've heard of harrys. Many good and some bad things about em.

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Originally Posted by Lowrange2

X2. There's always gonna be scrap cars. Even these 2014 cars Willie in the in 10 yrs. Cars from accidents end up there etc.