Stop Crushing Vx's!!!

[biju]

Does anybody have an idea how long a salvage yard will keep a VX (or any vehicle) before they send it off to the crusher? Is there some sort of industry 'standard' or is it at the yards whim?

I've had my finger on the pulse of a VX in a yard locally for a while now - and was hoping to pick it up for parts. Called today to move on it. To my HORROR this nearly in tact VX (only rolled) was sent to the crusher. The only thing they took out was the engine/tranny. They crushed everything else. EVERYTHING.

I'm kind of in shock.

-biju.

[CrnCnn]

The Truck salvage yard I used to work for in AZ would basically pick the truck clean then if there were salvageable body panels, they would be cut off with a sawzall and the rest was history. They also had some trucks that they had since they first opened, and they were open for 30 years so no there was no set time.

[Ruflyf]

The problem is its just money to them, if the parts are hard to unload (which vx parts to a run of the mill yard would be) then that "spot" would be better suited for a honda civic

[nfpgasmask]

Ohhhh, all that poor cladding! What a waste.

Bart

[VCAMILO]

Ohhhh, all that poor cladding! What a waste.

TRUE TRUE!

[kpaske]

To my HORROR this nearly in tact VX (only rolled) was sent to the crusher. The only thing they took out was the engine/tranny. They crushed everything else. EVERYTHING.

You'd think with a rare vehicle they would realize that the parts are valuable. The problem with the VX is that it was rare and had poor sales, so most people probably don't know we exist.

That really sucks - I bet much of the interior was still in great shape.

[biju]

yeah, this thing had an in tact interior - seats, panels, etc., etc... Had most of all the cladding sans the passenger front fender (rolled on that side). Missing only two windows, etc. I was stoked to buy her for parts for myself and the community - but alas - she's gone.

I guess you're right... they had a civic or another ricer to put in her place.

I should have known, and moved on her sooner. I just always thought she'd be there for whenever I was ready...

Anybody eyeing a salvage VX get MOVIN'!!

-biju.

[PHO2GR4]

I love the title of this thread: STOP CRUSHING VXs!

I think that's something we can all get behind.

[thedutchguy]

OOOOOPS SORRY, just crushed one!

[Chopper]

Looks like ol' 0177 just increased another .03% Seriously, I've been considering grabbing one or two to park behind the shop. I want one to butcher anyway.... get rid of the suspension and drive line, transplant a nice VQ and Nissan 6 speed (got a nice, wrecked G35) , graft in some kind of suspenders, X brace the frame, and create a reardrive, fun to drive on asphalt,machine. Yeah, it would be easier to just buy another car, but, I love the way it looks... it could just drive alot better I think.

[cyronman]

maybe we can all chip in on one that's on death row, then we can all have dibs on the skeleton.

[Jim Hanzak]

maybe we can all chip in on one that's on death row, then we can all have dibs on the skeleton.

Theres nothing wrong with being a cannibal!!!

[Ldub]

You ever tried organizing a bunch of hungry cannibals ?...

I get the interior...

No, I get the interior...

I want the headlights...

NO, I want the headlights...

& so on...could get VERY ugly.

[ZEUS]

Now I feel like Homer... "Mmm, VX headlights... gggaarrhhh, slurp."

I just got really hungry after reading that... but for food.

[biju]

You ever tried organizing a bunch of hungry cannibals ?...

I get the interior...

No, I get the interior...

I want the headlights...

NO, I want the headlights...

& so on...could get VERY ugly.

Agreed. We *ARE* a bunch of hungry hungry homers. So many needs... So few gimpy VX's to salvage from...

-biju.