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neo · Post by **neo** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 10:04 am

not sure if this has been put on here already
http://www.u-pull-it.co.uk/

820 on there in fair condition know doubt there will be a many more

47p2 · Post by **47p2** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 10:25 am

Hoody and I went to the Inverkeithing depot a couple of weeks ago and took a Saab 9000 to bits. It had done 59k and was immaculate. I've also seen a Volvo 740 with 17k on the clock which was minted. These are scrappage cars, such a shame that they end up like this

CHR15E · Post by **CHR15E** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 10:57 am

We will not provide you with any tools so you must bring your own tools when you come to remove parts. You may bring hand tools and battery-powered tools with you but you may not use or bring with you any power tools or any cutting/grinding equipment.

Just had a read through how it works and this caught my eye.

Something to be aware of if you're ever going to get parts.

BlueRover · Post by **BlueRover** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 10:59 am

I thought scrappage cars had to be crushed. Glad to know they don't and that the parts will keep other cars going.

Post by **Richard Moss** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 1:16 pm

Scrappage cars just have to be scrapped - parts can be removed but then the basic shell has to die. Ironically, it may mean an increase in available spare parts for a while.

Very Tall Brad · Post by **Very Tall Brad** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 10:38 pm

I have bought a 1998 Rover 114 GSi from U Pull IT with full leather and alloys etc. I'll go and strip it in 2 weeks in York. Price? Â£59. Thanks for the pointer, Neo.

BRG · Post by **BRG** » Sat Sep 05, 2009 11:59 pm

That's the thing, Brad: You've not really 'bought' it. You've purchased the right to remove parts from this vehicle. The ownership of it remains with the company. And your 'right' to remove stuff from it is totally dependant on their allowing you to do so, which they can allow or deny whenever they fancy.

Me? I reckon it's a racket. There's loads of these places advertising now. In print, it looks like car buff heaven. I don't see how it benefits anybody outside the 'motor vehicle dismantling' trade.

It certainly costs the average hobbyist a lot more to use this service than it would were he to approach his local 'scrappy' and pay for the bits he removes from the carcasses therein........

47p2 · Post by **47p2** » Sun Sep 06, 2009 6:18 am

BRG wrote:It certainly costs the average hobbyist a lot more to use this service than it would were he to approach his local 'scrappy' and pay for the bits he removes from the carcasses therein........

Thats where your wrong Gary, they also have a scheme where you pay Â£25 and they give you a wheel barrow and you can put as much as you can carry in the barrow for your Â£25

Very Tall Brad · Post by **Very Tall Brad** » Sun Sep 06, 2009 8:53 am

BRG wrote:That's the thing, Brad: You've not really 'bought' it. You've purchased the right to remove parts from this vehicle. The ownership of it remains with the company.

That's right, I understand that. That's a great deal in my mind. The contract says that I have bought the right to take off anything that I want apart from the Cat, the Battery and, in my case, the engine and gearbox. I can take wheels, seats, bonnet....whatever. All for Â£59. Barrrrrrrrgain.

MG Mal · Post by **MG Mal** » Sun Sep 06, 2009 8:55 am

If you need a hand Brad give me a shout.

I'm sure Andy and I can have it stripped out in a couple of hours.

Mal.

hoody · Post by **hoody** » Sun Sep 06, 2009 10:32 am

Took 4 of us 3 and a half hours to strip a saab 9000 down and load it into a van,for Â£40 extra they remove engine and gearbox for you so when you arrive it is just the shell to strip,i bid on an engine only for the Saab on ebay and went to Â£250,it sold for Â£322 in the end,the upull it Saab cost me Â£226(Â£150+engine removal+vat).The car we dismantled had under 60,000 miles on it and so far i have sold a couple of bits and recouped Â£100 so the new engine gearbox now stands me at Â£126,bloody great idea

http://www.u-pull-it.co.uk/searchLot.ht ... d=12954299

31000 miles on it,what a waste

neo · Post by **neo** » Sun Sep 06, 2009 3:00 pm

Very Tall Brad wrote:I have bought a 1998 Rover 114 GSi from U Pull IT with full leather and alloys etc. I'll go and strip it in 2 weeks in York. Price? Â£59. Thanks for the pointer, Neo.

glad to be of help brad just wish there was one down here

BRG · Post by **BRG** » Sun Sep 06, 2009 6:21 pm

47p2 wrote:
BRG wrote:It certainly costs the average hobbyist a lot more to use this service than it would were he to approach his local 'scrappy' and pay for the bits he removes from the carcasses therein........
Thats where your wrong Gary, they also have a scheme where you pay Â£25 and they give you a wheel barrow and you can put as much as you can carry in the barrow for your Â£25

No way??!! Seriously?

That IS a racket. People who maybe just want a door handle will be stripping out a barrowload of bits, then? To get good value for their Â£25?

This'll make sure the car shells are going to the crusher much sooner than they would selling the parts on them one by one.

They should be PAYING punters for this, not charging them!

neo · Post by **neo** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 10:27 am

there is also a similar thing in the states so i looked up Rover nothing
i did not relise Rover over there was called Sterling

you learn something new everday

any way they have a few 825/827
http://www.u-pull-it.com/

hoody · Post by **hoody** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 9:09 pm

I think you are getting the wrong idea Gary,you can buy parts just like a normal scrappie too with a fixed pricelist,the wheelbarrow is just another good idea.

http://www.u-pull-it.co.uk/info.html?vi ... tPricelist

a door handle is Â£2

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