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Q.Can you find good used pipes at a salvage yard? Seems used cars are nearly worthless over there, how hard can it be to find cheap parts?

A.know someone who literally had to GIVE a mint 740 GLE turbo sedan away, the only thing wrong with it was a small oil leak in the turbo, I know this, because I was offered it; but couldn't afford to keep two cars, and couldn't bear the thought of breaking it; the person who actually took it to use, scrapped it mere weeks later. But to get to the point, over here it seems that aircon on the 700 series was limited to being installed on very few high end models, 700 series cars don't last long on scrap yards, they get found, cannabilised, and then cubed, very quickly, but, every time I find one with the required pipes etc, they are always corroded so badly, that the unions cannot be undone, without causing damage (the pipes seize to the nuts, twist, then snap), or the pipes themselves are close to perforation, especially where those cunning rubber lined metal straps work so well to trap moisture. God only knows why some bright spark chose a metal that loves to react with water (in the same family as magnesium, sodium and phosphorus), and makes brilliant galvanic cells when paired with steel, or copper, perhaps it was to cause problems and failure points. I have never yet found one that was still pressurised, but, have grabbed what useable bits there was. I need to get at, and change the O-rings to safely use r134a. I was looking at the IPD website yesterday, and found loads of aircon stuff for the 200 series, pipes, hoses, almost everything, but virtually nothing for 700's, this seems weird. My original query was to see if there was a safe workaround, so that I can use what components I can source, without paying the exhorbitant fees, that the powers that be over here allow to be charged.

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In the market for a used car, primarily a Fiat Bravo, anyone know of any good/cheap used car dealers near to Wolverhampton? Budget is max ?500, and ideally I'm after a low-ish mileage (circa 70k) 1.8 HLX model.You presumably know of the technique ...

Blue Book For Used Car

I am going to move to mid. west next month. I would like to spend $5k to buy a reliable used car for my daily commuting. If this is not a dream, please tell what kind of car I will get. If you just out of school and get a $45k job, will you dire...

Used Car Allentown Pennsylvania

I have a 5 year old sable, female, ferret for sale. We just don't have time to give her a good loving home. We are asking 25.00 obo for her and cage. We are located in between Reading and Allentown Pennsylvania. do you have any ideas about thi...

Buy Used Cars For Sale

Do you know if there are any good websites to look at for buying a used car? I tried Oregonian, but it is full of dealer ads, and I do not trust them that much. Or any other suggestions?Private parties, in many cases, are no better than some of the...

Buy Used Cars Private

I am also interested in this thread. I am interested in buying a car in Britain (where I'll be living for about 6 months) or perhaps another European country. I would like to expand the question to include: -- Is it worth buying a used car from...