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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.

Used Auto Parts Houston Tx

Does anyone have a good source for used MB parts in the Houston, TX area? Any advice would be greatly appreciated, TIA,Lone Star on Harwin, and Murrys on Airline have the best selection of junked Mercedes I have seen. Murrys ships around the count...

Kbb Used Car Prices

Does anyone know if there is an online boat 'bluebook'? There is one for cars that Kelly Blue Book has at http://www.kbb.com but I'd like to find one for boats.There's a fellow who reads this newsgroup who works for the boating "blue book" company...

Nada Used Car Price

I am in the market for a '67-'69 Firebird, preferably a convertible but I am also considering hardtops. In browsing the classifieds, I notice there is a wide range of prices depending on condition, model, etc... Does anyone one have a suggestio...

Cheap Used Cars Houston

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NADA vs Edmund on used car prices?

While I am looking for a student car on the market, I find that for some models, the price listed on NADA book and Edmund Used Car Guide could be off by as much as $1000(when milage and options are all considered). Does anybody know why this is th...