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[mab01uk]

"Ever seen a car recycling depot so futuristic? Cars stripped, boxed and on eBay within hours! In this episode a very enthusiastic Jonny Smith was invited by eBay parts to visit what could be Europe's most advanced vehicle recycling depot. Charles Trent in Dorset together with eBay are at the forefront of car dismantling, using data and the latest tech to champion Certified Recycled Parts (CPR) that are carefully inspected, used OEM components. Why? Because by buying a fitting pre-owned OEM parts, there's far less energy and CO2 in manufacture compared to new parts, they WILL fit and the cost is far lower.

In this salvage yard tour episode Jonny also follows the full strip down of a Tesla Model S dual motor and a new 2019 Mini Cooper. The 'disassembly lines' showcase this brand new factory style method of dismantling cars for salvage and parts re-use. Within a few hours the parts will have come off the car, been catalogued, photographed, packaged, shelved and uploaded to eBay for purchase. Many of them can be delivered next. It's an impressive system, and one that champions a circular economy (and doesn't rely on supply chains of new OEM or pattern parts)."

 

Edited by mab01uk, 06 July 2023 - 10:50 PM.

[sonscar]

Isn't this sort of thing happening on the streets at the moment in the UK?Steve.

[mab01uk]

Memories : A scrapyard in England, 1991

"It’s a grim and strangely fascinating sight, and one that was echoed across the land until quite recently – where cars went to endure a slow death, picked clean by those looking for parts to keep their own cars on the road. Welcome to your local scrapyard, or vehicle dismantler, depending on who was in charge."

https://www.aronline...ies/scrapyards/

Edited by mab01uk, 07 July 2023 - 08:19 AM.

[panky]

Barrow Hall Lane dismantlers in Penketh was my favourite scrappies, long gone and now a housing estate. One visit involved climbing on top of a Mk1 Transit to get to the rear springs on an old BT Commer van that teetered on the tranny's roof to retrieve the rear springs for my camper - I've still got one of the springs in the shed

[mab01uk]

Many of the Minis stacked up in 'old school' scrapyards back in the day were be in far better condition than today's expensive ebay 'barn finds'....

Why was it the best or most needed parts always seemed to be on the top car of an unstable 3 or 4 car stack and involved a scary clamber up to the top for those brave enough to risk serious injury to claim them....