Keep your eyes open new TDIs are going to the wrecker

rmay635703 · Jun 23, 2018

https://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/4794584/VWs_at_Pick_n_Pull#Post479458

We all know about the massive storage fields at defunct factories or new ones in the case of Rivian (who makes money storing VWs)

But now it appears newish TDIs are ending up in the junk yard,
Hopefully they are intact and ready for projects.

Makes me wish I still had mine, I could pull some parts

TDIforDays · Jun 24, 2018

I think most likely they are fixed cars, but in "bad" condition so VW is selling them to junk yards. They are selling nice cars at wholesale auctions.

GoFaster · Jun 24, 2018

Wholesale auction cars can be bought by parts-recyclers like Pick-and-pull. Probably they are wholesaling plenty of them; the auction itself (i.e. who buys the car) decides whether a car goes down the path of being re-sold and kept on the road, or parted out. If a car has known issues then people who want to resell the car whole won't pay a premium price for it, but the pick-and-pull yards don't care that much.

Kevinski4 · Jun 25, 2018

VW isn't selling any of them direct on the wholesale market as of now. VW decides which cars get fixed and resold, and which ones get crushed. Those are likely cars VW has determined they are going to scrap and the yard in question has been contracted out to destroy them. That way the cars won't be able to hurt anyone's feels ever again!

TDIforDays · Jun 25, 2018

Kevinski4 said:
VW isn't selling any of them direct on the wholesale market as of now. VW decides which cars get fixed and resold, and which ones get crushed. Those are likely cars VW has determined they are going to scrap and the yard in question has been contracted out to destroy them. That way the cars won't be able to hurt anyone's feels ever again!

HUH? Every wholesale auction network has hundreds of fixed VWs being sold by VW directly.

rmay635703 · Jun 25, 2018

Kevinski4 said:
VW isn't selling any of them direct on the wholesale market as of now. VW decides which cars get fixed and resold, and which ones get crushed. Those are likely cars VW has determined they are going to scrap and the yard in question has been contracted out to destroy them. That way the cars won't be able to hurt anyone's feels ever again!

Pretty stupid, if the motor is soooo offensive drill a couple holes in it so at least the body parts can be reused

flargabarg · Jun 25, 2018

There are stacks of them at the wrecking yard across the street. I have been watching to see if they change, and they do. They look to be mostly earlier cars but occasionally a later one sneaks in. I have to assume the cars going to the crusher are either high miles or too damaged to be worth refurb. Given the quantities involved I am not surprised they are crushing them rather than flooding the yards. If you want pictures I am happy to share.

Tankbuster · Jun 26, 2018

You should go across the street and see if the wrecking yard would let you pull some of the parts off the TDI's before there crushed and then you could run a TDI parts shop out of your house. My drivers seat has a crack in the fake leather and could use a replacement

. I would like some pictures of the yard.

Kevinski4 · Jun 26, 2018

TDIforDays said:
HUH? Every wholesale auction network has hundreds of fixed VWs being sold by VW directly.

Must be new within the last two months or so. Last I knew they were only selling direct to VW dealers.

akjdouglass · Jun 26, 2018

Tankbuster said:
You should go across the street and see if the wrecking yard would let you pull some of the parts off the TDI's before there crushed and then you could run a TDI parts shop out of your house. My drivers seat has a crack in the fake leather and could use a replacement . I would like some pictures of the yard.

Ours has a crack in the seat, too. Luckily it hasn't grown much since it first appeared.
It would be nice to a have a salvage yard full of these cars nearby to make our lightly worn cars like-new again.

flargabarg · Jun 26, 2018

This is from a few weeks ago, but I can take a fresh one if you really want.

flargabarg · Jun 26, 2018

They are never hitting the yard. I assume it is a contractual requirement, possibly to keep the parts market from getting flooded.

akjdouglass · Jun 27, 2018

Not many parts to be had there.

Tankbuster · Jul 2, 2018

Wow, I would be making friends with the owner and getting parts before there crushed, or at the least jumping the small fence at night with a big pack of hamburger meat in case dogs show up.

forrest resto`s · Jul 2, 2018

akjdouglass said:
Not many parts to be had there.

Ohhh!.. you would be amazed at what you could pull from these cars!!!

rmay635703 · Jul 16, 2018

forrest resto`s said:
Ohhh!.. you would be amazed at what you could pull from these cars!!!

Decals, license plate holders and occasionally a brake ?

Keep your eyes open new TDIs are going to the wrecker

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