Boneyard Blues...Endurably Long,...Questionable Audi Content

[George Butler]

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Hello all,

I have to 'fess-up. I've been asleep at the wheel relative to how the large=
r boneyards in my area (north-central MA) are beginning to operate.  I stop=
ped in at a yard I hadn't been into for 6-8 months looking for door parts (=
of course..what else) for the kid's 88 5ksq.  "Nope,  we crushed that one".=
.=2E  And then proceeded to inform me in a genuinely polite manner that the=
 general public is no longer allowed out in the yard...at any of the four l=
arge yards in our area...they're all owned by Ford (Greenleaf?).  Not a pro=
blem.  I jumped into my car (the Sable wagon, ... my 84 4ksq has that nasty=
 "fuel line leak in the rubber grommet before the fuel pump) and sped off t=
o a less populated yard, pulled the parts I needed off of an 87 (I hope the=
y work) 5ksq...and found out while I was paying for them that the owner (wi=
th all due respect clearly two years older than God) is in the process of s=
elling out.  Besides giving me an excellent deal on the parts he gave me a =
quick tutorial on the business strategy of a boneyard relative to the "opti=
mal use of space" and that when you calculate the revenue per year per "spa=
ce" that a junk car uses, you have to find a more efficient way to maximize=
 your return on that "space" after all, you have to pay taxes on it, etc.  =
Apparently, just as in retail, you have to optimize your yield ($) per squa=
re foot.  And you 'gotta move "newer" merchandise like 1992-on...I fear for=
 the longevity of my 84.  I understand...I'm just bummed!  Have a nice week=
end and holiday.

Regards,

George B.
Massachusetts
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