Three Audis at Daytona Beach U-Pull-It -- Old Audi's going awayain't the half of it

[urq]

... not so sure that DADS is that great a thermometer for that sort of thing 
any more ... that said, you get a pretty similar line from German Auto 
Salvage too ...

All that means is that you'll be more likely to find what you need at the 
*cheap* pick-n-pulls ...

Steve B
San Jose, CA (USA)
>
> I was in Dad's Auto Parts in Sacramento the other day;  boy, have they 
> come
> up in the world since their wrecking yard in Rancho Cordova.  Their lobby 
> is
> just like a real dealer.  They specialize in Audi parts and seem to do a
> good job of shipping all over;  they have very few drop ins like I was.  I
> asked if they wanted to buy my 81 5KT which I've had since it was new. 
> The
> guy laughed and said they crushed every car older than ~1990.  That tells 
> me
> that 43's and 44's are being eliminated as far as parts are concerned.
>
> The used parts dealers are far more about business today than they were in
> the past and their prices reflect it.
>
> I'm going to have to upgrade or find it increasingly hard to get used 
> parts.