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pv370 - December 12th, 2015 at 12:12 PM

http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/news/the-apprentice-mechanic-who-engineer...

wombatventures - December 12th, 2015 at 05:18 PM

Hope he's got another yard for them.
Could be a way to pick up some bargains to save him the trouble too.

adlbeetle66 - December 12th, 2015 at 06:34 PM

Yes, but that beetle he's sitting on is only just holding his weight :smirk:

beetle_nut - December 12th, 2015 at 11:30 PM

Probably still want top dollar for everything.

splitbus - December 13th, 2015 at 05:03 AM

Is this the place with the pink Fj holden hanging out the front door 1 story up

pv370 - December 13th, 2015 at 08:30 AM

yeah thats the place (see link on first page for the full story)

karmann141 - December 13th, 2015 at 12:02 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by beetle_nut
Probably still want top dollar for everything.


Yeah, good luck getting a bargain . Bought bits from him years ago and charged top dollar. Most cars and parts were too far gone then. Needs a D10 dozer to run through the place- which will probably happen.

vwo60 - December 13th, 2015 at 12:55 PM

X 2

wombatventures - December 13th, 2015 at 03:54 PM

I remember seeing it when I was working out of Brisvegas. There's a servo on the other side of the highway from memory. My work mates reckoned it was all just junk.

roofchop - December 13th, 2015 at 04:49 PM

https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-28.1043346,153.4069721,156m/data=!3m1!1e3 

Play spot the bugs....:lol:

There are at least 2.....

pv370 - December 13th, 2015 at 05:29 PM

cant make out any type3 panelvans in there can you ??????

pv370 - December 13th, 2015 at 05:37 PM

heres 1

binner - December 13th, 2015 at 06:02 PM

Also known as Will the wanker........

Carl and Emily - December 13th, 2015 at 07:31 PM

In the report it says he pays an estimated $300,000- annually in rates and taxes!!!
I wonder what other business he runs to keep all those 'project cars' ???

Looks like sims will be happy to get his call.

vwo60 - December 14th, 2015 at 02:04 PM

All that is missing out of the first picture is the pirate ship, the parrot and the eye patch.

schnike007 - December 19th, 2015 at 08:57 AM

whats the point of buying it.its not rare

schnike007 - December 19th, 2015 at 08:57 AM

unless patina was your old car

TheMiniMan - December 26th, 2015 at 03:56 PM

Now common guys, he`s been there forever (he actually asked me to manage the place back in the 80s)
he`s been filtering cars out of there all squashed & on the back of semis for a couple of years now

yes he would ask top dollar but he was open to haggling, he was actually a nice guy if you spent the time to get to know him ,,, but if you went in there wanting a rare-ish part for one dollar he would turn & make it really hard for you & would rather keep it than give it away to a wanker trying to rip him off,,, if you were fair, then he was fair. simple as that.

i`m not sure what the Govt offered him but he can`t run the place, he`s too old & buggered, so progress is progress i spose.
Happy New Year
:-)

wombatventures - December 28th, 2015 at 09:11 AM

Here's a Youtube video I found.
Pretty sure this is the place
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=RspLwA-q4Os 

Kombis at 3:08

Bug at 13:15
This is the one he's sitting on in the photo.

Baja at 16:36

Soft top L Bug at 15:04

Beetle at 20:31

Proof that a car graveyard near the coast just doesn't work.
Sad to see so many potential parts just rotted away.

karmann141 - December 28th, 2015 at 12:50 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by TheMiniMan
Now common guys, he`s been there forever..................

yes he would ask top dollar but he was open to haggling, he was actually a nice guy if you spent the time to get to know him ,,, but if you went in there wanting a rare-ish part for one dollar he would turn & make it really hard for you & would rather keep it than give it away to a wanker trying to rip him off,,, if you were fair, then he was fair. simple as that......

:-)


I wonder what SIMS Metals pays per kg for RUST?

My experience was you didn't get the opportunity to haggle over the price. You went out into the yard with one of the minions, spent half the day removing the parts, hauled it to the office, the minion went upstairs to get the price. You go"shit that's expensive" but I've just wasted half the day removing the parts. "F..ck it, I'll just pay the thieving bastard.
My mistake was not asking for the price first.

Kombi Chris - December 28th, 2015 at 06:10 PM

looking for Max French Taree area..... I need a complete tin roof for my 77 kombi and a complete 1600 beetle motor can anyone help plz

barls - December 28th, 2015 at 06:24 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Kombi Chris
looking for Max French Taree area..... I need a complete tin roof for my 77 kombi and a complete 1600 beetle motor can anyone help plz
mate your about 8 hours in the wrong direction.
maybe contact grumble and see if he can help you