I finally caught myself buying a parts car for the wrong reason

I found a 2004 Civic with a blown engine for $300 in Portland. My plan was to strip it for parts to fix my daily driver that had a dented fender and a bad radio. Then I realized the parts car needed a tow ($150) and I had nowhere to store it except my driveway for 3 months. My neighbor pointed out I was about to spend more on the parts car than just fixing my own car at a shop. Has anyone else talked themselves into a junkyard project that made no financial sense?

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danielw887d ago

Anyone else end up with a random leaf blower in their trunk for months after a trip to the junkyard?

nathana487d ago

Ha, oh man. I had a buddy who did this exact thing but with a rusty old weed whacker. He threw it in his trunk after a trip to the dump, and then completely forgot about it for almost half a year. We went to move his couch one weekend and popped the trunk, and there it was, just chilling with a dead spider in the gas tank. He actually tried to start it, which was hilarious because it just coughed out this cloud of dust and died. I think it finally ended up in his garage for another year before he tossed it. That junk adds up fast, doesn't it.