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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Andy B on 13 August 2014, 14:04:26

Title: Scrappers
Post by: Andy B on 13 August 2014, 14:04:26
Anyone watch this last night? http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1MbBZjqbJRTxbvtvpTyD4NZ/meet-the-scrappers Obviously a few quid to be made from scrap  metal :y

It's literally down the road from CaptnZok ......... there was a glimpse of a V reg facelift saloon going into Bertha!  :o (Bertha is the crusher )
Title: Re: Scrappers
Post by: tunnie on 13 August 2014, 14:35:28
Watched it last night, the start up bit, I'm sure there is a shot of inside a FL Omega with the grabber smashing in?

Boss of the place appeared to do well, not sure about the employee's  :-\

Not a business you can sit back in and relax though
Title: Re: Scrappers
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 13 August 2014, 14:54:44
Watched it last night, the start up bit, I'm sure there is a shot of inside a FL Omega with the grabber smashing in?

Boss of the place appeared to do well, not sure about the employee's :-\

Not a business you can sit back in and relax though

Without the 'tat yard' most of them would be unemployed and unemployable. :)
Title: Re: Scrappers
Post by: Varche on 13 August 2014, 15:42:38
There is a row of about twelve on the outskirts of Malaga.

They pay between 100 and 200 euros for a vehicle and charge quite high parts prices. They still do a roaring trade and the owners drive very nice high end cars
Title: Re: Scrappers
Post by: brendan1983 on 13 August 2014, 15:58:26
I saw a glimpse of this - and it seemed the owner had spent all his money on his house, and yet was driving a Kia Magentis (or something just as awful)
Title: Re: Scrappers
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 13 August 2014, 16:10:07
I have visited many 'successful' yards and none of the drove flash cars including the multi millionaires up at T J Thompsons.

I saw some of this program and if the owner was any good and organised he would be dangerous and could make a killing

Title: Re: Scrappers
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 13 August 2014, 17:11:55
The scrappers charge way too much money these days. They usually want 50% of the new price despite the item in question being a decade old and generally fooked. :-\

You can't fill your pocket as easily as was once possible. :-\
Title: Re: Scrappers
Post by: Andy B on 13 August 2014, 17:44:36
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You can't fill your pocket as easily as was once possible. :-\

 :o :o :o :o What do you mean?  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Scrappers
Post by: Taxi_Driver on 13 August 2014, 18:17:30
I have visited many 'successful' yards and none of the drove flash cars including the multi millionaires up at T J Thompsons.

I saw some of this program and if the owner was any good and organised he would be dangerous and could make a killing

There used to be a scrapyard in Swindon called Coopers until it sold out to EMF.....when it was coopers...driving past, you could usually spot one or two RR's in the carpark....
Title: Re: Scrappers
Post by: Taxi_Driver on 13 August 2014, 18:33:34
I have visited many 'successful' yards and none of the drove flash cars including the multi millionaires up at T J Thompsons.

I saw some of this program and if the owner was any good and organised he would be dangerous and could make a killing

There used to be a scrapyard in Swindon called Coopers until it sold out to EMR.....when it was coopers...driving past, you could usually spot one or two RR's in the carpark....
Title: Re: Scrappers
Post by: plym ian on 13 August 2014, 18:48:00
Yeah I saw this and felt he had too many guys working there. Did see the omega on there also one in the car park of the auctions to.

He likes to spend money he hasn't got though :)
Title: Re: Scrappers
Post by: Andy B on 13 August 2014, 18:54:05
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He likes to spend money he hasn't got though :)

Not suggesting for a minute he's on the fiddle, but I'd be very surprised if all the cash sales were taxed  ::) ::) ::) He is (or certainly was) one of a few two breakers down that road.

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?espv=2&ion=1&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.72938740,d.ZWU,pv.xjs.s.en.Cy_lRyugB0o.O&biw=1680&bih=892&q=waterloo+st+bolton&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x487ba6feb3160913:0xc4ec43cbbd613b24,Waterloo+St,+Bolton,+Lancashire+BL1+8HU&gl=uk&sa=X&ei=TKbrU7aTI4TxPLCOgHA&ved=0CB8Q8gEwAA
Title: Re: Scrappers
Post by: omega3000 on 13 August 2014, 20:05:59
Rakes in £25K a week  :o I like the way that bloke went in the cafe with his left overs from yesterdays tea  ;D Didnt even wash his hands  :(
Title: Re: Scrappers
Post by: plym ian on 13 August 2014, 21:13:02
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He likes to spend money he hasn't got though :)

Not suggesting for a minute he's on the fiddle, but I'd be very surprised if all the cash sales were taxed  ::) ::) ::) He is (or certainly was) one of a few two breakers down that road.

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?espv=2&ion=1&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.72938740,d.ZWU,pv.xjs.s.en.Cy_lRyugB0o.O&biw=1680&bih=892&q=waterloo+st+bolton&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x487ba6feb3160913:0xc4ec43cbbd613b24,Waterloo+St,+Bolton,+Lancashire+BL1+8HU&gl=uk&sa=X&ei=TKbrU7aTI4TxPLCOgHA&ved=0CB8Q8gEwAA
Is that his misuss outside with the dog? Looks like the old trout ;D
Title: Re: Scrappers
Post by: Andy B on 13 August 2014, 21:32:39
..... Didnt even wash his hands  :(

And they were BLACK!  :o ;D ;D