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The Long Way Euround – Day 3: The Grampians, Goldfields Way and a wrecking yard 4

The Long Way Euround – Day 3: The Grampians, Goldfields Way and a wrecking yard

Today was the third day of our Classic Mercedes road trip.   Yesterday we finished in Horsham after driving the Silo Art Trail.   Horsham is a great starting point for The Grampians National park, which was our drive for the morning. It was quite cold and wet as we rolled out of Horsham at 6AM.  For the first part of our drive, we were still...

USA Junkyard visits 2024 0

USA Junkyard visits 2024

I’m back in the USA for an annual conference I attend.   I normally have a free day before it starts, to get acclimatized to the time zone and to allow a buffer for flight delays.    The conference is in Las Vegas, which has become really expensive.    I’m not all that interested in spending money on overpriced entertainment, or gambling when I could...

USA Junkyard visit 2023 2

USA Junkyard visit 2023

I’m currently in Las Vegas, USA for a work event.   The event starts tomorrow so I had some time to get acclimatized to the time zone, and a buffer in case of any flight delays.   While most things in America have become very expensive in the last couple of years, self service junkyards are still very affordable.   This is far preferable to the overpriced...

USA Junkyard visit 2022 4

USA Junkyard visit 2022

I’m currently in the USA for work.   I arrived the day before the event I am attending, so had a couple of hours to spare before work started.   I’m in Las Vegas, so most people would have hit the casinos or shopped at the outlet malls.  Instead, I headed to a self service junkyard to grab Mercedes Parts.    I’ve been to Las Vegas...

USA Junkyard Visits 3

USA Junkyard Visits

I am currently in the USA and had a few hours to spare in Cincinnati Ohio before I headed out to the airport.   When I lived in the USA, I used to go to the self service junkyards to grab bits and pieces.    These junkyards are larger in the USA and they have standard price lists for parts, no matter what car you...

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