I bought an awesome used 1985 transmission for my 1983 300TD from
LKQ/PGA 3 years ago.  They have always been great to deal with, dating
back to 1986.  I remember wandering their fields in Frederick, MD
cherrypicking nice seatbelts and wood veneers for my first W108, a
1970 280SE.

On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 6:29 PM, Gerry Archer <arche...@embarqmail.com> wrote:
>> On Tue, 7 Aug 2012 02:15:37 -0400 "Gerry Archer"
>> <arche...@embarqmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I've watched these engine searches since this group was run out of
>>> Canada and don't remember anyone finding a decent engine by looking for
>>> an engine.
>>
>>
>> I did find a decent engine by looking for just and engine. That was after
>> the original engine I located was dropped on our driveway in Austin, TX,
>> in August, 1999. The yard in Dallas from which I got the second engine
>> has since changed hands and, I understand, is not a good.
>> Craig
>>
> I had good experiences buying from Potomac, but since then it has been taken
> over by LKQ which has had over 85 complaints to just one website.  I bought
> one item from them which turned out to be worthless junk.  They appear to be
> interested in wholesaling only.
>
> An engine from a junkyard is a cat-in-a-bag anymore what with smaller
> junkyards being taken over by large corporations such as LKQ.
> Gerry
>
>
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