I'm a die-hard junkyard scrounger for bits and pieces needed for the many Volvos I've owned over the years -- mostly 2-series cars. We just moved to the Upstate of South Carolina and I was wondering if anyone on the 'board knows of any "salvage yards" with Volvos in the area? I wouldn't want to drive too far for the minor items I get in used condition. (I need a manual driver's-side mirror and door edge guard for my wife's 740 and mirror motors for my 960 -- my eldest son has whacked immovable objects too many times!)

Anyone reading this that lives in eastern Kansas or western Missouri and wants a great source of 2-series junkers (can't seem to find 7-series cars in junkyards yet), please visit my old stomping grounds, U-Wrench-It in Kansas City (I-435 at Truman Road). For a $1 entry fee, you can cruise a clean (for a junkyard), well-organized yard with extremely good prices (prices for parts are posted on the wall!). For example, brake calipers are $25 and transmissions are $35 (!) with exhange. The guys at the desk usually don't charge for minor trim items like sunvisor clips and the colored plastic "screws" Volvo uses all over their cars if your buying something big. They never had a Volvo newer than an '84 model in their yard, though.

Have a safe and enjoyable New Year's!