Just crazy
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Just crazy
This is just to crazy..
Why would anyone in there right mind buy a used heater core???? Special on a vette!!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=7938981115
Why would anyone in there right mind buy a used heater core???? Special on a vette!!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=7938981115
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From: Partying with the Cowboys cheerleaders in Mt. Olive, New Jersey
Maybe, but obviously that guy needed one for just around 13 and change, a good deal in his eyes. 
I say, if you're going to spend the time (and sweat) digging the core out, might as well spring for a new one that'll last a while. 
I say, if you're going to spend the time (and sweat) digging the core out, might as well spring for a new one that'll last a while.
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From: Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die
St. Jude Donor '04-'05-'06-'07
Actually, I'd rather buy a good used OEM one from a car that's had good cooling system maintenance than a garbage brand one from a cut-rate parts store. They generally rot from the inside out when people don't change their antifreeze regularly. Obviously, I'd want to inspect it first.
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From: St. Peters MO Sometimes you have to prove yourself by doing alot of killing or alot of dying...
hey people bought a half eaten grilled cheese sandwich and some jacka$$ spent $200 on a Folgers coffee can
... there is an idiot born everyday in some cases...
Who won that thing anyway?
... there is an idiot born everyday in some cases...Who won that thing anyway?
Burning Brakes
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I agree I wouldn't dare buy one but who know to each his own.
I will say that Redneck(ebay seller) is a personal friend of mine and is a VERY good source for parts.I have known him for years and buy several things from him and they're always cheap and very nice.
If you need a Corvette part (salvage yard stuff) you guys should wear him out,His name is Steve and he is a stand up guy.
Heater core is a whole other world,its a PITA to change I think I'd spend the extra for a new one.
Jason
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I will say that Redneck(ebay seller) is a personal friend of mine and is a VERY good source for parts.I have known him for years and buy several things from him and they're always cheap and very nice.
If you need a Corvette part (salvage yard stuff) you guys should wear him out,His name is Steve and he is a stand up guy.
Heater core is a whole other world,its a PITA to change I think I'd spend the extra for a new one.
Jason
VetteInstruments@aol.com
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Burning Brakes
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From: Shelby Township Michigan
Someone had a set of used KYB shocks on Ebay. He stated that he had used them while his other shocks were repaired. The kicker was that he bought them used form a neighbor who had put 30,000 miles on them. I can't figure out why anyone would buy this.
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From: Ft. Lauderdale Fl
The seller on Ebay redneck43.....
redneck43 buys C-4s and parts them out. He sells new and used parts and I have purchased a few new parts from him. When he parts out a C-4, he sells EVERYTHING on the car. But I agree, it you are going to take the time (hours, many) to take out a heater core, you had best replace it with a new one.
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06
Ebay is living proof, people will buy just about anything.
If I spent all the time and effort to change a heater core, I surely would not replace it with a used one. That just doesn't make good sense.
If I spent all the time and effort to change a heater core, I surely would not replace it with a used one. That just doesn't make good sense.
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From: Bergen County, NJ
Originally Posted by elefkow
redneck43 buys C-4s and parts them out. He sells new and used parts and I have purchased a few new parts from him. When he parts out a C-4, he sells EVERYTHING on the car.
Redneck is a good source for used parts, I even saw him selling a frisbee, of course it got zero bids. 
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From: Castro Valley Calif.
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Originally Posted by kwik_ta
hey people bought a half eaten grilled cheese sandwich and some jacka$$ spent $200 on a Folgers coffee can... there is an idiot born everyday in some cases...
Who won that thing anyway?
... there is an idiot born everyday in some cases...Who won that thing anyway?
I agree with JOliver, Redneck is a terrific source for parts
