Being able to perform repairs yourself opens up a world of possibilities not practical if you’re paying someone else to do them. Labor is the primary driver in the overall cost to do anything, including car repairs. Having ready access to cars that have been prematurely abandoned and the parts to resurrect them would be icing on the cake! That being said, I probably wouldn’t admit to doing that kind of thing to a car let alone be caught driving it, even if just around the scrapyard… 
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