Junkyard Jungle, LLC

Are you kidding me? Free shipping for an engine? I can’t even get free shipping on my dogs food from the petstore! Anyway, I’m calm… really. ha! I needed a used engine for my 1998 Mercury Grand Marquis — and the mechanics around here were quoting an arm and a leg. A guy in the waiting room told me about these guys, so I called and got a quote. Perfect! Within a week I had my new engine (ok, used, — but what’s the difference when it’s clean, it works and it has a 12 month warranty??). Honestly, I don’t know why mechanics in my area don’t order from these guys.

Back in November 2013 the differential went out on my 2002 Eclipse Spyder and thus I was forced to either rebuild the transmission at a cost of $ 2,100 plus removal and install or purchase a used transmission at a cost between $ 700 – 800 plus install. Guess which one I picked… you got it, the used transmission route. I spent about 2 weeks searching the web and local junkyards attempting to find a transmission with low miles and some sort of warranty. After calling over 60 junkyards I compiled a list of 18 «junkyards» and I use this term loosely, and started eliminating junkyards based on the following criteria: transmission millage, BBB rating, Internet rating (gathered from many sites), price and delivery time. I should mention that all 18 junkyards offered some type of limited warranty, junkyards that didn’t offer a warranty didn’t make the list.
Side Note: 90% of all «Junkyards» aren’t actually junkyards, they’re middle men who use a national parts database to procure parts! (and tack on an additional fee, of course)
Interestingly over half of the 90% wouldn’t even admit they WEREN’T a junkyard, I confirmed each business by researching state issued business licenses, the BBB, and oddly enough their competitors who all were too happy to trash talk the «other guy»!!
Based on the above mentioned criteria Junkyard Jungle was selected. Transmission was labeled as, «A+ condition with only 93K miles».
Side Note 2: Their use, and I mean all these «junkyards», of the grading system A-​F is literally meaningless because NONE of the junkyards I called sold anything other an «A+» parts and when asked what the difference between «A+» and «B+» meant they basically couldn’t answer the question.
Cost $ 750, shipping time of 7 – 10 days, BBB rating D+ (sadly that’s a really good rating for this industry) and a 1 year parts and labor warranty.
I placed my order on November 19, 2013 and they expected delivery by 11÷29÷13. That’s 8 days not including weekends, heck its only a 2 day drive from my location to theirs by car! So November 29^th came and went so I called for a status update, Junkyard Jungle had no clue were the transmission was and why it wasn’t delivered but said they would call me back with an update. On 12÷2÷13 I called them back for an update, according to them the transmission should arrive on 12/4/13…well that day came and went so I called them again 12÷4÷13 and the reason for the delay was the transmission was shipped via LTL and it sat at the carriers depot the entire Thanksgiving week (7 days in total) they now told me the delivery would be on 12÷6÷13. Now at this point I’m pretty pissed I’ve had no car for over a month and have been waiting for the stupid transmission for almost a month and guess what, you guessed right, the transmission did NOT arrive on 12÷6÷13! On 12÷9÷13 I call them back and request the carrier name and tracking number… he went into this LONG explanation about how LTL freight works (I work at a warehouse and we send and receive via LTL all the time!) I know how it works. After listening to the dribble coming out of his mouth I said «it doesn’t take 3 weeks for LTL to travel from Texas to Virginia, no F’ing way!!». So than he started blaming the terrible weather in Dallas TX for the delay and how everything was shut down… to which I replied «BS». I again asked for the LTL company name (which he gave me) and the tracking information, which he refused to give me, rather he said he will call, get a status and call me back in 20 minutes. Twenty one minutes go by and I’m just spitting nails, low and behold he calls me back and said, «The trucking company doesn’t know where the transmission is». Seriously this is what he told me! He continued, (not exact quote) «we can get you another transmission and have it delivered to you in two days or we can give you a refund». Can you say REFUND!!!
In an effort to end this review as quickly as possible… I ended up purchasing a used transmission from a more local junkyard in Southern Maryland (not from from where I live) for $ 50 more and only a 1 month warranty. Junkyard Jungle NEVER shipped the transmission but had no problem charging my credit card! They did however refund my credit card that very day 12÷9÷13 and my credit card posted the refund on 12÷11÷13.
Oh and no doubt that 1 year parts and labor warranty would have been impossible to collect on if needed.
Bottom line, stay away from Junkyard Jungle!!! Their super nice, friendly, and helpful on the phone but it’s all just a lie!

The only thing worse than moving to a new city and losing your job one month later is having your car break down the next. FML.
Age finally caught up to my 13yr old Eclipse, as she started developing transmission problems. I searched tirelessly for an affordable yet reliable business and was fortunate enough to stumble upon Junkyard Jungle. Not only were they prompt in shipping the parts, but they even advised me on how to check some other car issues that I told them were starting to develop.
A genuine business– focusing more on customer relationships than their dollars.

One of the «joys» of owning a classic muscle car is that something is always about to break. When the transmission on my ’71 Mustang decided that it was all done being a transmission, I thought I was about to lose the car I’d driven since high school. After some shopping around online (nobody anywhere near me had anything even remotely reasonable), I went with Junkyard Jungle.
Best. Decision. Ever.
Great price, on-​time delivery, smart and courteous staff… If you’re in the market for a new engine, transmission, whatever — check these guys out before you spend any money. Even with shipping, I’ll bet they can beat any other deal you can find.

Over the last couple years, I’ve been working on my 72′ Chevy shortbed. I’ve been really drawn to the Cheyenne models with the extra wood and metal molding.
Anyways. I’ve had two options. Buy new and pay a lot, or buy used and get a break.
After combing the internet, I saw that Junkyard Jungle had the Cheyenne molding set complete wood paneling. It was almost half the price of a new set of LMC, and the freight came a day early!

THEY ARE A BUNCH OF LIARS! On Dec 26 I submitted an internet request for a quote. Joey was quick to call me back and told me he had an engine in stock with only 51k that he could ship out either today or tomorrow and I would have it by Jan 9^th. So I gave him my CC and told him to ship it ASAP. When I spoke to him a few days later he told me it should be there on time or a day late.
OK, I can deal with a day late. But then, the 10^th comes and goes and no engine. So, I call him again and he gives me this lame story about how the engine got mis-​shipped by the trucking company to Georgia (supposed to be going to Mass.), and it would take another three days (15^th). On the 15^th, I call him again to find out where it is and he tells me the shipping company lost it. He calls me back later that day to say they found it again and it would be here in three days (18^th). I finally got the engine on the 18^th.
When I pulled it out of the crate to inspect it, the tag on it said 197K, not 51k like I ordered. The tag and bill of lading also said that it was shipped from Webster’s Used Auto Parts in CT the day after I talked to him on the phone (16^th), not a week or so prior.
So, I had to wait until Monday (21^st) to call him. He told me that that engine was supposed to go to someone else and that they still had MY engine on the dock in El Paso. So, he sends the guy from Webster’s Used Auto Parts out to pick up the engine that same day (21^st). The owner from Webster’s came out himself and expressed concern that I was unhappy with it. I told him what happened and he confirmed that JUNKYARD JUNGLE had lied to me about it. He took the engine back and told me to call him if it doesn’t work out.
Joey told me that they were shipping out the correct engine tomorrow morning was the soonest. Then on Thursday (24^th), Todd at Junkyard Jungle, tells me that they are shipping it out that day. I was irritated that I was LIED to again and told him so. He said there was nothing that he could do, but they paid an extra $ 85 for guaranteed delivery and that it would take 5 business days (31^st) to get here. It never showed up. So, I called him and spoke with Todd again. He told me that he didn’t know what happened, but he would call the shipping company to find out where it is. The next day, since I didn’t get a call from him, I called him and asked if he found out what happened. He told me that he has it on the dock right now and it will go out today.
ARE YOU F***ING KIDDING ME! I then cancelled my order and told him to give me my money back. THEY ARE A BUNCH OF LIARS AND I HAVE NO PATIENCE FOR THAT! I will find someone else to buy an engine from.
Sorry for the long story. Bottom line; JUNKYARD JUNGLE IS A BUNCH OF LIARS!

These guys were awesome! Especially Joey! Helped me find a good price on a transmission for my Chevy Camaro and it was in my local area so I was able to get the trans quick and for a good price.
Also gave spot on advice on the part and dealing with having it installed.
Thumbs up!

Ordering my motor was quick and easy. I called the warehouse department to track my order to make sure it was arriving on time, they were nice and helpful.

my brother and I have been restoring his truck over the last few months, we struggled to find a few key components and were searching everywhere from craigslist to ebay… turns out these guys are only 30 minutes from where he lives in Boerne. We ended up saving a ton of money and getting exactly what we needed.
Great service and they had exactly what we needed to get my bro back on track.
Thanks guys