My experience was excellent. However, I’ve been coming here for a long time. I almost always find the things that I need, which are almost always Mercedes-Benz parts. Without Pick the Part, I actually would’ve had to get rid of a couple of my cars, beings that I’m not rich. But it’s actually cost-effective for me to keep them because of being able to pick up good used parts here. The staff is businesslike and polite. So far I don’t do too many reviews but I felt that this business deserves it. If you read this thank you.
Update: I've been out there many more times since my initial review. I have amazing luck there finding the things I need and saving lots of money. Just felt I should add that. Thank you for taking the time to read my review.
This self service salvage yard is the best around. The staff are kind and fair. I highly recommend going here and checking it out. Truly 10 out of 10. They are cash only so be aware of that.
i had read most of the reviews and remarks posted to this business before visting for the first time a couple weeks ago looking for a special size alloy rim for an older volvo XC70. After walking the import side of the yard looking for the oddball size wheel, I found an exact match, which had a new tire on it still inflated. The gentleman who was signing people in and collecting the nominal entry fee that day, was nice & very helpful. I was quoted $75 just for the wheel prior to making the 80 mile round trip. When I went to pay for my purchase, the pretty lady who was working that day where payments are handled was also very nice and respectful. My total for the rim and tire came to $61.
Im glad to have finally visited this business and to see first hand the large volume of domestic and imported cars in various stages of deconstruction, incldg some trucks, trailers, and an assortment of misc. tools, jacks, car stands, etc.
I look forward to visiting again soon for some other items.
update: did revisit a few weeks after posting my first review and found the parts I went there to hopefully find, and a couple parts I wasn't looking for, and bought.
same friendly, helpful staff with a keen eye on where one might start when looking for a particular part or car in this large junk yard.
cars do come and go quickly. so if you see a part you need or think you may need, grab it because it may be gone the following day. I found the prices to be more than reasonable.
The staff at Pick The Part were very friendly and helpful.
It was my first time there and I thought it was very well organized. I was only able to find 2 out 3 things that I was looking for, but overall very impressed!
This is one of the nicest junk yards I have found parts needed for projects. It's clean, organized, and the owners very helpful. Highly recommended if you need to pick a car part. Thank you.
Good place for parts. But make sure they check your tools very well before going in. Sometimes they don’t check correctly and try to accuse you of stealing.
Had a wide variety of parts but the prices are unfair. I could buy brand new parts for a twenty year old vehicle at the same price they are trying to charge. Don't waste your $2
Pick the part Santa Paula is literally where it’s at. The have a huge endless selection of cars with lowest prices on the market.
Super friendly staff and amazing customer service. Yard is super neat and clean. I come here for fun sometimes just to look around even if I don’t need parts !!
Lots and Lots of cars and parts, definitely a good place to go if you need to replace an oem part at a discount, just be prepared to take it off yourself with tools.
Its decent for a self serve junk yard.
Its not on asphalt like the one in Sun Valley, it’s just bare ground so it can get muddy sometimes but the prices are good and the staff is friendly .
Amazing service! Super friendly and helpful. Sold my old car to them at a reasonable price and helped the transaction go smoothly. Talked to both Natalie and Lupe, very professional and friendly. Highly recommend!
This is the place you want to go if you like to save money. Got my fiberglass van high roof for $80, a place in LA that makes one quoted me for $2,800.
I've been going here for 15 years and it's a great local junkyard. They are so kind and helpful. I love going here because it's such a great environment. All thanks to there staff. They also take digital payment now via venmo.
Prices are not great. They have no list or record of inventory. It's a real hit or miss kinda place but for $2. It's a good way to kill an hour or 2 and maybe find a few parts a little less than retail
I have found some good parts that I was missing in my car but some times they want to much $$$ money for the parts ... some times it’s better to check eBay , compare than buy ... so it’s up to your self
The operators of this pick a part are exceptional. Starting with the entrance to the exit. Kind individuals that know their customers need service and they dish it out with ease. The prices here vary and are very reasonable. They offer insurance on certain parts and you definitely will come out saving on all your auto part needs.
Lupe and the guy working the door were absolutely. Professional and very helpful.....i actually enjoyed the whole experience because of them.....very friendly very good prices....thank you lupe and front counter guy !! I highly recommend coming here to get car parts instead of autozone and those kind of stores...
Always a fun time checking out cars being parted out. For a $2 entry fee, it is well worth the price of admission even just to browse. As with any small universal car wrecking yard, car selections can be hit or miss. The prices for the most part are pretty good, not a lot of haggling to be had or needed. The staff though, they are always helpful and friendly. Remember bring your own tools and grab a cart, you never know what you'll find!
This business is amazing! All the staff are helpful and are knowledgeable. I always enjoy coming here, I own a 2003 f150 and couldn't survive without them!
If you want to spend the whole day looking for the neddle in the hay stack this is the place to go. Not only they don't have inventory but all brands are scatered all over the yard. Good luck...
Great place to get parts. So many people complain about prices? All you have to do is ask how much before you enter the yard. All the girls are very courteous especially Maria up front
Save yourself a trip into Santa Paula and a two dollar entrance fee. I called to try to figure out the type of cars where on site, I was told that there was a huge variety from All makes and models the girl on the phone was extremely short and quick to get me off the phone and seemed to have rehearsed answers for commonly asked questions nevertheless I took the drive into Santa Paula from Ventura which isnt bad only to feel like I took a time machine to the seventies everywhere I look there was boxed Style cars from the past. Nothing new and nothing past seemingly the 2000 era. I'll never go back Time is an extremely precious commodity and from the very beging now I know why the girl on the phone gave very little detail. Seems as if they know they have a horrible selection of vehicles but they do not value your time because she could have easily said no newer inventory. DONT WAISTE YOUR TIME.
I'm from Michigan and been all over country. These people are off their rocker bearings. And they would charge you for those bearings too .they are a scam and the mr maam at the gate is a b!$% and its a fn nightmare to do your work cause it's a fn battlefield and yes you call and the nice girl on the phone tells you one price then when you've busted your a$$ to get a ride to get out there cause your spending all your money As is and can only afford a junkyard part and I'll be damned if it don't get raised .so now I just record my call and have it on standby.yeah we can play games too .chumps
this place i a freaking nightmare!
avoid doing any sort of business with these con artists.
they use the classic bait and switch on people all the time. call in to ask them how much a part is for a specific vehicle they say "its $166 for the part from any vehicle". and that sounds reasonable. well once you take the time to drive out there and spend hours removing the part and carry it all the way to the front of the yard. the lady says "oh that one costs $325" and there is a $25 core charge. CORE CHARGE? its a junkyard they don"t rebuild parts.so i wasted alot of my time and money to drive out there, payed to enter, busted my butt pulling the part then get told its double the money i had on me.
Never again... absolutely the worst costumer courtesy imaginable.
These guys are nuts, and I am pretty sure , illegal.
I needed a brake part for my truck but didn't know the name of it, went to the parts store and all they could find was a fastener of some sort but it had special threads on it, so I took the part with me to match it up with the new part I was hoping to find. While I was there I found a handle I needed so I grabbed that but I was unable to find the part I went there after.
I went to the checkout, purchased the handle and went to leave, this young lady ( I dare to call her lady, but I'll be nice) she tore my toolbox apart, she pulls out the cigarette lighter from my boat, and the brake part I took off my truck to match up, she then handed them to me and told me I had to go back to the checkout to pay for them, I explained they were my parts I walked in with described them in detail, and she said with a smirk that I should have read the disclaimer when I signed in, but I failed to read that because I was talking to the guy who was searching my toolbox as I was paying to get in. So I go back to the checkout counter, the lady says it'll be 4 dollars and change, I politely told her they were my parts, one of them was no good anyway, and I have spare lighters so I simply told her I didn't want to buy them and that they could just have them, that I wasn't going to pay for my own parts, but I would donate them to the scrap pile. I was then told I couldn't leave them there, and that I HAD TO BUY THEM...I started to get mad, the lady promptly suggested I didn't, so like an idiot I paid them to avoid whatever measures they had in place to insure they got my money. As I was leaving (halfway across the parking lot) I told my friend I was with what I just went through, said a couple cuss words (to my friend and not in the employees direction) while I am telling him all this,I hear the guy yell at me, I turn to address him, tells me I am not allowed back there.
This is a scam through and through, I cant believe this is the only post for these guys, but I will save the parts, and receipts in case anybody wants proof.
Is it legal to make somebody pay for something they already own? how are you supposed to get a correct part if you have no way to compare it to the old one?
sincerely,
Ticked off and confused...................
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