What we buy in the Irricana area
This is farm country with a commuter overlay, since plenty of Irricana residents drive into Airdrie or Calgary. The commuter side gives us sedans and small SUVs that have reached the end of their repair budget. The farm side gives us the good stuff: half-ton and three-quarter-ton trucks, older one-tons, and grain trucks that have been replaced and left behind the quonset. We price by weight, engine and parts, so a heavy truck earns more than a light car every time. Vehicles that have been sitting for years are fine; we bring skates and a winch and we do not need the engine to turn over.
Because the town is small, we treat an Irricana call as an opportunity to clear a property, not just a single car. If there is a second vehicle, an old truck cab or a pile of scrap steel behind the shop, mention it. We can often take more than one item on the same trip and it improves the price for everyone.