Many years ago we had a Rallye Club that had a hard landing and broke the front oleo bracket. We went to Nalson's yard one hot Sunday morning and spent a couple of hours getting the bit we needed off a wrecked Rallye. Back to the "office" we went and dumped the manky old chunk of ally on the table.
"How much"? says I.
"One thousand two hundred and seventy pounds plus VAT"sez he.
"Strewth" says I.
"Well" says he, "if you don't want it just leave it over there and thanks for taking it off. It's the bit that always breaks."
We paid in cash and left with the part. And that was at least 20 years ago when things were cheaper and you could rent a 152 for £50 an hour.