Yes and no Max ;
Remember : I have three old Mercedes W123's and I use all of them as daily drivers, none have any bank notes against them so they're cheaper than paying for a new Kia or whatever .
I use plenty of used parts when I feel it wise, (safe etc.) and I also beat the bushes *very* hard before $pending any lolly and I often harvest obviously new/rebuilt parts off wrecks because I know what I'll be needing sooner or later .
EXAMPLE: last August when I was in New Mexico to meet my Siblings and bury our Father, I spent some time walking Junk yards and found a passable 240D that someone who didn't know what they were doing tried to make the engine start and so bought and installed a rebuilt starter motor before junking the whole car that had bad glow plugs and ruined injectors ~ I forget what I paid for it but it wasn't anywhere near the co$t of a rebuilt one and I only got dinged $3 or so for the core charge, my 240D's starter was and is still working fine but we're doing the engine and tranny now (!$!) and Carlos said I might as well replace it now so I had it handy and now still have a perfectly good spare OM616/617 starter .
Many here have helped me to $ave big on parts and other services ! .
They're safer than moderns cars too and since I'm going to be working on old machines anyway, I might as well put the labor and dollar$ in where I feel I get good dollar value .
At this point I realize I prolly should have bought a different Diesel Coupe but in for a penny, in for a pound .
BTW : I received the needle typ grease gun yesterday, it looks pretty good, I'll have to figure out how to load and operate it, looks pretty simple to me.
I plan to use White Lithium based long fiber grease for the rood hinges .
@ $10 U.S. including shipping this German made tool looks a good bargain to me 
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-Nate
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