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May 23rd, 2019, 14:04 | #21 |
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Or we should be working on the basis of your assertion that the wreck of a BMW 7 (or most other wrecks on this yt channel..) are repairable?
I happen to know a thing or two how are these wrecks sold in States and at what prices. There's a reason why they aren't repaired and put back on the road in US - there's Mexican body repairmen as skilled and as cheap as your Lithuanian hammersmith- yet they choose to ship these "repairables" overseas.. wander why?.. But no point arguing.. It's a free world.. you choose to believe what you want..
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It is indeed a free world - free for people to buy damaged cars and export them to different parts of the world where labour costs and overheads are cheaper than in the US and Western Europe. The economics drive the destination of the cars. US folks also buy damaged cars at auction and show their repairs on their own YouTube channels. I have also had a look at Copart and the equivalent salvage auction sites. The decisions about insurance/write off categories and what can and cannot be done with a damaged car are not international standards. What I'm curious about is your making assertions as though they were fact and then not backing them up with evidence. If we're trading opinions, then that's fine. I'm not sure I agree with all your opinions, and I suspect the same is true on your part in respect of mine. |
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May 23rd, 2019, 16:00 | #23 |
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Exactly. And believe you me- that's the only reason why would anyone go through the hassle/expense of having a wreck shipped from Texas to Lithuania rather than having it repaired locally.
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May 23rd, 2019, 16:02 | #24 |
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Labour rates for a skilled body man in the US vs in the developing world are the same then? I didn't know that. Not to mention overhead costs of running a body shop. It's all about economics.
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May 23rd, 2019, 16:33 | #25 |
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C'mon, you know better than that.. no one buys a wreck, takes it to an authorized body shop and pays a market hourly rate. I'm sure you have blackmarket body shops in the UK as well.. You really think illegal Mexican body repairmen charge that much more to make it worthwhile to pay for overseas shipping to Lithuania?.. And ever since Lithuania is "developing world"?
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I need to “back up” my opinion- yet your opinion is an axiom? You’re a funny guy
Here’s where these Lithuanian repairs end up: “Risky makeovers for US cars sold in Sweden Swedish road safety experts have warned that a new batch of damaged US cars has made its way to Sweden from Lithuania, with new paint jobs hiding potentially life-endangering mechanical flaws. As many as 61 percent of cars imported to Sweden from Lithuania last year had a claims history in the US, according a survey from Larmtjänst AB, a non-profit organization owned by industry organization Insurance Sweden (Försäkring Sverige). "We discovered that American cars got a new identity in Lithuania, so we started the investigation," Torbjörn Serrander, Larmtjänst investigator, told The Local. The potentially faulty cars come not only from Lithuania. One in five of all cars imported to Sweden, regardless of the last port of call, has had claims taken out on them in the US. From the US junkyard to Sweden, most of the cars are sent to Lithuania where the chassis is replaced. The vehicles end up looking sparkling new on the surface, but under the hood there can be critical damages, meaning unsafe products are being sold on the Swedish auto market....” https://www.thelocal.se/20130620/48618 Google in Swedish returns much more on this topic.
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