Saw this at: http://www.bimmerfile.com/2016/10/10/how-bmw-mini-dispose-of-cars/ MINI content at 6:09, 16:00, and 21:50. It's a really slow moving video. I recommend playing it at 2x speed. [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0B9sBiouJo"]BMW Disposing of Cars - CRUSHING - YouTube[/ame]
No wonder the Germans are in so much of a mess, I'm sure you could go to northern New Jersey and get the same thing done quicker and less expensive. All that we just saw is figured into the price of our now overpriced cars. I'm glad I'm on my second and last MINI.
Yeah, in Jersey they could just crush them, and let the oil, gasoline and other fluids run into the Passaic river. CD :frown2:
Does anyone know why these car are being recycled instead of sold for parts ? They all look to be in very good shape. This video reminds me of a mortuary; draining all the body liquids etc.
The BimmerFile article says, "most if not all of the cars in the video are likely engineering or marketing vehicles that BMW cannot legally sell. Therefore the process of destroying them is one of necessity".
I've lived in Hurricane country, and flood cars from new car dealerships are routinely destroyed. The idea behind it is that if they are not crushed, someone will find a way to buy them cheap, and sell them to unsuspecting consumers. Looking at the video, it appears that some parting out was done, such as wheels and tires. But, if you let those cars go out into the open market, there is a good chance someone will buy them dirt cheap, and sell them to some unsuspecting consumer. So, basically, greed is the reason these cars have to be destroyed. CD
I'm all for trying to find a way to reuse ruined cars -- such as track toys. But, there are too many people out there who would find a way to sell them to some poor shmuck at a "buy here, pay here" lot. CD