The small South Caucasus nation of Georgia has become a multi-billion dollar hub for the international used car market. The vehicles are mostly sourced from the US, and many appear to be ending up in Russia.
Nothing says superpower like importing other countries’ wrecks.
Then again, it’s this or a Lada.
Nothing says superpower like producing Ladas.
What? I will have you know that they’re the most beautiful cars ever built! And if you add a few finishing touches, you look real tough.
Real tough.
For 5k USD (if google is right), I’d drive it.
It’s 5k for a reason. I wouldn’t want to be in one and involved in a crash.
So where do you fit the machine gun?
In the back seat, of course.
Pimp my Matchbox
I’m putting the percent of factory lada parts in that at 5%.
And yet it’s still really fucking ugly.
I assume most don’t end up in Russia but in richer EU countries. Those cars are repaired and made presentable again in some backyard mechanic shop in Georgia and the Baltics, then thrown on the used car market.
This reminds me of the (I think several?) dudes who were selling used trucks to the middle east either directly or through a proxy with most of them being bought by the various insurgency/terrorist groups.
" - Sir, we’re being attacked
- By who ? ISIS? Al Qaeda? Boko Haram?
- No sir, it’s… it’s Mark-1 Plumbing…
- May God have mercy on our souls"
They’re trying to cash in on the extended warranties.
Poor russians, now they have to deal with the garbage cars produced in the US.
The junked garbage cars.
Enjoy your Kia made from 4 different Kias with basic structural faults.
It’s a step up, many people are still driving shitboxes from the USSR era.
So you’re saying they go from Georgia to Georgia.
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