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BMW and Mini abandoned in a parking lot: the reason is surreal

More than 3,000 abandoned BMWs and MINIs discovered in Canada. The entire lot will be scrapped due to weather damage

Over three thousand new BMW and Mini abandoned: the reason is beyond belief (Getty)

It is always impressive to see cars of great value abandoned, even more so when it comes to new cars. A “wound” for enthusiasts, who see machines that have never been used inexorably rot. The effect is even more shocking if the number of these cars is considerable: in Canada it was discovered by supercar.fails a site near Vancouver with over 3000 Bmw and Mini brand new and abandoned. All absolutely new cars, arrived in 2015 at the Halifax port and never made it to dealerships.

The reason is that the huge lot, the night after the unloading on the ground, was hit by a rage storm of wind and snow. Winds exceeding 130 km / h were recorded and a good 50 centimeters of snow fell in a very short time. A real disaster for cars, which were hit in full by a lethal mix of salt and ice. The effect of ice mixed with salt inevitably has ruined the cars: at best there is an opacification of the bodywork.

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Canada, over three thousand abandoned BMWs and Mini: all brand new

But we also talk about faded or damaged seals, and in some cases damage to electrical parts. It must be said that the Canadian Ministry of Transport immediately intervened and asked Mini e Bmw the recall of damaged vehicles to replace them with others. However, as he explains supercar.fails, later reported by Motor1.com, the car manufacturers have refused to take back the cars due to the unsustainable costs. In fact they preferred abandon them and send new cars directly.

For this reason, the government then moved the cars, putting them in a parking lot where they have been abandoned waiting for a scrapping that has not yet begun. Over the years i damage cars have increased, making most of them almost irrecoverable. There are many abandoned models Bmw M4, M6 and i8, as well as the entire Mini range from that year, including many Clubman.

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