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Old 06-13-2012, 10:00 PM   #3 (permalink)
niky
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It's liability worries. Just as with Mazda when they lost that boatload of stock... they don't want customers complaining several years down the line that they got "lemons" that rust early, squeak, rattle, have poor body integrity or weird window/windshield fitment.

They'll strip all the undamaged mechanicals out of the cars and recycle the shells into new metal, most likely. It's a waste, but given how trigger-happy lawsuit-mongers are, it's the only thing a manufacturer can do to keep itself covered.
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