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submitted 2 weeks ago by zbych@szmer.info to c/world@lemmy.world

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.

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[-] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 55 points 2 weeks ago

Nothing says superpower like importing other countries' wrecks.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago

Then again, it's this or a Lada.

[-] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

Nothing says superpower like producing Ladas.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

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.

[-] chakan2@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

For 5k USD (if google is right), I'd drive it.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

It's 5k for a reason. I wouldn't want to be in one and involved in a crash.

[-] chakan2@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

In town, doing 30-45...I'll risk it. At highway speeds, probably not.

[-] jimbolauski@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago

I'm putting the percent of factory lada parts in that at 5%.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago

And yet it's still really fucking ugly.

[-] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

So where do you fit the machine gun?

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

In the back seat, of course.

[-] pandapoo@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

Did no one think to change the suspension out during the modification process?

Talk about a shitty technical.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Did no one think

They did not. They just saw a machine gun and a Lada and decided they knew what to do.

[-] pandapoo@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Shitty technicals are a dime a dozen, but this clearly had money, time, and skilled labor, all invested into it.

The gun turret looks decently welded to the body, possibly even the frame.

Replaced the glass on the back windows with metal for extra blast fragment and ricochet shielding. Possibly even additional steel plating for direct small arms fire protection, given how low the suspension is sitting.

Did one of the workers steal the suspension upgrade for himself? Is it designed only to be mobile long enough for it to get into position and lock itself down once the axle snaps?

Or did they blow the entire budget before realizing how fucked they were?

[-] JoeKrogan@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

The front grill slides down exposing the guns, James Bond style

[-] pandapoo@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

Pimp my Matchbox

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 27 points 2 weeks ago

So you're saying they go from Georgia to Georgia.

[-] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 20 points 2 weeks ago

Poor russians, now they have to deal with the garbage cars produced in the US.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 17 points 2 weeks ago

The junked garbage cars.

Enjoy your Kia made from 4 different Kias with basic structural faults.

[-] saltesc@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

From the videos I've seen, it's all Mustangs and whatever cars they hit if the crowd doesn't slow them down enough.

[-] kautau@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago
[-] foggenbooty@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Holy shit I need to watch that movie again. It's unfathomable to me how he can play that character with a straight face.

[-] TimeSquirrel@kbin.melroy.org 1 points 2 weeks ago

It's a step up, many people are still driving shitboxes from the USSR era.

[-] Today@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

They're trying to cash in on the extended warranties.

[-] Roflmasterbigpimp@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

I knew it! Extended warranties are a psyops!

[-] HerrVorragend@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

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.

[-] mlg@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

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.

[-] SomethingBurger@jlai.lu 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

" - 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"

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