I put an alarm system into a large warehouse that Sydneys largest Mercedes Benz dealership owns.
In this warehouse, they store "last years" unsold, superceeded "super cars". Anything, that was worth over 200 grand that didnt sell.
There were Mercedes, Ferrari, Lambo's and so on. It doesnt look good for the dealer to have "unsold" last years models on the floor when u are trying to flog this years new model.
Some of the most beautiful cars were cut in half, had major parts missing off them everywhere. Perfectly, brand new, never driven super cars just picked to death for any and every part. Some had been surgically cut into different pieces, like in half etc.
When i enquired how cars with no kilometres were cut in half etc etc, the fellow told me that Insurance Companies negotiate and buy the parts, or half bodies etc to fix up rich peoples "smashed super toys". Since, full replacements werent available, and the insurance co didnt want to write off a $200 grand car, they would go to the "spare parts/bodies yard.
That way, the dealer still gets some money for the vehicles and the insurance companies save money. The fellow told me, companies like Mercedes, or Ferrari etc, would not allow the cars to be sold "whole" under any circumstance as it would ruin the 2nd hand valuation of the various models if the unused models were flogged off cheap. After 5 years, anything in the warehouse went off to a crusher. What a waste !
