Title: U.N. VEHICLES BY THE THOUSANDS STAGED IN FLORIDA Source:
[None] URL Source:[None] Published:Jun 11, 2010 Author:autocollisionman Post Date:2010-06-27 08:11:32 by Itistoolate Keywords:None Views:7405 Comments:217
Poster Comment:
just the right location for results of the "oil spill"
Keep in mind that when the economy tanked it resulted in thousands of unsold vehicles and some closed dealerships.
Here in Delaware the Chrysler plant kept building the DODGE DURANGO even though the gas guzzlers were just sitting on dealer lots. (The company figured their profits on the cars built instead of cars sold-more of that uniquely American bookkeeping that helped sink us)
There were thousands of them stored at The Port Of Wilmington waiting to be shipped or trucked, a day that never came for most just before the plant was closed. (The good people at Chrysler were so much happier when they were building tanks for the war effort because, "WAR IS GOOD BUSINESS!")
Fives years ago there still people who refused to read the signs (you know, those "Bush is the greatest president in the history of the world" types) who drove Humvees and Durangos. I seldom see either on the roads now, and folks have parked them for cheaper cars to fuel and drive.
These vans could have been built at a time when the company was whistling past the financial cemetery and refusing to face the facts, or, they could be the result of several canceled fleet orders from FED EX, Happy Harry's, etc. If an order is canceled there's nothing to do but keep the vehicles. It does no good to sue a failing company because there's no money to be had and it damages future sales if a company regains its footing.
The basic white paint job may be because they were going to be painted UPS-deux deux brown when they were ordered.
Or, they're going to be used by the Sgt. Stedenkos and their jump out squads when the time comes to round up dissidents.....