3000 BMWs abandoned in Vancouver.

[JC1]

I came across this post a few days ago.

More Than 3,000 New BMWs And Minis Sit Abandoned In Vancouver

A 2015 Canadian snowstorm damaged 3,000 BMW and Mini vehicles, which have sat abandoned in Vancouver ever since.

www.motor1.com

What a shame.

 

[JavierH19]

its a shame theyre wastes of raw materials and energy needed to manufacture them that never got used. not the bmw part though.

 

[WylieCoyote]

Really no wonder insurance premiums are what they are. If I'm understanding this right, they were delivered to a spot in Washington that's normally used to drop off vehicles, and a storm rolled in and flooded the place? Seems like a bad spot to carry out your car moving.

Edit Oops, I saw Vancouver and went blank after that. But still...what's up with that delivery point? 100 year storm?

 

[gofast182]

its a shame theyre wastes of raw materials and energy needed to manufacture them that never got used. not the bmw part though.

Have you ever driven a BMW before? It is a shame but it's not like they caused the snowstorm that damaged the cars.

 

[Jimmy_Russells]

Really no wonder insurance premiums are what they are. If I'm understanding this right, they were delivered to a spot in Washington that's normally used to drop off vehicles, and a storm rolled in and flooded the place? Seems like a bad spot to carry out your car moving.

Halifax, Nova Scotia. Clear on the other side of the country which is the only entry port for German vehicles in Canada. Adesa in an auction house and I guess they had planned to auction them off.

 

[930.engineering]

I came across this post a few days ago.

More Than 3,000 New BMWs And Minis Sit Abandoned In Vancouver

A 2015 Canadian snowstorm damaged 3,000 BMW and Mini vehicles, which have sat abandoned in Vancouver ever since.

www.motor1.com

What a shame.

its a shame theyre wastes of raw materials and energy needed to manufacture them that never got used. not the bmw part though.

I agree, Same as here:

 

[BMWTurboDzl]

I remember when this happened years ago. Should just send the vehicles to be recycled back into raw materials.

 

[WylieCoyote]

It's a shame they can't turn it into a giant pick & pull before they load them up to scrap them. There's a lot of folks that could upgrade their wheels, replace a broken taillight.....they sky's the limit, for reasonable $. But the lawyers won't allow it.

 

[PimTac]

For all the talk about newer cars being recyclable it seems we never hear about them going through that. They either sit or get crushed.

So all the automaker talk of a car being 100% recyclable doesn’t amount to a hill of beans if the recycling part never happens.

 

[PF52]

Halifax, Nova Scotia. Clear on the other side of the country which is the only entry port for German vehicles in Canada. Adesa in an auction house and I guess they had planned to auction them off.

Seems crazy that they would ship the flooded cars all the way across the country (Halifax to Vancouver) just for storage but apparently that is what they did.

Makes me wonder if the snowstorm and/or flood happened in B.C. and not in Halifax.

 

[JavierH19]

For all the talk about newer cars being recyclable it seems we never hear about them going through that. They either sit or get crushed.

So all the automaker talk of a car being 100% recyclable doesn’t amount to a hill of beans if the recycling part never happens.

hill of b e a n s you say?


lmao, and yeah I'm fed up with all of these blatantly fake "eco" companies and their nonsense.

 

[BMWTurboDzl]

For all the talk about newer cars being recyclable it seems we never hear about them going through that. They either sit or get crushed.

So all the automaker talk of a car being 100% recyclable doesn’t amount to a hill of beans if the recycling part never happens.

About 12 million a year if you want to know.

Recycling Cars in the Modern World - The Sullivan Foundation

While small-scale consumer recycling definitely makes a difference, one of the most important avenues for recycling is something that you won’t be able to chuck in your nearest recycling bin.

sullivanfdn.org

 

[Passport1]

I'd give 'em $1 for that pretty M4, jam it into my Wayback machine, adjust the date, bring a snow shovel and bring it back to life;

 

[atikovi]

Something missing from that story as this doesn't add up. Doesn't BMW have insurance for events like this? Why weren't the cars sent to the salvage auctions after it happened? Storage and security costs must be adding up significantly.

 

[Snagglefoot]

I’m thinking it’s a fake story. Cars entering from the Atlantic coast and being stored on the Pacific coast? The same story shows up in various car oriented sites, but is truly ridiculous. Not buying it.

However, get me the address of the yard and I’ll drop buy have have a look next time I’m in Vancouver.

 

[PF52]

However, get me the address of the yard and I’ll drop buy have have a look next time I’m in Vancouver.

7111 No. 8 Road, Richmond BC.

 

[PimTac]

7111 No. 8 Road, Richmond BC.

I just looked that up on Apple Maps. There is a ton of cars parked there. Definitely a staging area for whatever is next whether that’s shipping or recycling.

The address I got with Maps is 7111 NW 8 Road.

 

[Snagglefoot]

Hmmm. That’s the address for ADESA auctions.

 

[Jimmy_Russells]

The article states the cars are at Adesa, I mentioned it in my earlier post.

I am 95% sure I found an M4. Yellow, carbon roof, and a hood bulge.

Edit - Looking further there a bunch of cars in that area with a hood bulge (almost certainly M3/4) and a bunch of Minis too.

 

[4WD]

Really no wonder insurance premiums are what they are. If I'm understanding this right, they were delivered to a spot in Washington that's normally used to drop off vehicles, and a storm rolled in and flooded the place? Seems like a bad spot to carry out your car moving.

Edit Oops, I saw Vancouver and went blank after that. But still...what's up with that delivery point? 100 year storm?

In my dealings with insurance companies - feels like they want to total vehicles without due diligence … I had to go to the adjusters boss to get the right thing done (repairs) when my wife got crashed at the tailgate …
(and this was with elevated used car prices) …