The South Caucasus nation of Georgia has a huge used car market, with many vehicles finding their way over the border.

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.

  • DiplomjodlerEnglish
    54•1 month ago

    Nothing says superpower like importing other countries’ wrecks.

    • Flying SquidMEnglish
      17•1 month ago

      Then again, it’s this or a Lada.

      • DiplomjodlerEnglish
        8•1 month ago

        Nothing says superpower like producing Ladas.

        • Flying SquidMEnglish
          8•1 month 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.

          • @chakan2English
            4•1 month ago

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

            • Flying SquidMEnglish
              2•1 month ago

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

              • @chakan2English
                2•1 month ago

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

            • Flying SquidMEnglish
              0•1 month ago

              And yet it’s still really fucking ugly.

          • DiplomjodlerEnglish
            2•1 month ago

            So where do you fit the machine gun?

            • Flying SquidMEnglish
              6•1 month ago

              In the back seat, of course.

              • @[email protected]English
                2•1 month ago

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

                Talk about a shitty technical.

                • Flying SquidMEnglish
                  3•1 month ago

                  Did no one think

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

            • @JoeKroganEnglish
              2•1 month ago

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

  • Flying SquidMEnglish
    27•1 month ago

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

    • Flying SquidMEnglish
      17•1 month ago

      The junked garbage cars.

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

      • @saltescEnglish
        11•1 month 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.

    • TimeSquirrel
      1•1 month ago

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

  • @TodayEnglish
    5•1 month ago

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

  • @HerrVorragendEnglish
    5•1 month 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.

  • @mlgEnglish
    4•1 month 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.

    • Something Burger 🍔English
      4•1 month 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"