Just wondering, in Germany is there a market for buying a Porsche or Mercedes that is da.aged a d repairing it to use it resell? I recall a lot of safety inspections on our VW years ago. I would think that there may be restrictions on fix and resell based on the inspection requirements.
Spot on. In Germany, fixing up a crashed Porsche or Mercedes is a massive uphill battle. Between strict TÜV safety certifications, mandatory legal disclosure of an Unfallwagen (accident car), and permanent loss of market value, it’s a total minefield for casual flippers—which is why so many severely damaged luxury cars just get exported.
Funny you include a Nash Metropolitan. A local TV reporter a few decades ago did travel segments advertised as places you could do on a single tank of gas. The car he always used was a Metropolitan!
Just wondering, in Germany is there a market for buying a Porsche or Mercedes that is da.aged a d repairing it to use it resell? I recall a lot of safety inspections on our VW years ago. I would think that there may be restrictions on fix and resell based on the inspection requirements.
Spot on. In Germany, fixing up a crashed Porsche or Mercedes is a massive uphill battle. Between strict TÜV safety certifications, mandatory legal disclosure of an Unfallwagen (accident car), and permanent loss of market value, it’s a total minefield for casual flippers—which is why so many severely damaged luxury cars just get exported.
Funny you include a Nash Metropolitan. A local TV reporter a few decades ago did travel segments advertised as places you could do on a single tank of gas. The car he always used was a Metropolitan!
It was the first car I learned the name of when I was a child. Our neighbor had one, in my mind it was just a big toy.
Hard truth. Perfect analogy for how easily we get distracted by the wrong problems.