wow. I'm having trouble understanding just what was wrong with them? Surely they could have fixed whatever had happened to them?

A huge waste. Its a joke that everyone seems to preach sustainable living, and yet Mazda throws away all the time, money and materials used to make these cars. Not to mention the emissions used in making them.

I would say that this is more damaging then possibly faulty vehicles.

It is a waste , but think of the liability if a component broke due to rust from the sea water and took out several others ...... Not really worth the risk i would say .... wise choice on Mazdas behalf ... and i am sure they would have claimed the loss and expenses of it back anyway ....


Cheers P

I prolly would have bought one for a rediculiously cheap price tho .... cos once it hit the second hand market after i disposed of it , who's liability is it then ?...


Cheers Phil

I remember this story. The Cougar Ace.
I read a full report on the actual rescuing of the ship. Read it Here
Really amazing and interesting stuff. Its a long read, so you need a fair bit of time for it. But HIGHLY recommended.

Hi,

It's a really tough one isn't it?

Mazda now claim they tried their best to be allowed to even gift the cars to charity type organisations, all their efforts were bungled by the legal reality that if the cars were onsold, Mazda would still be liable for any incidences.

If this is true, I have to commend Mazda for exhausting their options to 'gift' the cars. Which I wouldn't be surprised at, clearly the shipping companies insurance company would have paid the full amount for the vehicles, so being 'out of pocket' was not an issue for them.

Instead of blaming them for the wastage, I have to blame the society of 'stupidity' that we have created for ourselves.

Cheers,
Nik

Agreed, that was a great article.

Those guysd have a crazy job!

if insurance paid mazda out, wouldn't they own the cars . then just like every other insurace company try to make money off what's left of them by scraping.
at around $600 a ton for scrap metal what would you do.