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B @ Apr 29th 2008 5:09PM
I completely understand why each car had to be scrapped. But unless the car was actually underwater, couldn't at least a few things be saved.
I mean lets be honest, I'm sure there is a bunch of trim pieces that are almost impossible to damage (floor mats) that could be saved and sold. I realize that taking just the floor mats from each car wouldnt be worth the time, but maybe a few other parts like headrests or radios that, aside from physical smashing, are fairly hard to damage.
Maybe Mazda could have recouped a little of the cost if they had just taken these items from the cars.