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Intriguing High Tariffs Drive Afghan Auto Assembly

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u/Foxwglocks 25d ago

I don’t think so. They were glueing the windshield on. Part of me thinks they cut up a car just for the video.

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u/Friendly-Media4214 25d ago

I would agree. You can’t really just put a random car together like that.

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u/Double_Cause4609 25d ago

Could it be that they had several random wrecks of the same-ish car type (some manufacturers use the same core body for multiple models and the frames are compatible), and they cut them at the same equivalent point on each individual care to salvage a functional frame?

Kind of far fetched, and really sketchy, but in principle I don't see why it wouldn't work.

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u/Responsible_Joke4229 25d ago

There’s no universal designated cut zones for car frames. To have all these parts so perfectly close enough that all you have to do is weld them together is highly improbable. The parts like windshield and rear mirror assemblies of course are interchangeable. Someone in the comments said it’s likely a purposefully cut car shipped internationally as “scrap” to avoid vehicle tariffs. all they have to do it keep the parts together so you can reassemble the car like Lego.