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Many factors, unfortunately there was hatred. I worked at a mower repair shop many years ago. The owner had a late 70s toyota truck. He said when he first bought it in early 80s some of his clients went elsewhere when they saw that it wasnt british. Pretty bizare but true, an attitude that lingered along time, until the 90s I think. The Australians and Nz folk got on well with all nations car wise, hence a good stock of kp60s and Datto 510s etc. love honda s600 if only id bought one 20 years ago and kept it, deep pockets needed now.
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I don't think it was hatred as such, just cheap and not worth anything. Second hand values dropped like stones, so owners either kept them a long time, such as older people. Prime example were like the vtec civic's. Older people bought them and then younger people got hold of them......
But before that, they just got to an age that repair costs/parts exceeded value of the vehicle. What was the panel situation like? Or was it just repair panels from people like veng.