Luxury cars worth €6 million destroyed in the Philippines

Dozens of luxury cars valued at more than €6 million have been destroyed in the Philippines. It is yet another attempt by this country to combat corruption and the illegal import of vehicles.

The truth is that fighting corruption and illicit activities is always a good idea. However, it is not easy to watch the video showing the destruction of several luxury cars that any of us would love to own.

The President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, has ordered the destruction of dozens of luxury cars valued at more than €6 million. Here is the video provided by BBC News, so you can see this “bloodbath” with your own eyes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=35&v=QVpL33NFdKQ

The President does not at all like the idea of seeing many luxury cars illegally imported into his country, so that citizens can evade the abusive taxes this country imposes. He is trying to make this “spectacle” a symbol against corruption, and certainly, to say the least, it does not go unnoticed.

Any model exceeding €65,000, after making the relevant conversions into the Philippine currency, is charged a 50% tax based on the car’s total value. Electric cars, however, are exempt, while hybrids pay only 50% of these abusive taxes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=49&v=YDTTExcW0Dc

This not only motivates society not to buy cars that use fossil fuels, but for many who are interested, it encourages illegal imports from other countries to avoid paying so many taxes. A situation that can become understandable when you are forced to pay 50% more than the value of a luxury car that is not cheap to begin with.

This latest destruction of 68 cars could have been avoided if the government had decided to sell the cars outside its borders and thus make a profit from them, instead of opting for the merciless destruction of these vehicles. Many of the vehicles we see in the images are rare cars, some even classics, and others are so special that it is a real shame to see this sad end for them.

Stranger still, however, is that nearly all the vehicles appearing in these images are relatively “old“, that is, they are not the latest models from the brands. In fact, there is not a single modern car, a strange anomaly that may suggest that everything was prepared in advance.

Try not to bite your nails too much watching as a Lamborghini Gallardo, many Porsche 911, Mercedes and collector’s cars are destroyed without hesitation and without showing mercy. President Duterte would perhaps not be the best person to leave your car with for a weekend…