Grizzly Bear Gets Locked In $70,000 Toyota
dekuda
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Interesting story:
There are no scratches on the outside of this car, but the vehicle is totaled. Below is the story and the pics.
A man in Waterton, came out to find the inside of his 18-month-old Toyota Sequoia trashed! A grizzly bear had somehow got a door open (easy considering the way the handles are) and once inside got trapped when the door shut behind him. Probably by the wind.
The Toyota was a Platinum Edition. All the door panels were ripped off, the headliner torn to pieces, all headrests, the leather seats, the dash shredded. The steering column was twisted sideways. Two of the six airbags went off, the other four the bear ripped to pieces. (You can probably imagine a trapped grizzly being hit with an airbag in an enclosed space! He must have figured he was in for the fight of his life.....and by the looks of this car, he won the fight.)
When the bear ripped off the door panels he also clawed all the wiring harnesses out. Toyota figures every wire he pulled or clawed at resulted in alarm bells, voices or sparks.
The head mechanic at Calgary Toyota doubted if they had the expertise to put this vehicle back together, even if they had enough parts to do it. And, to add insult to injury, the bear took a big dump in the back of the SUV....and then broke out the rear window.
Fish and wildlife officers have inspected the damage and figure it was a 3-year-old grizzly from blood left behind; they are doing DNA.
The vehicle has been written off by the insurance company. The cost new was over $70,000, and they stopped counting repair costs at $60,000+.
There are no scratches on the outside of this car, but the vehicle is totaled. Below is the story and the pics.
A man in Waterton, came out to find the inside of his 18-month-old Toyota Sequoia trashed! A grizzly bear had somehow got a door open (easy considering the way the handles are) and once inside got trapped when the door shut behind him. Probably by the wind.
The Toyota was a Platinum Edition. All the door panels were ripped off, the headliner torn to pieces, all headrests, the leather seats, the dash shredded. The steering column was twisted sideways. Two of the six airbags went off, the other four the bear ripped to pieces. (You can probably imagine a trapped grizzly being hit with an airbag in an enclosed space! He must have figured he was in for the fight of his life.....and by the looks of this car, he won the fight.)
When the bear ripped off the door panels he also clawed all the wiring harnesses out. Toyota figures every wire he pulled or clawed at resulted in alarm bells, voices or sparks.
The head mechanic at Calgary Toyota doubted if they had the expertise to put this vehicle back together, even if they had enough parts to do it. And, to add insult to injury, the bear took a big dump in the back of the SUV....and then broke out the rear window.
Fish and wildlife officers have inspected the damage and figure it was a 3-year-old grizzly from blood left behind; they are doing DNA.
The vehicle has been written off by the insurance company. The cost new was over $70,000, and they stopped counting repair costs at $60,000+.
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Holly crap!!in a related story, the nhtsa, citing a clear and present danger to the safety of wildlife, has mandated that all vehicles be made bear-proof, beginning in 2017. All interior components must be bear-safe, and must be impervious to damage from said animals. No comment yet from auto manufacturers, but it is expected they will begin tooling up for bicycle manufacturing sometime during the 2016 model year.
Also, the man at the center of the toyota sequoya story that promted the nhtsa's action was found guilty of animal endangerment, felonious assault on an endangered species, and criminal neglect of nature. He faces a maximum of 73 years in prison when he is sentenced later next month. No word yet if gloria alred, who is representing the bear, will seek a civil judgement in this case, or if the bear will seek class action status in his product liability case against toyota. I guess that is better than being thrown to the wolves...The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
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Daaamnnn....I guess the moral to the story is don't f*#k with bears....owe yeah and have good insurance2-channel: Modwright KWI-200 Integrated, Dynaudio C1-II Signatures
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Holy crap! Never seen anything like that.
Look like a nice DIY repair project. Good time to do some upgrades :cheesygrin:"Science is suppose to explain observations not dismiss them as impossible" - Norm on AA; 2.3TL's w/sonicaps/mills/jantzen inductors, Gimpod's boards, Lg Solen SDA inductors, RD-0198's, MW's dynamatted, Armaflex speaker gaskets, H-nuts, brass spikes, Cardas CCGR BP's, upgraded IC Cable, Black Hole Damping Sheet strips, interior of cabinets sealed with Loctite Power Grab, AI-1 interface with 1000VA A-L transformer -
So, how did he get out? A door or a window?
It states in the article that the bear got out the rear window after taking a dump. What a way to go ! Imagine the look on the face of the owner that returned to his truck. And I complain when I return to my truck from shopping and find a ding in my door
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That is awesome. Black bears must be a bit easier on car interiors; when I worked service at a Volvo dealer we had a car towed down from western Maryland that had a black bear pop it's sunroof and camp out inside for a bit. Looked like a big dog had been in the car, 'cept for the broken glass and dented roof.Wristwatch--->Crisco
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And no reason to lock the $70K car? DUH!
:rolleyes:Michael
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See Canada, this is why you can't have nice things:razz:I refuse to argue with idiots, because people can't tell the DIFFERENCE!
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See Canada, this is why you can't have nice things:razz:
That's funny!! How many of our moms have said that after something gets broken. A thread should be started on famous sayings by our mothers as we were growing up.
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Didn't that happen in a Will Ferrell movie?
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Is there a law that says you have to?And no reason to lock the $70K car? DUH!
:rolleyes:"He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche -
That bear was obviously a CAW union guy with a distaiin for imports.See Canada, this is why you can't have nice things:razz: -
"He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
