Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Bear vs. Toyota

 There are no scratches on the outside of this car, but the vehicle is totaled !
 A man in Waterton Park, (south of Calgary, Alberta, Canada), came out to find the inside of his 18 month old Toyota Sequoia trashed.
 A grizzly bear had somehow got a door open. Once inside it got trapped when the door shut behind him, probably by the wind.
The Toyota was the Platinum edition, all the door panels were ripped off, the head-liner 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 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.

The vehicle has been written off by the insurance company.  The cost of this fully optioned vehicle new was over $70,000, and they stopped counting the repair costs at $60,000 plus.

Thank You Trailbee (LINK) 

20 comments:

  1. You just can't trust a damn bear anymore...

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  2. Note to self. Don't move to Canada. Yikes and then some.

    Have a terrific day Odie. :)

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  3. Would have made an interesting video.

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  4. Damn, what a mess---bearly worth saving!

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  5. Sandee, don't move here either. This very same thing happened to a friend of mine.

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  6. Opie, that would put you way too close to an angry bear.

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  7. To be fair, we haven't seen a picture of the bear.

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  8. Must've been an Occupy bear - go in where it's not wanted, bust things up, take a dump, and leave a mess behind.

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  9. Edutcher, in bear country we have two choices: pee in your pants or take a picture. Guess what I usually do?

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  10. Nate, welcome ... Dump wins out always.

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  11. He was meaner than the average bear.

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  12. Well that bear certainly won't be getting a ride in my Prius.

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  13. Banned, I think the Toyota owner would love it.

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  14. Very few things are a match for a grizzly bear.

    Or even a black bear.

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  15. Somebody call PETA. Those car owners need to be fined.

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