Does a bear sh*t in the woods?

[Drache]

There are no scratches on the outside of this car, but the
vehicle is totaled !


A man in Waterton Park , (south of Calgary ), 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.

(So a bear dosen't always sh*t in the woods.)




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.

[polywideblock]

who says animals always come off second best in an encounter with a vehicle!!!!wow

[JB400]

Maybe Toyota ought to do a bear test on their commercials.  They do all these other weird tests.

[FC7 V code]

Similar incident happened to a lady I work with back in the early-mid eighties here in Northern Michigan. In her case it was a black bear that assaulted her Dodge. Think it was of those Omni 024 jobs from back in that era. Every window was busted out, the seats were torn loose and destroyed and the steering wheel was busted off with the steering column bent upward at a 90 degree angle. All interior upholstery was also shredded. Her Son had left a couple of boxes of donuts in the car over night and the bear knock out the back glass and climbed into the car for his midnight snack. And yes her car was also totaled from the bear. After that I was pretty careful not to leave food overnight in my truck. Last thing I need is to be greeted by a bear as I start my day at 4AM . Things look bad enough at that hour without the drama of a bear .

[471_Magnum]

I read this and my first thought was, "$70K for a Toyota Sequoia... NFW... that's got to be inflated".

So I did a quick search... sure as sh*t, the local dealer has one with a MSRP of $63.9K... it's not as much of a stretch as I thought.

Now the next thought is, "Who in their right mind would spend $70K for a Toyota Sequoia?!?!"

I wish there was video of the airbag detonating on that bear. That's a reaction I would love to have seen. That being said, judging from the pictures, I don't think any of them actually deployed, definitely not the steering wheel one. The driver side curtain is torn down, but not deployed. All others appear to be intact and I don't see the telltale powder all over the place.

Still obviously one pissed off bear.

[Ghoste]

I look at those interior pics and the first thing that comes to my mind is, "yeah and that dumb ass thought he could whisper those things into gentle lovingness".

[Drache]

Here's the news story about it:

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/02/07/bear-destroys-suv-alberta-toyota_n_1259190.html

[Ram07]

Haha! Kinda reminds me of when I lived at the lake, my Buddies wife just bought groceries...she had a little ford escape....we, of course were having a couple of beers...Hubbies job was to unload, she left the back open...couple of beers turned into quite a few, groceries were forgotten about!
Next day, well...car was wrecked...just a black bear showed up....but, man, I'll tell ya...I think I would have rather been face to face with the bear than deal with this pissed off wife!
That car was wrecked..

[charger_fan_4ever]

Oil country kids don't think before they sign the dotted line.

[Fred]

       OMG!

[1974dodgecharger]

I can see the landcruiser costing this much, but not the sequoia man thats way over priced.  I know the tundra and landcruiser share the same setup, but land cruiser has beefier drivetrain..essentially the best toyota can give in durability is built in the land cruiser and the sequia is the little brother of it a down grade version.

I read this and my first thought was, "$70K for a Toyota Sequoia... NFW... that's got to be inflated".

So I did a quick search... sure as sh*t, the local dealer has one with a MSRP of $63.9K... it's not as much of a stretch as I thought.

Now the next thought is, "Who in their right mind would spend $70K for a Toyota Sequoia?!?!"

I wish there was video of the airbag detonating on that bear. That's a reaction I would love to have seen. That being said, judging from the pictures, I don't think any of them actually deployed, definitely not the steering wheel one. The driver side curtain is torn down, but not deployed. All others appear to be intact and I don't see the telltale powder all over the place.

Still obviously one pissed off bear.

[odcics2]

Maybe Toyota ought to do a bear test on their commercials.  They do all these other weird tests.

They should come with fire extinguishers, too.       (jacked up door switch recall)

[Kern Dog]

What assclown would spend 70 grand on a Toyota?     R E A L L Y

[Silver R/T]

This bear must've been raised domestic "I shit on Toyotas" said bear and left back into the woods.

[Chargen69]

sounds funny than that stupid trunk monkey thing   

[F8-4life]

Sorry but anybody paying 70k for a toyata definatly deserves this... or at least can afford a new one.

[1974dodgecharger]

Sorry but anybody paying 70k for a toyata definatly deserves this... or at least can afford a new one.

I would gladly pay that much for A LANDCRUISER!!!!