Holy crap!

[calarina]

One of my co-workers comes in my office and tells me to come and look at this Mini Cooper we just got in. Well, we've had a lot in lately due to shipping damage, so I just thought it was same as normal.

I get out there, and I see this blue Cooper S with Euro tails. Except that this time, the wheels are absolutely CAKED with mud, the bumpers are full of mud, and grass. The right front wheel, the tire blew out, but they drove it anyway, and there's only just a little bit of tire left. On the drivers side of the vehicle, the rear window is broken, there's a huge dent behind the drivers door (as if they went into a pole), and the side air bag went off.

Turns out, this car has had quite a journey. It was stolen from Ontario (it still has Ontario plates on it), and made it's way to Medicine Hat until being caught. For some reason they brought it to our body shop, but that's besides the point.

It's a brand new 2003 Mini Cooper S!

I'll see if I can get some pictures of it, and post them up here.

[92 Teg-B18A]

Crazy crazy, too bad for the Mini Cooper eh. I wonder how it's gonan get back all the way to Ontario? Train?

[calarina]

Well, we're repairing it, but I only have one picture of it right now. Apparantly the dent on the side is when he slid into a barbbed wire fence pole. There's scratches ALL over the car because of the barbbed wire too.

Sorry about the size, this is directly off the camera.

[98type_r]

damn, thats been through quite a journey...
just out of curiosity, seeing as how it made it here fron Ontario, how many km's on the odometer?

[calarina]

I just checked, and it's an electronic odometer, so I wouldn't be able to tell ya, unless I took the keys and gave it power. :tongue:

[Team_Mclaren]

feel sorry for the car.....

[4wheeldrift]

I wonder if this is going to become a trend?

[T5Bird]

Poor, Poor Mini. On another note I can't wait for the new Italian Job movie!

[dam_guy]

how bad did this person want this mini cooper?
cause they sure did drive the crap out of it.

[Fluidic]

Originally posted by calarina
I get out there, and I see this blue Cooper S with Euro tails. Except that this time, the wheels are absolutely CAKED with mud, the bumpers are full of mud, and grass.

What... this isn't the first time??

Peter

[lightsout]

car sounds to b in good shape dont u think.

[calarina]

Originally posted by Fluidic Digital


What... this isn't the first time??

Peter

Usually the Mini Coopers that we get in have the hood, and front bumper damaged from shipping. :tongue:

Who would steal a Mini Cooper S? Hahaha.

[Ferio_vti]

Wow, talk about driving cuz it IS stolen.

[RiceCake]

Poor car!

[ninspeed]

Thats it???? Shit i have seen worse... i have seen caddys brand new writen off from be stolen with in 2 weeks od delivery... Hell, look at the Vibe 98.5 Tahoe in my shop right now.. its got 5k on it, and its a close write off... of the 02 pick up that cam back one week later writen off cuas some 13 year old drunk indian stole it from his drunk mom at the bar and drove it in to about 6 power poles before it gave up....

[Sky]

I wonder how it got stolen....new cars these dayz shouldn't be that easy to steal....a older civic would be much easier I assume?

[Wildcat]

man... minis are straight euro trash, i pray i never see another one of those POS again..

[REFLUX]

now THAT'S how a car SHOULD be driven
specially one who's ancestors had so much to do with rallying


those guys didn't steal the car...they put life into it!!!

[Spawn]

So thats where that ended up. I saw it being loaded onto the back of a flat bed in the middle of a filed last week.

[calarina]

Originally posted by REFLUX
now THAT'S how a car SHOULD be driven
specially one who's ancestors had so much to do with rallying


those guys didn't steal the car...they put life into it!!!

Hahahahaha, hell yeah!

I just thought it was funny that someone would steal this POS mini, and beat the shit out of it. I thought I'd share the love!