Elephant Violently Attacks VW Polo at Safari Park, Pays With its Life…

You really need to dig deep inside to try and pick who was at fault in the recently reported case of a pissed off elephant violently attacking a car in a South African safari park last month.

More specifically, a British schoolteacher and her fiancé were driving through the Kruger National park, when they stumbled across an elephant strolling along the unpaved road, and by doing so they very quickly angered the giant tusked mammal which turned around and in mere seconds turned the blue old-gen VW Polo into scrap.

One of his tusks apparently also wounded the male occupant. However, both were lucky, as the elephant concentrated on destroying the rear part of the hatchback, which even trampled while in rage-mode.

The animal was later tracked down and killed, with park rangers explaining that the male specimen was looking to reproduce and therefore its testosterone levels were high (around 60 times higher than normal), hence the violent behavior – it was deemed too dangerous to leave on the loose with all those tourists driving by and taking photos…

So, who was at fault here? The tourists, the rangers, the elephant, all or none? In parts of the world where people more peacefully coexist with the elephants (especially of the Indian variety), they usually put the animals in chains when they get the feeling and just wait until they calm down - it's not necessarily humane, but it beats a bullet to the head.

Check out the video below.

By Andrei Nedelea

Story References: YouTube via Gawker

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BBM Motorsports Gives VW Golf 7 GTI a Performance Cure [w/Video]

The German tuners over at BBM Motorsport found the latest Volkswagen Golf GTI to lack in performance even when opted with the factory upgrade that boosts the 2.0-liter turbo'd engine to 227hp (230PS), up from the stock model's 217hp (220PS), so they devised what they call, a "performance cure".

What it entails is a new ECU, which combined with different downpipes and a complete exhaust system (including the catalyst), increases output by 70hp and peak torque by 90Nm (66 lb-ft) for a total of 297hp (300PS) at 6,100 to 6,700 rpm and 440Nm (325 lb-ft) at 2,150 to 4,750 rpm respectively.

Complementing the engine tune are new twin exhaust pipes, a Stoptech braking system with 328 x 25 mm four-piston fixed calipers, DDC coilovers from KW with electronic hardness regulation and 20 to 55 millimeters of car body lowering, plus a new set of BBS 19-inch wheels wrapped in performance rubber.

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These Guys Looks Wasted to Us

Aha; so, here's what a few too many cold brewskies and who knows what other types of brain-messing alcohol can do to you, your friends and your ride.

One more thing we'd like to point out about this painfully entertaining video is that, before you call in a tractor to pull out a car wedged in a ditch, you may want to make sure that all passengers have exited the vehicle, especially when it's obvious that they've had one too many drinks.

Otherwise, as the following clip (purportedly recorded in Latvia) shows, you could be picking them up one by one from the side of the road…

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Automated Wash Damages Classic Car, Owner Eventually Finds Justice

Taking your carefully restored classic car for a clean at an automated car was is by no means a good idea, especially if you have delicate chromed mirrors, or other details that were not designed to withstand the crushing force of the brushes.

Even worse, if your vehicle is of an unusual shape, like say a vintage VW Beetle, then the brushes could snag and damage the bodywork. That’s what happened Juan Bermudez from California, as he took his 1974 Bug through the Quick Quack Car Wash in Citrus Heights.

Apparently, one of the brushes was caught in the protruding rear bumper and scraped off some paint. Upon discovery, the owner called for damages to be paid and asked for the security camera footage taken during the wash.

At first, he was denied both, but after involving the press and asking for legal advice, he got a call from Quick Quack that confirmed they were going to cover the severely scraped rear bumper, after having hidden behind their disclaimer that absolved them of any responsibility for cars more than five years old.

By Andrei Nedelea

Story References: Aol-Autos

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