Posted on 07/18/2007 8:28:59 AM PDT by 3AngelaD
Vandals Batter D.C. Man's SUV, Slash Its Tires and Scratch In an Eco Note
On a narrow, leafy street in Northwest Washington, where Prius hybrid cars and Volvos are the norm, one man bought a flashy gray Hummer that was too massive to fit in his garage. So he parked the seven-foot-tall behemoth on the street in front of his house and smiled politely when his eco-friendly neighbors looked on in disapproval at his "dream car."
It lasted five days on the street before two masked men took a bat to every window, a knife to each 38-inch tire and scratched into the body: "FOR THE ENVIRON."
"The thought of somebody vandalizing it never crossed my mind," said Gareth Groves...
Now, as Groves ponders what to do with the remains of his $38,000 SUV, he has been the target of a number of people who have driven by the crime scene in his upscale neighborhood and glared at him in smug satisfaction...
Neighbor Lucille Liem, 37, who owns a Prius hybrid, said that a common sentiment in the neighborhood is that large vehicles are impractical and a strain on the Earth -- and Hummers in particular are a symbol of consumer excess... Liem added quickly that she does not condone violence...
Investigators said they are searching for the vandals but don't have many leads. Witnesses saw two men about six feet tall with bandanas or masks over their faces smash up the car about 3:30 a.m. Monday and then run off...
He bought the used 2005 vehicle a month ago from a dentist in Fairfax County..."I'm worried about what I do now," he said. "If I get it fixed, do I put it back in the same spot three weeks from now?"
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
This brave new world can get truly nutzoid.
I guess I would make some large sandwich style signs that say “See what the environmentalists did to my nice new car?” and “What are you doing to displease the enviro-Nazis?” and post the whole works on the street for several weeks.
My sons work at horse shows in the summer and they made the remark, the only time these SUV’s go off road is when they park in the grass parking areas. My eldest had to pull some of these SUV’s out of the mud, they did not realize they had 4WD......
This guy didn’t have a clue, that he was pissing off his neighborhood??
HEY!
It wasn't my fault! Somebody stole my catalytic converter.
And I'm not 17...
Just saying.
Hoo boy . . . I know EXACTLY the type you’re talkin’ about.
Fortunately, at 38 I’m about 20 years too old to be the target demographic of those guys.
Well then, I'm glad I sold my Vette (for a profit). After driving a luxury car, driving a '69 Vette kind of sucks no matter how fast it is. At least I've been driving two seaters since I was 18 and still do.
Fix it and put it back out as bait!..Vedeo tape and alarm..all the while packing...they criminals where so brave..bandanas and masks..
But before it’s fixed..put a big sign on it that says tolerant people did this and how much damage to the envirnment did you cause because of the paint fumes and energy needed to fix this?
What's a station wagon?
I wonder why he never considered this might happen? I would have.
Set up cameras to catch the jealous pigs.
An SUV that never goes off road is often a good protect the kids in case of an accident vehicle.
That house is considered upscale?
Man, If that’s what’s considered upscale there, count me out... that’s a bread and butter house, hardly upscale.
It's a sad commentary on this day and age.
This is nuts. Sue Al Gore.
It is more environmentally friendly to drive one SUV to the car pool line at school than two smaller cars.
So’s a Lincoln Town Car.
So’s a Volvo.
Heck, so’s a VW van like the Libyans drove in “Back to the Future.”
Probably another reason the whack-O's went wild.....
Oh-oh
You and me
In our Sport Utility Vehicles!
Cruisin’ to 7-11
For a bag of Frito-Lays!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzojLCLALnM&mode=related&search=
Seriously, damaging the property is bad news. But buy a car that fits in your freakin’ garage, dude. It annoys the neighbors to dodge your vehicle every day of the year.
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