<![CDATA[Jalopnik: Crushed]]> http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jalopnik.com.png <![CDATA[Jalopnik: Crushed]]> http://jalopnik.com/tag/crushed http://jalopnik.com/tag/crushed <![CDATA[Maid killed by BMW convertible's self-closing top]]> A 60-year-old maid in Lokeren, Belgium, was crushed to death yesterday when the folding convertible top on her employer's BMW mysteriously closed on top of her neck. Police believe she was cleaning the car at the time, which offers little solace or explanation as to how this can happen. Good morning world, meet your new phobia. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5838684&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Daimler makes Ze Germans crush this Chinese-American clone]]> In this country, the Wheego LiFe is an all-electric two-seater that's supposed to be cute despite a 100-mile range and a $33,000 price tag. In Germany, it's a rolling Chinese-built affront to Daimler's intellectual property. Who needs chopsticks when you have a forklift? More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5797791&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Cougar Ace Mazdas Face The Crusher, We Cry]]> We thoroughly enjoyed Joshua Davis' thrilling tale of the salvage operation of the Cougar Ace — a subject we've covered on these pages more than once. Finally, we've now got the answer to the question of what you do with a boat-wrecked shipment of Mazdas. You take the 4,700 formerly brand-new automobiles and send 'em to the crusher. Although we knew this already, we still think they could have at least sent them out to hoons like us as, after all, it's not like we're the types to really give a damn about a warranty. Or they could have started the "Shipwrecked Mazda Cup." They could've done something epic, but no, they shredded up all those poor little zoom-zoom'ers for scrap. Damn you, Mazda! Damn you and your silly liability insurance concerns and your million-man attorney army. [WSJ via CarDomain] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=385441&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Supposed Artist Cubes Porsche 911]]>
"I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. I fear something terrible has happened."
I have no context or info on this as my German is not yet good enough and the shock would have prevented translation anyway. Apparently the leftover 997 cube went on display in Bregens last October. May the artist involved be sent to the ring of hell where you are repeatedly dipped in piping hot 10W40. We've been seeing far too much Verstoemmelung in the last few days. When will the chain of violence end? More »
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