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Video of the owner of a classic Dodge Charger willfully crushing his car to send a message to prospective buyers that instead have just jerked (him) around is blowing up across Mopar pages and muscle car enthusiast groups on Facebook.1970 Charger 500 Im bringing to the scrap yard today because Im tired of being jerked around, the owner posted October 28 in one group, with a photo of a worn-but-solid-looking black Dodge with a white drivers side door.The man was allegedly asking for US$10,000 for the car, reports TireMeetsRoad.com in a post in one group, he says he was actually asking US$8,500 before lowering it to US$5,000 but instead of offers for around that price, he was, apparently, low-balled, visited by tire-kickers not interested in paying that much for the car, or, mostly, contacted by prospective buyers who just simply not show up. Insurance company Hagerty values a daily-driver condition 1970 Dodge Charger 500 with a 318 V8 at US$27,000 on average. To the dismay of Mopar enthusiasts everywhere, the owner followed up on his threat and had the car crushed at a wrecking yard while a friend filmed it. Beautiful! Thats what you guys f**kin get! the cameraman can be heard shouting as the forks of the tractor first come down on top of the Chargers roof. Everybody wants to be a car guy until its time to do car guy shit!As TireMeetsRoad.com notes, in the video, the engine can be seen still in the car, suggesting the owner hadnt really attempted parting out the Charger. Its not certain if the car still ran or not.The reaction on Facebook was mostly one of disgust over someone putting to waste a classic car or, at the very least, a classic set of fenders, glass, and other good parts because they were obstinate about getting their asking price. However, many also defended the owners actions, saying he is free to do with his property as he sees fit.At the end of the video, the owner dispels any speculation about his motives for crushing the Dodge Charger. He insists he doesnt use drugs, and is not doing it for moneyits strictly to send a message.He even seems to revel in the cars destruction as the tractors forks pierce through the sheet metal: Im gonna sleep good
Origin: Man tired of being low-balled by buyers crushes classic Dodge Charger

The 2019 Ford Ranger in IIHS crash testingIIHS The 2019 Ford Ranger crew cab recently passed all but one of the IIHS (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety) safety tests with flying colours, narrowly missing out on being crowned a Top Safety Pick. The redone midsize pickup earned a rating of “superior” for front crash prevention, and “good” for five evaluations including driver-side small overlap front, moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraint. For the passenger-side small overlap front test, however, it earned an “acceptable” due to forces felt on the right lower leg of the dummy passenger, suggesting potential risk of injury. Here’s what that looks like (note the crowd watching from the back of the room).With these results, the Ranger SuperCrew still would have earned the Top Safety Pick if it weren’t for a “marginal” in the headlight category bringing it down—even an “acceptable” would’ve been enough. Alas, it was not meant to be this year. It was enough to bring the Ranger up alongside the segment safety leader, the Toyota Tacoma, though. Meanwhile, the midsize competition from Chevrolet and GMC – namely the Colorado and Canyon – scored “good” on all of the same five tests as the Ranger, but only “marginal” on the passenger-side small overlap front test. The two trucks’ headlights were ranked as “poor” and their front crash prevention system as
Origin: 2019 Ford Ranger crushes IIHS crash tests, matches Toyota Tacoma