It seems like an excuse that a workshop has invented to justify that it has not yet finished a customer’s car, but it is not: a elkyes the animal that gave its name to the ‘Moose Test’ test, has sneaked into the facilities of a workshop specialized in BMW and has trampled some cars.
The animal has caused damage to several cars, such as a BMW 850i which was freshly painted and about to be delivered to its owner. Also in the BMW 3 Series E36 of one of the workshop employees.
The Swedish version of “like an elephant in a china shop”
Imagine that you have left your BMW 850i E31 in one of the best BMW specialized workshops of Europe. When it is freshly painted and almost completely restored, the person in charge of the workshop calls you and says: “I’m very sorry, but a huge moose has passed by here and trampled your BMW 850.”
Your first thought is probably that this is a joke, but no. Indeed, a moose has sneaked into a luxury workshop specializing in classic BMWs and some cars have been damaged. The event took place in Sweden and the affected workshop is Schmiedmann.
The middle The Drive has contacted one of the employees of this company to find out all the details of the event: “CEO Viktor Örtegren was at his company over the weekend to store his private boat when he heard some loud noises,” he explained. Morten Christensen.
“Viktor looked out from the side of his boat, which was already inside the workshop, thinking that a customer had passed by. But just as he was rounding the boat, a huge moose jumped out next to him. He was surprised and hid immediately,” Christensen clarifies.
This employee claims that, after a while of silence, his boss took another look and that’s when the moose stood up on its hind legs and slammed its front legs on the hood of a customer’s freshly painted and nearly restored BMW 850i. . There is video of the event and Schmiedmann has published it on his social networks.
According to The Drive, the moose managed to leave the workshop, crossed a highway that is right next door (surprisingly without causing any further incidents) and ended up fleeing through the forest.
The BMW 850i that was trampled suffered quite a bit of damage, after all, moose can weigh more than 800 kg and the specimen that entered the workshop was enormous; Luckily, the BMW is easily repairable, but it will cost several thousand euros to return this classic to impeccable condition. A BMW 3 Series E36 belonging to one of the workshop employees was also damaged.
Although there are no moose in Spain, you surely know this animal, especially if you like cars because the ‘Moose Test’ It is one of the best-known tests in the motor world. It is an avoidance maneuver that serves to test the reaction capacity of the car and the driver and is called ‘Moose Test’ because in Nordic countries it is common to encounter moose on the road.
Beyond this maneuver, if you really like cars and think about moose, the famous episode of the moose that crossed the path of the car will come to mind. Mercedes-Benz A-Class in 1997 and forever changed the history of this model, making it much safer.
Imagen: Schmiedmann Facebook
Source: www.motorpasion.com
