Quebec driver charged after police find suspension made from wooden logs and chicken wire

Ottawa Citizen ^ | April 11, 2017 | Andrew Seymour

[rickmichaels]

A driver who used wooden logs and chicken wire to reinforce his vehicle’s suspension was ticketed and had his car impounded by police following a traffic stop in west Quebec.

The MRC des Collines police said they pulled the 1999 Toyota Tercel over on Sunday at about 10:45 p.m. on route du Carrefour in Val-des-Monts after noticing the car didn’t have working brake lights.

After pulling the car over, they discovered that the 28-year-old driver had no proof of insurance and an open beer in the front seat, police said.

A closer inspection of the car also revealed that three of the four tires showed signs of advanced wear (including no tread in some spots), it was missing its windshield wipers and had a rear suspension held in place by the wooden logs.

“It was basically keeping the vehicle up,” said Sgt. Martin Fournel.

After administering a sobriety test, which the driver passed, police impounded the car so it could undergo a mechanical inspection. In addition to the towing bill, the driver was also given a $481 ticket for open alcohol. He will also be ticketed for various safety infractions and failing to have insurance documents.

[colorado tanker]

Should have used duct tape. That’ll fix up anything.

[VTenigma]

I thought an open beer was standard equipment in Quebec.

[BBB333]

...and a condom...

[wally_bert]

I’m a gaffer’s tape person myself.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Ode to My Car (explicit lyrics)

DANG!

[Truth29]

Was his name Peacock?

[Red Badger]

They gots rednecks in Quebec?...................

[2ndDivisionVet]

Isn’t the Tercel pretty much the worst car Toyota ever made?

[proud American in Canada]

“They gots rednecks in Quebec?...................”

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LOL! In that area, they do. :)

[RegulatorCountry]

Wooden logs? What kind of logs did they expect? Sheesh.

[RegulatorCountry]

I don’t know about worst but it’s the cheapest one they’ve ever imported to North America.

[Daffynition]

Don't even have to cross the border to see C R A Y - C R A Y

[dfwgator]

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[nickcarraway]

They should give him a medal, not arrest him.

[Daffynition]

[RegulatorCountry]

That rises to the level of art.

[GraceG]

We used to use an old el camino as a pickup on the farm, we had to stick pieces of 2x4 between the coils of the springs because after using it to feed hay for a few months those car springs went kaput, never drove it out side of the farm though.

It was about 10x as rusty and beat up as the pic, thankfully the heater still worked in the winter

[dasboot]

Lol. Giant ocarina on wheels.

[tumblindice]