If you’ve spent any time at all doomscrolling videos on social media recently, and we know you have, you’ve probably seen footage of that guy smashing his Subaru into a car dealership’s showroom. While it might seem like a very rare occurrence, we already have another incident to talk about, also involving a Subaru.
The first guy’s meltdown happened in December 2024, when he drove an Outback through the front glass at a Utah car dealer when they denied his return request. This past weekend, another person drove their Outback through the showroom wall at a SoCal CarMax dealership.
KTLA reported that the man was at the store for an appraisal but was unhappy with the offer. The new outlet noted, “Witnesses said the customer apparently didn’t like the offer, snapped and got back into his parked car. After a couple of attempts, he drove through the front door.”
The driver is undoubtedly facing several charges related to ramming the building, but several people were injured in the incident. KTLA reported that eight injuries were recorded, with two critical injuries. Unlike the first dealer-smashing driver, this guy drove around inside the store for a while before driving out the other side.
I’ll avoid giving a lecture on the best ways to get top-dollar selling used cars, but I will point out that expecting CarMax’s offer to be anywhere near that of a private seller is lunacy. Unfortunately for the people inside the dealership, the driver didn’t bother figuring that out before going on a rampage.
[Images: Ken Wolter, Eric Glenn via Shutterstock]
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