I thought I'd seen it all when a VW Beetle towing a dirt bike drove past me in Mexico. That singular moment opened my eyes to what it's possible to do with a vehicle if you just don't care about it blowing up. But I think this Nissan Altima squatting under the load of a snowmobile on its roof has further expanded my understanding of what it means not to care, or is this an act of hate against your vehicle?
The Altima in question was spotted stopped on the side of U.S. Highway 26 with ratchet straps going through all four of its front and back windows to secure what looks like a Polaris 800 Pro-RMK or 850 Pro-RMK—I use the word "secure" generously. Depending on what exact model the snowmobile is, it weighs anywhere from around 460 to 495 lbs (wet), and that should be quite a bit more than the Altima can handle.
The car in the photo looks like a 4th-gen Altima that, even if it had a roof rack, has a roof load rating of around 150 lbs. You can see where this is going. It's true that the Altima was stopped on the side of the highway, but it looks more like it was abandoned, and I can only think of one reason to abandon your car and sled: they're crapped out.
You can clearly see a yellow sticker on the side of the Polaris, and according to the woman who took the photos, Kaylee Humphries, there was one on the car too. “There was a yellow sticker on the car and the snowmobile,” she said. “That’s usually what the Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers put on a vehicle when it’s been there too long.” If there was any doubt about whether the Nissan had broken down, the picture below pretty much leaves no doubt.
The Nissan was loaded up on a trailer and seen being hauled off with the sled in the flatbed. Humphries said, “My husband said there were three people in the truck, so maybe he was hauling it and broke down,” before stating, “If you have the itch, you’ve got to find a way to scratch it, I suppose.” That's one die-hard snowmobiler who doesn't give a crap about his Altima, and I'm all for it.
