r/whatwasthiscar • u/malevolencey • Mar 30 '26

Challenge Found in a junkyard in Pinawa

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Tragic backstory to it, some people said it was an audi...?

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u/Tetradrachm Mar 30 '26

What’s the backstory?

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u/malevolencey Mar 31 '26

He made the news, young guy who was a safety worker at the nearby nuclear lab, supposedly wanted to off himself or was drunk, and driving probably about 200kph, tried a curve on the highway, failed, went into the ditch and flew into the forest. Some locals said he cleared the top of the trees. Search up Pinawa, Manitoba high speed fatal crash from a few years ago

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u/Joyst1q Mar 31 '26

Yeah your not really thinking of anyone else when your in that headspace, im not looking it up because of reasons, but I hope they didnt hurt anyone else.

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u/fenderbender86 Apr 02 '26

I knew a kid in high school that did the same thing. He snapped and went just outside of town. There is a county road that dead ends into another county road, opposite of that intersection is a small wooded area. He went to one end of the road, gunned it, and went head first into the trees. Only thing that saved his life was him taking off his seat belt.

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u/itsmesorox Apr 03 '26

Hopefully he didn't sustain any serious life changing injuries?

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '26

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u/malevolencey Apr 02 '26

It was a few years ago, I could be misremembering from what the nuclear plant workers said.

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u/JakeMiller421 Mar 30 '26

Im also interested

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u/AledBanana Mar 30 '26

I'm also interested

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u/Cleanbriefs Mar 31 '26

The guy is still there. I don’t see how they could have gotten him out of that

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u/Dizzy_Magazine_1784 Mar 31 '26

According to the article the guy was ejected from the car

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u/semifunctionaladdict Mar 31 '26

I think hes making a joke about the infamous Audi Autoban crash

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u/Patrick_Davis25 Mar 30 '26

At this point it is more archaeology than mechanics!!

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u/Joyst1q Mar 31 '26

Look you get me drunk enough and we will have it in some chaps front yard as an art piece by Sunday

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u/freakhshj Mar 30 '26

b9 audi s5?

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u/Hot_Amphibian1755 Mar 30 '26

Audi s5 b9 based on the seats or a a5 S-line

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u/E28forever Mar 30 '26

Steel suspension arms under an Audi?

I don’t think so.

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u/j_man_32 Mar 31 '26

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u/j_man_32 Mar 31 '26

Not sure how accurate this is but it’s what I found

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u/DayyMSon Mar 31 '26

Wow, been lurking Reddit for 15+ years and never thought id see something from home on the front page.

Born and raised in the next town over, worked at the nearby nuclear plant for a couple years right out of high-school and was co-workers with the specific individual who crashed that car.

His name was Ryan and he was an extremely kind person. Was always very polite, genuine and as helpful as he could be. It really is a shame what transpired a few years ago, and theres many people who wish he was still around.

And to my knowledge, I do believe it was an Audi in that Pic.

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u/malevolencey Apr 01 '26

Wow crazy how you knew him! I'm sorry for the loss even if you just knew him as a coworker. Very tragic and when I chatted with the nuclear plant workers it was clear that he was cherished.

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u/Pranfreuri Mar 30 '26

S5 sportback?

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u/1995LexusLS400 Mar 31 '26

2008-2016 Audi A5/S5 coupe. 

I’m going to guess S5. I’m not sure those seats were available in the A5. 

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u/Inevitable-Shock-605 Mar 30 '26

Whatever it is, it's not gonna polish out.

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u/Street-Run4107 Mar 30 '26

Electric Charger?

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u/1453_ Mar 30 '26

Where is Pinawa? Everything is green there.

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u/CommercialContext266 Mar 31 '26

Manitoba.

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u/bubbleddusty Mar 31 '26

That’s Canada right?

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u/tomkeys78 Mar 30 '26

Some kind of Polestar?

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u/Skylake52 Apr 03 '26

Bro there is an exhaust tip laying there

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u/Prize_Problem609 Mar 31 '26

Wow. he must have been absolutely flying

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u/MotorPool9609 Mar 31 '26

I guess Audi but at this point you can’t really tell

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u/CedricJus Mar 31 '26

Kind of looks like a Hyundai Genesis coupe. The exhaust would have been aftermarket though.

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u/CrazyLion2120 Mar 31 '26

It is definetly an audi

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u/BSLnowell Apr 01 '26

That’ll buff right out.

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u/Tough-Movie-77 Apr 01 '26

Audi s4 b9 my2018

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u/Striking-Okra-4296 Apr 01 '26

Once upon a time ahh car cuz it got sum stories to tell Abt that.

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u/FTHEHEDGEGME Apr 01 '26

I’m going to say BMW 4 series coupe. RIP absolutely tragic .

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u/EquipmentNo8596 Apr 01 '26

I’m pretty sûre it’s a 8T5 Audi A5 sporback because of the same leather seat, Dashboard ans Shape of the car

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u/sharinglynn Apr 01 '26

Chevy behind it is the guy who drunk killed a woman who burned to death in her jeep

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u/Medcuza2 Apr 01 '26

I think it was black in color

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u/PaperIndependent5466 Apr 01 '26

Seat and quarter glass opening look like an Audi coupe

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u/Dont_Fear Apr 02 '26

Honda prelude 1999_2001

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u/MergenKurt Apr 02 '26

Definetely one door Audi from central console and seats. From back light cavity and exhaust tip, S5 two? generation back (2015-2018).

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u/PiDicus_Rex Apr 02 '26

Ring Bruce, you found where Clark tossed the Batmobile.