Donkey Causes £5k Of Damage After Mistaking Orange McLaren For Carrot
A donkey named Fitus found was at the centre of a bizarre court case in the German federal state of Hesse this week. Why? Because the creature decided to dine out on a McLaren 650S parked near his paddock last year.
Owner Markus Zahn was left with a €5800 (£5100) bill after the curious incident, but wasn’t able to claim compensation from the donkey owner’s insurance company. The reason? The company reckoned the 49-year-old supercar owner should have picked a better parking spot.
The matter went to court, where it was decided the donkey’s owner was indeed liable for the damage.
As to why Fitus thought the 650S constituted a tasty treat, both the police and Zahn have theorised that he mistook the orange McLaren for a carrot…
Featured image via YouTube screenshot/Inside Edition
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Fun fact: This is actually the reason why the Disklok is Yellow, not Orange.
Kind of a d*ck move of the McLaren owner. I bet this was alot of money for the owner of the donkey, he just could’ve paid it himself and he most likely wouldn’t even notice.
What a dumbass….then again double dumbass on the McLaren owner for parking next to him, the jackass
who’d pay 365k for a 650s !!
why would you park that close to the donkey?
Imagine the damage if Fitus had tried to mate with it…
Seems rather staged to me….
If this was the UK. Court would have sided with the farmer, and I too. Why should a Mclaren owner park it so close to a farm. Was wrong to charge the farmer.
What an ass
“crunchy”