Actually that is not what happened. The piece of crap owner drove the Subaru up a OHV road/trail in Colorado. He drove it til it could not drive further. His full intention was to keep going until it died. His full intention was to leave it on the trail abandoned. He never made any move to recover it...
until his complete moronic selfish act was picked up by some 4x4 enthusiasts on the car forum that he BOASTED and posted on to show everyone his intention of destroying and leaving the car.
With pressure from the board he posted on, he RELUCTANTLY had to retrieve it. He put very little effort in the recovery until some other 4x4 enthusiasts documented everything he did and turned it over to Forest law enforcement. When it looked like major fines, charges and recovery costs were impending, he THAN got enthusiastic about getting the car out of the NATIONAL forest.
A local club in Colorado extracted the vehicle. Charges are pending and hopefully he pays BIGtime for a stupid and selfish act.
If you browse Pirate 4x4, you can get the real story.