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Hom3r
06-03-2007, 14:44
:bigcry: :bigcry:
£800,000 that gotta hurt
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/surrey/6422215.stm
Hugh
06-03-2007, 14:46
"The eight-litre, hand-crafted Veyron has a top speed in excess of 250mph. The 1,000 horsepower Bugatti can accelerate from 0 to 60mph in 2.5 seconds."

Still can't avoid trees and Astra vans, though.
Hom3r
06-03-2007, 14:56
I've heard that it's been totaled
danielf
06-03-2007, 14:58
I've heard that it's been totalled

That's a nice Buggerti you've got there.

Is that my coat? Thanks so much :walk:
keithwalton
06-03-2007, 20:10
Still can't avoid trees and Astra vans, though.
doing 100mph in a 40 zone and notorious black spot in pouring rain doesnt help. i'm glad that the mother to be is ok. There arent words suitable to describe the driver
Hugh
06-03-2007, 20:12
Where does it say 100mph?
DocDutch
06-03-2007, 20:14
ouch he must be feeling sooo bad trashing a 800k car :O

keith where does it say the muppet was doing 100mph ??
Hugh
06-03-2007, 20:33
It's in the Times
Times (http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/driving/article1478628.ece)

And it gets worse (remember, there are only 300 of them)
"The consortium which owned the vehicle had paid a substantial premium for early delivery only a week before and the driver at the centre of Sunday’s incident is believed to have been the first rental customer, paying at least £20,000 for the privilege. In the light of this mishap, the experience may yet prove even more costly"
nigellbrown@hot
06-03-2007, 20:39
Newspapers say he was doing 100 mph.
The car new is £835,000, but the company bought it for £905,000.
The driver who crashed it Hired it from the company @ £20,000/day.

If it is a right-off the biggest losser is Audi who make them for £5,000,000 each loosing over £4,000,000 on each since its all for the publicity of making the fastest road car. Its limited to 253 mph. It could go faster!

But why!!!
Who as that kind of money?
They have sold over a 100!
What do the share holders think of the falling dividends to finance 100 petrolheads showing off and destroying the planet at 6 mpg!
WHISTLED
06-03-2007, 21:01
I spotted one on the M6 few weeks ago, crawling along at 60mph behind a marked Police car. Im not a petrol head but its probably the most beautiful modern car I have ever seen so I gave the driver an approving nod
Delta Whiskey
06-03-2007, 22:15
If he can afford to spend that sort of cash hiring the car, I do hope when he's found guilty of driving without due care they fine him a suitable amount.

DW
homealone
06-03-2007, 22:43
If he can afford to spend that sort of cash hiring the car, I do hope when he's found guilty of driving without due care they fine him a suitable amount.

DW

they may wait a 'decent interval' ;)

cue 'driver and passenger cell survivability quotient' increase, in the meantime ;)
luck4mike
07-03-2007, 21:02
wow... thats terrible... for the tree