Bank balance > IQ = disaster

Bird, bird, bird is the word.

Probably on his cell phone.

New series of Top Gear begins tomorrow. I wonder if they'll mention it.

We just might see Jeremy Clarkson cry.

hazeleyedwolff: Probably on his cell phone.

Seems closer to the truth. He didn't veer like he was avoiding something. It looked more like he just drifted off the road.

Looked purposeful. Strange. Oh well....fark 'im.

lantawa: Looked purposeful. Strange. Oh well....fark 'im.

He runs a shop that restores wrecked exotics. Sounds like it was done on purpose to me.

On the one hand, I'm asking myself, "why would two guys just happen to be taping this entire thing?"

On the other hand, I ask, "if this were staged for publicity, wouldn't he have told his two henchmen to watch their language?"

I've wrecked plenty of shiat, accidentally and otherwise. That looks like the safest way possible to wreck a car and be able to restore it with no frame damage.

Pretty sure it's a Lambo, dude.

Boobiesontheside: Pretty sure it's a Lambo, dude.

I hope you're kidding.

moments before the crash

IKanHazaBukkit: I hope you're kidding.

someone didn't watch the video.

IKanHazaBukkit: I hope you're kidding.

IKanHazaBukkit: Boobiesontheside: Pretty sure it's a Lambo, dude.

I hope you're kidding.

The whole video is 24 seconds. You couldn't watch that before commenting?

As soon as the camera operator said 'Lambo', I got the mental image of him as some idiot guido.

"Some day that's gonna be mine. Pretty sure that's a Lambo, dude."

Retractable Weeners: I've wrecked plenty of shiat, accidentally and otherwise. That looks like the safest way possible to wreck a car and be able to restore it with no frame damage.

I smell an insurance fraud attempt.

Either that or he has a connection for really good dope.

"Bet you that's a Lambo, dude..."

LOL really? I could understand if you were a chick, but seriously...

They told him the car would attract 'wet spots' when he bought it.

snocone: Bank balance > IQ = disaster

There's merit in your intension, but IQ > balance doesn't exactly spell success, either

I didn't see any pelican.

mason4300: "Bet you that's a Lambo, dude..."

LOL really? I could understand if you were a chick, but seriously...


I did a GIS for both autos and honestly, I couldn't tell some of those models apart; A good number looked alike: Tricked out, spoilered and overpriced. I guess if I spent my childhood fantasizing about owning one or the other, I'd know the difference at a glance.

it IS a bugatti...he crashed it on purpose ...the man owns an exotic car refurbishing business...

Amazing how we can't espcape from being videotaped everywhere.

GreenAdder: On the one hand, I'm asking myself, "why would two guys just happen to be taping this entire thing?"

On the other hand, I ask, "if this were staged for publicity, wouldn't he have told his two henchmen to watch their language?"

On the third hand, if you have three, ask, "if this weren't staged for publicity, would the henchman begin saying 'he wrecked it-' in the instant before he had actually wrecked it?"

and on the fourth hand (for Shiva and such people), you think, "maybe the audio is out of sync."

who knows?

What I find most amazing is that this story come out a couple of days ago and I thought to myself, 'wow, that would have been a great video if someone were taping it'. And sure enough, some hicks in a nearby car were. Incredible... but maybe too incredible?

Chariset: New series of Top Gear begins tomorrow. I wonder if they'll mention it.

We just might see Jeremy Clarkson cry.

They tape the eps a few days before they air. Not sure if this was released in time for this week, but I'm guessing it'll make the news next week.

For a car that costs upwards of $1.5 mil it BETTER double as a submarine.

Glad they stopped to make sure the driver was ok :)

Oh wait...

That car is a real chick magnet...

Unfortunately, a really fat chick was swimming there at the time...

Fixed like the SEC refereeing.

Chariset: New series of Top Gear begins tomorrow. I wonder if they'll mention it.

Yes, because it only takes one day to produce an hour-long program.

/s

Here's another video of the car being pulled out of the lake, maybe some of you car enthusiasts can confirm what car it really is.

Link (new window)

If I understand the whole story, the real kicker is this wouldn't be the only million dollar car he's wrecked...

PPL_Wannabe: Chariset: New series of Top Gear begins tomorrow. I wonder if they'll mention it.

Yes, because it only takes one day to produce an hour-long program.

/s

This ..... made me crack up.

It's a Veyron, struck by Jewish Lightning.

/allegedly

fleshlight?

What was that sound? Wait for it....wait for it.......DOOOOSHHHHHH!

Mitch119: What I find most amazing is that this story come out a couple of days ago and I thought to myself, 'wow, that would have been a great video if someone were taping it'. And sure enough, some hicks in a nearby car were. Incredible... but maybe too incredible?

I vote "too incredible". Guaranteed this is a lame viral ad. I'd bet my farking life on it.

stiletto_the_wise: Mitch119: What I find most amazing is that this story come out a couple of days ago and I thought to myself, 'wow, that would have been a great video if someone were taping it'. And sure enough, some hicks in a nearby car were. Incredible... but maybe too incredible?

I vote "too incredible". Guaranteed this is a lame viral ad. I'd bet my farking life on it.


Do you at all understand how rare this car is? Many people would film one if they saw one on the highway. Consider this a bit like Brad Pitt wrecking his bike. Why were they filming it? How often do you see Brad Pitt?

More info on the guy

Link (new window)

$2 million Bugatti crashes into lagoon

By Chris Paschenko
The Daily News

Published November 12, 2009
LA MARQUE - The owner of one of the world's fastest production automobiles accidentally drove his fine-tuned, French-built car into a saltwater lagoon Wednesday.

The man, who police said was from Lufkin, was uninjured after escaping the partially submerged Bugatti Veyron as it came to rest in about 2 feet of saltwater.

The two-seater, with 16 cylinders and four turbo chargers, can reach speeds of more than 250 mph. New models sell for about $2 million.

The man, who refused to give his name, was looking at real estate in Galveston.

About 3 p.m. a low-flying pelican distracted him as he traveled north on Interstate 45 just south of the hurricane levee near Omega Bay.

The man jerked the wheel, dropped his cell phone, and the car's front tire left the frontage road and entered a muddy patch, which foiled his attempt to maneuver away from the lagoon.

The Veyron's powerful engine gurgled like an outboard motor for about 15 minutes before it died.

Police and firefighters blocked the frontage road until MCH Towing employee Gilbert Harrison carefully winched the car away from riprap and onto the soft, muddy bank.

It's the rarest car in the world, not something you can just replace, the man said.

An Associated Press story in October mentioned a 2006 model Veyron for sale in Jonesboro, Ark., with an asking price of $1.25 million.

One of the prospective buyers was from Texas.

That Bugatti Veyron was one of only 200 made and one of only about 15 in the United States, the AP reported.

I fail to see the feces the commentator is so excited about

roflmaonow: The man jerked the wheel, dropped his cell phone, and the car's front tire left the frontage road

You can't fix stupid.

Don't know why this one wasn't greened: Link (new window)

This guy owns the Enzo Eddie Griffin famously wrecked and also owns a shop that resells repaired exotics.

Something definitely up.

roflmaonow: Here's another video of the car being pulled out of the lake, maybe some of you car enthusiasts can confirm what car it really is.

Link (new window)

it didn't even show the best part where they tear off the front spoiler dragging it up onto the flatbed.
/just a guess

WhEntendimos: roflmaonow: Here's another video of the car being pulled out of the lake, maybe some of you car enthusiasts can confirm what car it really is.

Link (new window)

it didn't even show the best part where they tear off the front spoiler dragging it up onto the flatbed.
/just a guess

Yeah, that is the part that disturbs me the most. Once the car is out of the muck and on flat ground, get a flat floor loader, not a flat bed to prevent damage like that.

BigG: Don't know why this one wasn't greened: Link (new window)

This guy owns the Enzo Eddie Griffin famously wrecked and also owns a shop that resells repaired exotics.

Something definitely up.

Nothing is up. These cars have way too much horsepower and aren't like a Camry. If he hooked a wet, muddy shoulder and tried to get back out of it quickly, odds are the drivetrain computer thought he was going to lose control or spin, so it adjusted power to wheels accordingly. In this case, however, it made things worse.

I bet there are hours of this car driving around being uploaded.

What a let down. This guy repairs exotic cars apparently and wrecked an Enzo for publicity before. Or so it is said in this thread. I was hoping he was just a douche, not a douche trying to get free publicity. No, I will not be taking my "exotic" 2008 Volvo S40 or my "exotic" 1997 Volkswagen Jetta to his shop. No sir. Screw him.

/and I do miss my Porsche