Nissan 370Z Forum

Nissan 370Z Forum (http://www.the370z.com/)
-   Other Vehicles (http://www.the370z.com/other-vehicles/)
-   -   Man Drives $2M Car (Bugatti Veyron) into La Marque Lake (http://www.the370z.com/other-vehicles/11143-man-drives-2m-car-bugatti-veyron-into-la-marque-lake.html)

MC 11-16-2009 06:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theDreamer (Post 282396)
This is real, sorry, but you should see the amount of stupid sh1t people in exotic cars do, not all of them drive like a grandma. Just watched a video this morning of two Ferrari California's playing with each other, one power slides into a parked car or something, sad.:shakes head:


yup

Ferrari driver crashes into a car and bulldozer - Car Videos on StreetFire

Kones 11-16-2009 08:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theDreamer (Post 282396)
This is real, sorry, but you should see the amount of stupid sh1t people in exotic cars do, not all of them drive like a grandma. Just watched a video this morning of two Ferrari California's playing with each other, one power slides into a parked car or something, sad.:shakes head:

Oh, I'm not saying it's not real, I'm saying it was done on purpose

spearfish25 11-16-2009 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kones (Post 283224)
Oh, I'm not saying it's not real, I'm saying it was done on purpose

Yep. Give it a week or so. Guy who owns a Veyron AND just happens to own one of the largest exotic car salvage companies drives his Veyron into a marsh. He's trying to make some cash knowing he can restore his baby. Someone explain why he's driving on the little service road instead of the main highway.

On the flip side, I'm not sure how his insurance could ever prove he did it on purpose to get out of paying him. That being said, I'm also not sure how conflict of interest works with this situation. My guess is that insurance companies won't pay a client's own shop to repair the car. If they 'total' the car, the car is the property of the insurance company. If he collects damages, he could potentially repair it for much less than what the quoted damage is.

vash_241987 11-16-2009 08:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spearfish25 (Post 283249)
Yep. Give it a week or so. Guy who owns a Veyron AND just happens to own one of the largest exotic car salvage companies drives his Veyron into a marsh. He's trying to make some cash knowing he can restore his baby. Someone explain why he's driving on the little service road instead of the main highway.

On the flip side, I'm not sure how his insurance could ever prove he did it on purpose to get out of paying him. That being said, I'm also not sure how conflict of interest works with this situation. My guess is that insurance companies won't pay a client's own shop to repair the car. If they 'total' the car, the car is the property of the insurance company. If he collects damages, he could potentially repair it for much less than what the quoted damage is.

+ how will he explain the "pelican" when the video says otherwise?

MeetJoeAsian 11-16-2009 09:55 PM

I was think the same as what spearfish25 was think, that this guy salvaged this car to claim insurance, then he'll buy it back and restore at pennies on the dollar. However, he's pretty dumb to let the motor run to suck in all the water.

molamann 11-16-2009 10:33 PM

Hmm, I'm not too familiar with engines so what are the process of repairing an engine that has sucked up that much water? I'm sure it's a lot more than just taking it apart, relubing, and reassemble. Also, does he necessarily have the resource to repair such a car? Not necessarily referring to money but finding the right people and parts.

MeetJoeAsian 11-16-2009 11:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by molamann (Post 283439)
Hmm, I'm not too familiar with engines so what are the process of repairing an engine that has sucked up that much water? I'm sure it's a lot more than just taking it apart, relubing, and reassemble. Also, does he necessarily have the resource to repair such a car? Not necessarily referring to money but finding the right people and parts.

here's another thought: how much can he make from parting out the car?


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 05:19 PM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.0 PL2