Anybody looking for a deal on a used veyron, slight water damage.

[GAGGER]

 
Good afternoon everybody, long time lurker. I think in this situation I would rather hit the pelican. 

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091113/ap_on_fe_st/us_odd_lagoon_bugatti
Nov 12, 9:34 pm ET

LA MARQUE, Texas – A man blamed a low-flying pelican and a dropped cell phone for his veering his million-dollar sports car off a road and into a salt marsh near Galveston. The accident happened about 3 p.m. Wednesday on the frontage road of Interstate 45 northbound in La Marque, about 35 miles southeast of Houston.

The Lufkin, Texas, man told of driving his luxury, French-built Bugatti Veyron when the bird distracted him, said La Marque police Lt. Greg Gilchrist. The motorist dropped his cell phone, reached to pick it up and veered off the road and into the salt marsh. The car was half-submerged in the brine about 20 feet from the road when police arrived.

Gilchrist said he doesn't know if the car was salvageable, but in his words, "Salt water isn't good for anything." He says the man, whose identity hasn't been released, was not injured.

A 2006 Bugatti Veyron was recently offered for sale in Jonesboro, Ark., for $1.25 million.

[Ex-MA Hole]

Now THAT'S a bad day.

[SADShooter]

You drive a 7 figure ride, and you can't pop for a $20 headset 'cause you just have to use your phone while driving your BUGATTI freaking VEYRON?

Money>Sense.

[Stickjockey]

[Insurance claims adjuster]

Swerved to miss pelican = driver lost control of vehicle, at-fault accident. Damage covered by Collision coverage + higher insurance rates.

(dumba-- lost control of vehicle while reaching for cell phone, same thing, BTW.)

Ironically:

Kept his line, hit pelican = collision with animal, not at-fault accident, covered by Comprehensive coverage. Possibly lower deductible (depends on how the policy was set up) and lower chance of increased rates (depends on claim history and other aspects)

[AmbulanceDriver]

Here's a fun video about the Veyron....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO0PgyPWE3o

Couple of salient points.  The tires.  A set of them costs $25,000....   Yes.  A SET OF TIRES COSTS MORE THAN A NICE SEDAN!   

Oh, and those tires?  At top speed, they'll only last 15 minutes.  (that top speed is 253 MPH)

But that's ok, because at top speed, the 26.4 gallon tank will be empty in 12 minutes.

[Nightfall]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO0PgyPWE3o

I won't lie. I got goosebumps. I wish my car had a special "go faster than hell" key, too. 

[tyme]

I thought a fancy car like that would have a built-in speaker and mic and bluetooth interface.

[Harold Tuttle]

the plot thickens as some one randomly videoed the crash and there was no pelican

[Harold Tuttle]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32yyvmlGOdo

some "OH shittery" as the bug hits the drink

[tyme]

I'm pretty sure that's a honda, dude.

[ramis]

I'm pretty sure that's a honda, dude.

Looked like a Nissan GTR

[Ex-MA Hole]

I won't lie. I got goosebumps. I wish my car had a special "go faster than hell" key, too. 

Me, too.

[InfidelSerf]

What pelican?

http://www.theospark.net/2009/11/video-bugatti-veyron-crash-into-lake.html

[GAGGER]

What pelican?


It sure looks like he just wasnt paying attention.

[HankB]

A man blamed a low-flying pelican and a dropped cell phone for his veering his million-dollar sports car off a road and into a salt marsh near Galveston.

If only EVERYONE who drove while messing with a cell phone would drive into a salt marsh.

This is my "feel good" story of the day.