SteveG Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 How to wreck an 800K bugatti at 40mph pics on bbc site here.. bbc news Cheers Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishbosh Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Pah! If you can afford £800k in the first place a little repair bill isn't going to phase you! Come to think of it, the Astra is probably now worth more money as it will have little bits of Veyron embedded in it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Is it me, or is there rather a lot of rust on the 'front crossmember' in picture No3? Could Land Rover be making the chassis for this vehicle? Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 You have to laugh. no one was hurt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrover Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Shame it's not a complete wright-off, the engine would be up for grabs then. Can a LT77 take 1000bhp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petergg Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Is it me, or is there rather a lot of rust on the 'front crossmember' in picture No3?Could Land Rover be making the chassis for this vehicle? Les. No Les, that's the Astra Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Shame it's not a complete wright-off, the engine would be up for grabs then.Can a LT77 take 1000bhp? full tank of fuel in 12 minuets at full throtle. that nearly as much as a classic Range Rover 3.9. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JST Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 nothing a bit of tape and cable tie couldn't sort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbocharger Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 The paper I read said he was doing 100mph, prompting calls to ban them. And Astras. And 40 limits. Ban everything. Me, I say rock on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siearl Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Probably just nipped down the forecourt and picked up his courtsey car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 The paper I read said he was doing 100mph, prompting calls to ban them. And Astras. And 40 limits. Ban everything. That's the problem then, if he'd been going 150mph he would've missed the Astra altogether - time to raise the speed limit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiagoc Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 bbc story The 1,000 horsepower Bugatti can accelerate from 0 to 60mph in 2.5 seconds. and to slow down from 100mph to 0, all you need is an Astra and some trees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractorboy16 Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 can image in what the astra driver was going to say when he got down the pub!!! who wrote of a veron!!! bet his mates didn't believe him!!! me xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 fugly those bugattis aint they? looks better after a crash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 According to the news this morning - the owners younger brother took the car for a spin - without permission, and it could be an £830,000 write-off. Wonder if there's insurance cover on it. Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveG Posted March 7, 2007 Author Share Posted March 7, 2007 According to the news this morning - the owners younger brother took the car for a spin - without permission, and it could be an £830,000 write-off. Wonder if there's insurance cover on it.Les. Not likely, there is a hell of a mark up in low production volumes sports cars to try and recoup dev costs. Also when in insuring these type of vehicles you don't excatly get fully comp. You get a ceiling payment. As for the rust in your earlier post, that's what I thought too, but IIRC the Bugatti has a carbonfibre tub, so it's probably the brown weave of the broken carbonfibre. Cheers Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corrode Finger Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Well, if according to the paper, the guy actually paid £925k for the car, only a mere £95k ott, the repair is unlikely to be an issue!! Thats alot of hours and materials. Wouldn't look good for Bugatti really, oops, have a minor smack with a 'normal' car, and you have a write off!! Can't really feel sorry for the guy. One thing, they obviously aint much good in the wet, even with all that technology and 4wd. Even at 100mph, it was only doing 40% of its capability.............. eeek!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Wouldn't look good for Bugatti really, oops, have a minor smack with a 'normal' car, and you have a write off!! I don't think it's safety credentials are a major selling point TBH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigster Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 not impressed by the bbc here -- I have just looked at both the reports, and it doesn't really say anything at all... so a veron (sp) crashed - - not good for the wallet.. but hey ho... who really cares? was this person speeding - -doesn't say? was it the van faults for pulling out - doesn't say? Its just a load of cr*p that would normal/ should normal only be in the sunday sport. or the sun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosZuki Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 dammit another 4x4 causing trouble in britains roads!! when will the government realise that 4x4's are evil gas guzzlers. with regard to the danage it does say it hit the astra then collided with trees. that may explain the damage a little more! James"will this one certainly guzzles" Robertson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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