Veyron owner FAIL.

[Nine Ball]

http://www.khou.com/news/pelican-bugatti-veyron-la-marque-lagoon-69851412.html

http://www.youtube.com/user/exoticcar2009#p/u/0/zcom8_ArYA8

:stars:

[Andrew @ PlanetLSX]

Aww man, I was just coming here to post this...

http://www.galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=792e1da427373dfb

:lol:

[kerryt1]

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

?

[will69camaro]

LOL yea, expensive no doubt but not the rarest. And you can replace it...Pretty sure Bugatti is still taking orders LOL.

P.S. I wouldn't let it run for 15 minutes in water...

[MetallicaMatt]

wow...that's Douchebag of the Day right there!

How fast do you have to be going for the wing to come up? So was he hauling too? Or can you have the wing come up at just 55-65mph?

[tones2SS]

The Pelican OWNED!!! lol:D:cheers:

[ProjectCamaro]

Really, the guy ran the engine for 15 mins after he hit the water?!

[FSTPOON]

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee237/b2gcoder/misc/bugatti.jpg

[AphotiC]

in a top gear episoide, they said you have to put a special key into the driver door if you want to go over i think 170mph....the car will lower itself and then the wing will come up.

[Reckless]

Well, good news is there will be a cheap salvage title Bugatti for someone!

[AphotiC]

my bad..... it comes down when you put the key in

starts at 4:24 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jk1t6S737Cs

[AphotiC]

Well, good news is there will be a cheap salvage title Bugatti for someone!

its for sale in Arkansas for 1.2 mill

[Flaring Afro]

I call bullshit. He was driving recklessly. The turn signal lever is worth 10k pounds, that car MUST have bluetooth and someone with s veyron must have a phone capable of bluetooth. He was just trying not to get into trouble. Also, im pretty sure it was over 100 mph for the wing to rise...

[STiG]

"Low flying pelican."

:jest:

[WILWAXU]

I guess he had read this article:
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/car/05q4/bugatti_veyron_16.4-first_drive_review/ultimate_velocity_page_4

When you lift off the throttle at 253 mph, the aerodynamic drag alone slows the Veyron at 0.3 g. After running that fast, dropping below 200 suddenly seems utterly effortless. You could not only hold a cell-phone conversation at 185 but also dial a cell phone at that pace. Allocate some money to keep an attorney on retainer if you get one of these cars, because double and triple the speed limit will quickly feel comfortable and normal.

[Z Fury]

The owner of this car is an idiot. This article is so full of FAIL it came with a side of dumbass...

Leaving the engine to run... for 15 minutes... while submerged... idiot.

[Nine Ball]

Maybe he was afraid he was going to drown in 2 feet of water? Evacuate!!!

[HYBRED]

Owner had the car less than a month. I'd say insurance scam, but not sure he would carry insurance on a car like that...

[Ragtop 99]

That fail was so large, it made the normal news radio circuit.

another example of: Money > Brains

[WILWAXU]

http://www.autoweek.com/article/20091113/CARNEWS/911139995
Texas man takes Bugatti Veyron for a swim

By JAKE LINGEMAN (http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/personalia?ID=&category=contact)

http://www.autoweek.com/storyimage/CW/20091113/CARNEWS/911139995/veyron.jpg?ref=AR&maxw=340
A Bugatti Veyron driver in Texas said a low-flying pelican caused him swerve off the road and into a lagoon.

What do you get when you mix the fastest production car in the world and a distracted driver? A waterlogged Bugatti Veyron.

A driver in Le Marque, Texas, was taking his 16-cylinder, 250-hp supercar for a drive on the back roads. The driver told police that a pelican flew low in front of him.

The man, who refused to be named, according to the Galveston County Daily News, said he jerked the wheel and dropped his cell phone. When he tried to recover, the left front tire hit some mud, and the Veyron slid into a lagoon.

The Veyron gurgled like an outboard motor in the two-foot lagoon for 15 minutes before finally succumbing to the saltwater.

The Veyron had to be dragged out from the water. The Galveston paper shot video of the removal, which you can watch it here:
http://www.youtube.com/v/uaQ9QKrrncY

This article was last updated on: 11/13/09, 10:45 et

[ProjectCamaro]

http://www.autoweek.com/article/20091113/CARNEWS/911139995

250 HP?! He must have had the slow model.

[WILWAXU]

LMAO.. go to the link now.... some one figured out the typo :D

[Iroc313]

Someone caught video of him going into the water.

GOLDEN!

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/Video-of-Bugatti-Crashing_719255.htm

No pelican in sight BTW.

[Andrew @ PlanetLSX]

WOW!

No pelican in sight, indeed. Distracted driving. But he was not going 100+ mph.

[Pro Stock John]

Oh my my kids are now repeating "oh sh**"."

[will69camaro]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA awesome. I'm going to show this to my friend that knows the guy. My guess, he dropped his phone and pulled on the wheel as he reached for it...What an idiot....

[ProjectCamaro]

So now they can add the charge of filing a false police report to his list.

[will69camaro]

Yep, name is Andy House btw, just dug that up!

William

[jdustu]

Someone on a local board who is up on the high end car scene said the guy who owned it is into rebuilding salvaged cars, including exotics.

[jdustu]

wow....

http://performanceautoworld.com/

[Iroc313]

Someone on a local board who is up on the high end car scene said the guy who owned it is into rebuilding salvaged cars, including exotics.

Coincidence? I think not.

[Pro Stock John]

Weird.... Insurance scam?

[Nine Ball]

Someone caught video of him going into the water.

GOLDEN!

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/Video-of-Bugatti-Crashing_719255.htm

No pelican in sight BTW.

WOW! Bet this guy didn't realize someone on I45 was filming his stupidity. Hopefully his insurance denies his claim once they see this footage. The entire thing reeks of insurance fraud.

[texasbullseye89]

Thats nuts...just checked out his site. im going with insurance scam or pure effing stupidity. although it looked more like a controlled drive and not a sudden jerk of the wheel. And he's from Lufkin....damn i got to get out of east Texas before the stupid wave hits me too.....

[Tiago]

Lmfao

[The Manalishi]

This is from that site. Ironic that the kid has rubber boots on.


Edit: That damn picture is huge. Sorry about that.

[WILWAXU]

This is from that site. Ironic that the kid has rubber boots on.


Edit: That damn picture is huge. Sorry about that.Yeah, ironic that the kid is sitting in a Ford GT, not a Veyron. ;)

[WILWAXU]

Insurance fraud for sure. I'm guessing he's not going to get a penny now.

[The Manalishi]

Yeah, ironic that the kid is sitting in a Ford GT, not a Veyron. ;)

I meant that maybe the Veyron wasn't the first car to go into the water.

[BobDoLe]

insurance would have to prove that he intentionally wrecked the car to deny it. that would be hard. the video shows he's not speeding or driving in such a way that any reasonable person would expect to wreck - my guess is the camera guy is involved.
so he'll have the insurance company total it out, he buys it back and sells it as a rebuilt salvage vehicle. sounds like a pretty bullet proof scam. maybe he's done it before.

[Flaring Afro]

idk there wasnt a pelican or anything and it did look pretty intentional. there is a chance he wont get the money.... but what insurance company would actually cover a veyron? many of them wont even cover something like a ferrari because of repair/replacement cost and they're a camry in price comparison.

[Nine Ball]

Insurance companies would cover any car. The premium is just higher. A Veyron is most likely a low risk vehicle, since most are collected/parked anyways. Less of them being driven means less likely to be wrecked. Insurance on a Honda Civic is higher than my Corvette, simply based on risk factors. More Hondas get stolen and totaled out than Corvettes do.

[WILWAXU]

Reading on some other sites that this guy rebuilds wrecked exotics for a living. Wonder if this one was already a rebuild?

[Nine Ball]

Reading on some other sites that this guy rebuilds wrecked exotics for a living. Wonder if this one was already a rebuild?

Nope, he bought it for 1.2M only a month ago.

http://www.eliteautosllc.com/vehicles.php/mode/view/id/225

http://www.fordgtforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16808

[434LSX]

Insurance companies would cover any car. The premium is just higher. A Veyron is most likely a low risk vehicle, since most are collected/parked anyways. Less of them being driven means less likely to be wrecked. Insurance on a Honda Civic is higher than my Corvette, simply based on risk factors. More Hondas get stolen and totaled out than Corvettes do.

I would think the Veyron would be insane to insure...but you have a point. I'm looking for a 2008 Mercedes AMG E63 right now to buy....State Farm, who insures 3 of my vehicles gave me a price for 100/300 coverage with all the goodies and its less than my Trans Am (50/100 coverage) by $300 per year. I pay $1,100 a year for my Trans Am.

Strange if you ask me considering what just a simple 10 mph rear-end accident would cost to fix that damn Merc E63, probably $10,000.

Maybe I'll call him and get a quote for a Veyron just out of curiousity. There's like 3 Veyrons in Lauderdale that drive around all the time. Couple F1 McClarens too, I see them regularly.

[434LSX]

About this idiot driving this Veyron into the water.

If you get spooked by a big ass Pelican...you're gonna make a sudden move to avoid it, not just keep dricving perfectly normal. That Veyron went right off the road smooth as glass....and with no bird in sight on that video.
He also let it run for 15 minutes......what moron would do that, especially one who is an exotic car enthusiast who is known for rebuilding cars??

Its a "good thing" that water was only 2 feet deep, nice and convenient. What if it was 8 feet deep.
He picked that spot to splash it in, knowing exactly what to expect in damage factor.


An insurance company would deny that claim with that video evidence. Maybe even press charges for insurance fraud.

[WILWAXU]

Nope, he bought it for 1.2M only a month ago.

http://www.eliteautosllc.com/vehicles.php/mode/view/id/225

http://www.fordgtforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16808
Wow.. what a shame.:facepalm:

[The Manalishi]

Insurance companies would cover any car. The premium is just higher.

Tony, this isn't 100% accurate. My wife is an underwriter with State Farm and there are cars they will not cover. I imagine the Veyron could fall into that category depending on the driver and their history, driving record isn't the only thing they look at. Some cars regardless of the history they will not touch.

[jdustu]

The dealer paid 20k a year to have that car insured, you can guess what it cost this guy.

[JUICED96Z]

There is a LARRGE rentention pond behined the place I work ad and they had to string a cable around it why? Because at night it is fairly dark back there and there is a road about 30 feet off the water........ they pulled a Porsche out, BMW, like 8 other cars...... cars were reported stolen..... everyone you ask though thinks it was people no longer wanting to pay for the car and ummmm made them vansih...


On this car.... Can't see the video at work but if I could buy a car for a fraction of the cost, yank everything out, dry it out, replace parts that need replaced, powerwash every thing..... you might be able to make some serious cash even with the salvage title with some cars out there...... I wonder if the engine was runing when it went in..... and I thought a Dixi Chopper engine taking in water while runing was bad haha.... I doubt the turbo's liked it..........


LOL at the salt water........ to bad it was not fresh water..... would be a lot less work haha.


I know a girl who's mom denies or approves insurance claims for State Farm and I would not be suprised if they would not cover a Verynon..... just to much risk.... you can allways find a company that will...... mist cost you like 20k a month though haahaha.

[Flaring Afro]

No one needs insurance that buys a veyron. The only reason why they would pay to insure it would be planning fraud. Companies also very often dont cover home built kit cars for obvious reasons. It is a shame people dont drive those veyrons though, it really is made for DD use. Comfy and fully loaded, it was never really a "race" car like many people think. More of a hyper grand tourer. And if you're a collector there are much more rare things out there that cant be replaced while the veyron can be.

[The Manalishi]

No one needs insurance that buys a veyron. The only reason why they would pay to insure it would be planning fraud.

Wrong. Maybe you should actually read your policy and see what is covered n the event of an accident. You might be surprised.

[HYBRED]

Nope, he bought it for 1.2M only a month ago.

http://www.eliteautosllc.com/vehicles.php/mode/view/id/225

http://www.fordgtforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16808

And insured it for $1.8M...hmmm

The dealer paid 20k a year to have that car insured, you can guess what it cost this guy.

The guy runs a dealership, so I imagine he pays about 20k lol

[Flaring Afro]

Wrong. Maybe you should actually read your policy and see what is covered n the event of an accident. You might be surprised.

thats liability. liability doesnt cover the car, just other's property (or injuries). i meant as far as replacing their car in an accident like this.

[Ragtop 99]

No one needs insurance that buys a veyron. No. Just because someone can afford to buy it, doesn't mean they can afford to lose it, or even want to take that much risk.

Insurance often isn't as bad on exotics because racing is excluded from most if not all policies, and most exotics only get driven sparingly in good weather.