Silly driver, Veyron's don't float!

[Culookin]

Saw this and thought I'd post it here too... Talk about a bad day and a pizzed off insurance company!

YouTube- Bugatti Veyron Crashed into Lake! (Video)

[snide]

Looks like you vadered Mullet's **** from camp and CFOT. :toetap:

[YELLOHH]

Looks like you vadered Mullet's **** from camp and CFOT. :toetap:

Busted. :iagree:

[BuckyThreadkiller]

Looks like you vadered Mullet's **** from camp and CFOT. :toetap:

Wondered what kind of car it was going to be when it showed up here. Its a GTR at Camp and a Veyron at CFOT, I was kinda hoping for a Bentley or an F-car.

[Culookin]

Saw this and thought I'd post it here too...

Looks like you vadered Mullet's **** from camp and CFOT. :toetap:

Is he a member here!? Didn't I say too, refering to I saw it earlier on another forum!? Yep! I think I'm good to go now... so STFU n00b :D :cheers:

[Culookin]

Wondered what kind of car it was going to be when it showed up here. Its a GTR at Camp and a Veyron at CFOT, I was kinda hoping for a Bentley or an F-car.

How bout an Audi?

http://www.rpmgo.com/images/audi_r8_crash_lake.jpg

[bizaro]

why would they drag it without taking it out of gear?

[YELLOHH]

why would they drag it without taking it out of gear?

Because there is no such thing as varying degrees of a total loss.

[The Dingo]

why would they drag it without taking it out of gear?

I just thought I'd add a few more questions I have:

Why was the owner on the phone?

How did he manage to drive into a river so easily with such a lame story?

Why didn't he shut the engine off after he submerged it?

Why didn't the driver think to take it out of gear before he got out?

:willy:

[BuckyThreadkiller]

I just thought I'd add a few more questions I have:

Why was the owner on the phone?

How did he manage to drive into a river so easily with such a lame story?

Why didn't he shut the engine off after he submerged it?

Why didn't the driver think to take it out of gear before he got out?

:willy:

I can only speak to the "drive into the river" aspect of it having driven that stretch of road a time or two. It's really a coastal marsh right along the highway as you get to Galveston Bay. There aren't any guardrails and the highway shoulder just drops right down to the sea in the space of less than a couple of hundred feet.

After Hurricane Ike there were pretty good sized boats that were deposited on that highway by the storm surge.

If he lost it at all, a pretty minor spin would put him in the sea.


As for the rest of it - he's just a goober.

[Y2Kvert4me]

why would they drag it without taking it out of gear?It appears they winched it out by wrapping a strap through the rear wheel. Whether it was in gear or not wouldn't matter, the wheel spoke interference would still prevent the wheel from turning.

[The Dingo]

I can only speak to the "drive into the river" aspect of it having driven that stretch of road a time or two. It's really a coastal marsh right along the highway as you get to Galveston Bay. There aren't any guardrails and the highway shoulder just drops right down to the sea in the space of less than a couple of hundred feet.

After Hurricane Ike there were pretty good sized boats that were deposited on that highway by the storm surge.

If he lost it at all, a pretty minor spin would put him in the sea.


As for the rest of it - he's just a goober.

:cool1: The local perspective helps at least understand part of it. Thanks. :cheers:

But yeah, still a goober. :lol:

[ApexOversteer]

Because there is no such thing as varying degrees of a total loss.

They probably couldn't put it in neutral due to the drive-by-wire nature of the automatic transmission. It will go back to the factory and be repaired.

Some interesting things about the Veyron...

The tires last 3,000 miles and a replacement set is a 5 digit bill, not including shipping the wheels to the factory, the only place the tires can be mounted. Every third set of tires that goes on, go on new wheels, themselves a 5 digit bill.

The car records each 200+mph "event" and that data is retrieved during service and relayed back to the factory.

It will reach 198mph in a standing mile, but needs another mile to go that 55mph more to the top speed. Of course that second mile goes by in about 11 seconds...

[Z06David]

They probably couldn't put it in neutral due to the drive-by-wire nature of the automatic transmission. It will go back to the factory and be repaired.

Some interesting things about the Veyron...

The tires last 3,000 miles and a replacement set is a 5 digit bill, not including shipping the wheels to the factory, the only place the tires can be mounted. Every third set of tires that goes on, go on new wheels, themselves a 5 digit bill.

The car records each 200+mph "event" and that data is retrieved during service and relayed back to the factory.

It will reach 198mph in a standing mile, but needs another mile to go that 55mph more to the top speed. Of course that second mile goes by in about 11 seconds...

impressive :yesnod:

[MYSCZ06]

^^ crazy info!!! Im guessing if he can afford it the repair bill wont hurt him too much, but his ego....yea thats a different story!

[Culookin]

^^ crazy info!!! Im guessing if he can afford it the repair bill wont hurt him too much, but his ego....yea thats a different story!

I think that repair bill will be upwards of a couple million to buy a new one

[GRN ENVY]

As scooby would say, rought rough

[truckindj]

so do you think his ins company will pay without questioning him

[WKMCD]

More Info:

msnbc.com staff and news service reports
updated 8:09 a.m. ET, Fri., Nov . 13, 2009

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.

Celebrity driver
The police declined to release the driver's name, although the incident has drawn a great deal of attention on his vehicle.

The Houston Chronicle reported the Texan has become something of a celebrity. He reportedly told the Texas City wrecker driver who towed his car that California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger called him Wednesday, along with several other celebrities.

“He said he was getting so many calls that he finally stopped answering his phone,” said wrecker driver Gilbert Harrison of MCH Truck and Auto, which is storing the car.

But Harrison said the driver seemed to take his very expensive mistake in stride.

“He was calm,” Harrison told the Chronicle. “If it had been me, I'd have been cussing, but he was calm. I imagine inside he was probably pretty upset.”

The Bugatti Veyron is the fastest and most expensive production car in the world.

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

[ApexOversteer]

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

Arkansas: Where The World Looks For Veyron Values

[Y2Kvert4me]

Arkansas: Where The World Looks For Veyron ValuesKinda thinking seriously-interested buyers may look wherever one might be found for sale. :confused5:

Can't be many of them on the market...At least I haven't seen any on the local Kia/Hyundai used car lots. :rofl:



:cheers:

[ApexOversteer]

Kinda thinking seriously-interested buyers may look wherever one might be found for sale. :confused5:

Can't be many of them on the market...At least I haven't seen any on the local Kia/Hyundai used car lots. :rofl:



:cheers:

In the States perhaps 20. It just struck me funny that, of the ones currently available, the reporter chose the Ark. car...

[The Dingo]

There is now video of the actual crash!

Bugatti Bird-gate Followup: Driver identity revealed [*UPDATE: Now with actual crash video!] — Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/13/bugatti-bird-gate-update-driver-identity-revealed-gov-schwarz/#continued)

I don't see any Pelicans before impact either :leaving:

YouTube- Bugatti Veyron Crashing into the Water - CRASH - SPLASH!

[Y2Kvert4me]

There is now video of the actual crash!
I didn't see any low flying pelican either....Amazing someone caught that on camera too. (I'm overlooking the language as well).


:cheers:

[ApexOversteer]

BWAHAHAHAHHAH!!! Oh my god that hurts me to laugh, but I can't stop... it hurts.... it hurts... call 911... I think I've pulled something...

[The Dingo]

I didn't see any low flying pelican either....Amazing someone caught that on camera too. (I'm overlooking the language as well).


:cheers:

Thanks. I was sure if it was a no-no or not. Now I know. :cheers:

[Y2Kvert4me]

Thanks. I was sure if it was a no-no or not. Now I know. :cheers:I'm not setting a standard here, but this one was worth it. :yesnod:


:cheers:

[ApexOversteer]

These were posted on LamboPower...

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb164/ApexOversteer/340x.jpg

I don't buy it myself, but there it is.

Pelicans are uckfing big, and what is pointed out in the pics looks to me to be too small to be a Pelican and instead seems to be stationary roadside debris of some kind...

[Culookin]

The driver of the is a member of the CF, 2004TTZ06... He's the guy that repairs Ford GT's and recently bought an Enzo...

[Culookin]

Saw this on CF from Bent, who is quoting the Ford GT forum:

Ok, got the first hand info. Driver dropped something, looked down for just a sec and when he looked back up, the BIRD was in his peripheral vision. Having looked down just before this, it disoriented him, causing him to think he had mistakenly swaped lanes, etc and some car or something was coming towards him. He swirved out of reflex, got off the road just a little, but the soft mud made it impossible to get back on the road. It directed the car straight to the water. Speeds were 55 to 60ish as can be believed from the lack of damage to the car. If he had been traveling at a high rate of speed, the impact would have tore the car to pieces, but not matter what anyone says, because it was a car that is capable of doing 200+ MPH, there will be plenty of people saying he was going LUDACRIS SPEED! He is ok. Main thing hurt it is ego, which I could have guessed that as I would feel the same if it happened to me. At the end, he is OK. Car as I am guessing, will probably be a complete loss. SAD DAY FOR THE EXOTIC CAR WORLD! :(

[ApexOversteer]

The driver of the is a member of the CF, 2004TTZ06... He's the guy that repairs Ford GT's and recently bought an Enzo...

Andrew House of Performance Auto Sales in Lufkin, TX?

[ApexOversteer]

Saw this on CF from Bent, who is quoting the Ford GT forum:

Ok, got the first hand info. Driver dropped something, looked down for just a sec and when he looked back up, the BIRD was in his peripheral vision. Having looked down just before this, it disoriented him, causing him to think he had mistakenly swaped lanes, etc and some car or something was coming towards him. He swirved out of reflex, got off the road just a little, but the soft mud made it impossible to get back on the road. It directed the car straight to the water. Speeds were 55 to 60ish as can be believed from the lack of damage to the car. If he had been traveling at a high rate of speed, the impact would have tore the car to pieces, but not matter what anyone says, because it was a car that is capable of doing 200+ MPH, there will be plenty of people saying he was going LUDACRIS SPEED! He is ok. Main thing hurt it is ego, which I could have guessed that as I would feel the same if it happened to me. At the end, he is OK. Car as I am guessing, will probably be a complete loss. SAD DAY FOR THE EXOTIC CAR WORLD! :(

Must have written that before the eyewitness video came out. :lolsmile:

[kylebuck]

there is a video?

[ApexOversteer]

there is a video?

Psst... post #23...

[kylebuck]

Omg i cant stop laughing.

[The Dingo]

Saw this on CF from Bent, who is quoting the Ford GT forum:

Ok, got the first hand info. Driver dropped something, looked down for just a sec and when he looked back up, the BIRD was in his peripheral vision. Having looked down just before this, it disoriented him, causing him to think he had mistakenly swaped lanes, etc and some car or something was coming towards him. He swirved out of reflex, got off the road just a little, but the soft mud made it impossible to get back on the road. It directed the car straight to the water. Speeds were 55 to 60ish as can be believed from the lack of damage to the car. If he had been traveling at a high rate of speed, the impact would have tore the car to pieces, but not matter what anyone says, because it was a car that is capable of doing 200+ MPH, there will be plenty of people saying he was going LUDACRIS SPEED! He is ok. Main thing hurt it is ego, which I could have guessed that as I would feel the same if it happened to me. At the end, he is OK. Car as I am guessing, will probably be a complete loss. SAD DAY FOR THE EXOTIC CAR WORLD! :(

So, the reason for the accident is that he was fidgeting while driving. I hope he learned his lesson.

[Culookin]

So, the reason for the accident is that he was fidgeting while driving. I hope he learned his lesson.

Only cost 1.5 million... but who cares, it was probably insured!

[YELLOHH]

So who re-vadered the vadered video? :toetap:

[NEVRL8T]

So who re-vadered the vadered video? :toetap:

It was a Jedi mind trick.

[ApexOversteer]

I hear Mr. House is also allegedly trying to sell a wrecked/repaired Ford GT before the new title is issued with the ol' SALVAGE branding...

Ford GT Salvage being sold as clear 1fafp90s06y400331 - FerrariChat.com

[Y2Kvert4me]

I hear Mr. House is also allegedly trying to sell a wrecked/repaired Ford GT before the new title is issued with the ol' SALVAGE branding...

Ford GT Salvage being sold as clear 1fafp90s06y400331 - FerrariChat.com (http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?p=139129273#post139129273)Interesting (as is the Ebay auction to it).


Why do I get the feeling this Veyron will not be a salvage car either... :skep:

[ApexOversteer]

Interesting (as is the Ebay auction to it).


Why do I get the feeling this Veyron will not be a salvage car either... :skep:

Hopefully, the VIN gets out before something like this can happen. :yesnod:

[ApexOversteer]

Poor thing...

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb164/ApexOversteer/16541_180901211427_132205336427_335.jpg

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb164/ApexOversteer/16541_180901221427_132205336427_335.jpg

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb164/ApexOversteer/16541_180901191427_132205336427_335.jpg


Wait a second... what is this? :skep:

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb164/ApexOversteer/whatsthat.jpg

Is that a cell phone? :leaving:

[Y2Kvert4me]

The cosmetic water damage to body and interior can easily be fixed (relatively speaking). Look how many Katrina cars came back to market.

More importantly, Although he may never have picked up his phone (on purpose - makes the story believable) I wonder if he miraculously had the presence of mind to kill the ignition before taking the plunge, preventing a very expensive hydrolock.

Dry it out, change the fluids, it will probably run again. Fixing the rest to make it salable (while no concerns of long term corrosion issues like wiring integrity) becomes a matter of cosmetic stuff, and a very profitable endeavor if insurance deems it a total loss.

[ApexOversteer]

The cosmetic water damage to body and interior can easily be fixed (relatively speaking). Look how many Katrina cars came back to market.

More importantly, Although he may never have picked up his phone (on purpose - makes the story believable) I wonder if he miraculously had the presence of mind to kill the ignition before taking the plunge, preventing a very expensive hydrolock.

Dry it out, change the fluids, it will probably run again. Fixing the rest to make it salable (while no concerns of long term corrosion issues like wiring integrity) becomes a matter of cosmetic stuff, and a very profitable endeavor if insurance deems it a total loss.

Apparently the car ran for 15 minutes while half submerged. The air intakes are on top of the car, probably acting as a snorkel.

More and more information about this guy and his business is coming out. He is alleged to have sold at least two cars on eBay, claiming clear titles on cars known to have been damaged and repaired.

[The Dingo]

I hear Mr. House is also allegedly trying to sell a wrecked/repaired Ford GT before the new title is issued with the ol' SALVAGE branding...

Ford GT Salvage being sold as clear 1fafp90s06y400331 - FerrariChat.com (http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?p=139129273#post139129273)

Why does this story give me the same feeling as that of Stefan Erikson (sp?), where the moral of the story was "If you can't afford or don't want public scrutiny, don't go driving around in flashy cars"?

[ApexOversteer]

Oh, BTW....

That Enzo he's flapping his gums about over at CF... its the Sadek/Eddie Griffin Enzo, the one Griffin wrecked and Mr House repaired.

He likes to claim its not that car, because hes desperate to find a sucker to buy it. Unfortunately for him, the Ferrari community has his number... literally.

IMO, hes a perfect fit for CF, right up there with Hennessey, Jim, Jesse and the rest of the retarded, feces chewing, dickless pussbags ruining the place.


Previous eBay ad for the Enzo, note the VIN...

Title: The Worlds most famous Ferrari ENZO

Mileage: 6,988 miles

Location: Houston, Texas


Vehicle Information
VIN: zffcw56a730130727 | Get the Vehicle History Report

Inspection: Order an independent inspection

Warranty: Unspecified

Vehicle title: Clear

Condition: Used

For sale by: Dealer


Features
Body type: Coupe Engine: 12 Cylinder Exterior color: Red

Transmission: Unspecified Fuel type: Gasoline Interior color: Black

Drivetrain: -- Disability equipped: -- --


Options
Leather seats


Safety features
Passenger airbag Driver airbag Anti-lock brakes


Power Options
Air conditioning







Description
You are viewing what is probably the most famous Ferrari Enzo in existence. If you saw the movie Redline you've seen this beautiful Ferrari racing at top speeds through the Nevada desert. Unless you've been living in a cave you've probably also seen the YouTube video with actor/comedian Eddie Griffin driving the rare auto into a barrier while doing a publicity event for the movie in March 2007.


That's where Matthew's Auto Sales of Houston, Texas comes in. We bought the damaged Enzo from the movie producer after the incident last year. Our mission was to "Save the Enzo" as our friends at Jalopnik.com have coined. It seems that many of the 400 Enzos produced have ended up in pieces at the hands of unskilled drivers. 650 hoursepower and no skill equals problems. Making the remaining Enzos even more rare. The news reports at the time reported this car as "totaled". Certainly, $91,833.05 in parts and $50,000.00 in labor costs doesn't total a $1.5 million dollar car. That's less then 10% of it's value. All replaced parts were new and from the Ferrari factory. Car has a good California title.



We will also brag about ourselves and how we repair high end vehicles perfectly. This car is perfect in every respect. It was hand built by Ferrari and hand built by us. The flawless paintwork is now covered with a clear bra on the entire front end. This is because we feel that supercars (Ferrari Enzos) were built to be driven, not sit idle in a garage and get waxed every third day and/or week. But, if that is what you like to do, then you can take the clear bra off of this one and wax away.


Current eBay ad (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260508034702&_trksid=p2759.l1259) for the Enzo... note the VIN...

Title: 2003 Ferrari ENZO,Clear Bra,Only 9,900 Miles,Red/Black!
Mileage: 9,900 miles
Location: lufkin, TX
Vehicle Information
VIN: zffcw56a730130727 | See the free Vehicle History Report
Warranty: Unspecified
Title: Clear
Condition: Used
Features
Body type: Coupe Engine: 12 Cylinder Exterior color: Red
Transmission: Manual Fuel type: Gasoline Interior color: Black

2003 Ferrari Enzo with 9300 Miles, Clear Bra, Paddle Shift 6 Speed, need I say anymore ? Feel free to contact me anytime at 1-936-414-2295 Andy House. Shipping worldwide availible!! A $20,000. deposit is due at end of sale and full balance within 7 days of sale closing. [email protected]

"Need I say anymore(sic)?"

Umm... yeah, actually... like "this is the Eddie Griffin Enzo, crashed for all the world to see"...

YouTube- REDLINE- Eddie Griffin Crashes Ferrari Enzo

If anyone wants to post this over at CF, his username there is 2004TTZ06...

[Y2Kvert4me]

Do you know the final price of the first auction?


Edit, I found the year-old auction had a BIN price of $990k...wondering if it sold for less than that.

[ApexOversteer]

Do you know the final price of the first auction?

IIRC the car never sold on that particular auction, or any other eBay auction, and if Mr House is actually the titled owner of the car the transaction may have been private between his company, Performance Auto Sales (Lufkin, TX) and the company that rebuilt the Enzo, Matthews Auto Sales (Houston, TX)

[ApexOversteer]

Here are the latest pics of the Veyron...

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb164/ApexOversteer/spiffedandpolished.jpg

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb164/ApexOversteer/interior.jpg

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb164/ApexOversteer/afterthewash.jpg

Note the grill emblem and the missing passenger-side headlight washer... nice condensation in that passenger-side headlight too...

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb164/ApexOversteer/Veyron3.jpg

Look for it on eBay soon...