Dude wins Lamborghini Murcielago...crashes it first day

[transplant99]

awesome.


http://ca.autos.yahoo.com/p/2350/tru...it-hours-later

[blankall]

MEh. I'd imagine I'd probably do the same thing. I drive a Toyota right now. Not sure how well I'd be able to control a vehicle like that, with that kind of excessive horse power.

[valo403]

Rumor is that he did it intentionally to get the insurance payout as he had to mortgage his house just to insure it and will be hit with over $100k in taxes. Problem is if it's not a write-off all he's done is devalue it.

[Madman]

Originally Posted by blankall

MEh. I'd imagine I'd probably do the same thing. I drive a Toyota right now. Not sure how well I'd be able to control a vehicle like that, with that kind of excessive horse power.

You hope you'd be smart enough to realize taking your new Lambo out in the snow would not be the smartest idea.

[blankall]

Originally Posted by valo403

Rumor is that he did it intentionally to get the insurance payout as he had to mortgage his house just to insure it and will be hit with over $100k in taxes. Problem is if it's not a write-off all he's done is devalue it.

Yeah it really is BS how you have to pay taxes on items you've won in the states. That being said, pulling insurance scams probably isn't the smartest.

I knew a guy who thought he'd be a genious and instead of buying new tires, just slash the old ones. The insurance companies were onto that one and just paid him out for the remainder of the tread on the tires.

[Cecil Terwilliger]

police were called about dusk after a witness spotted the all-wheel-drive Lambo bass-ackwards in a field, with skidmarks from where it left the road.

lol

[Northendzone]

I am assuming that this fellow is not a member of mensa

[Ozy_Flame]

I'm not a car aficionado, but an AWD Mercielago with what appears to be non-racing tires based on the tread should be able to handle a little bit of snow? Yes or no?

[Jacks]

Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame

an AWD Mercielago with what appears to be non-racing tires based on the tread should be able to handle a little bit of snow?

Not if you accidently touch the gas pedal.

[valo403]

Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame

I'm not a car aficionado, but an AWD Mercielago with what appears to be non-racing tires based on the tread should be able to handle a little bit of snow? Yes or no?

They're actually a pretty popular winter supercar when equipped with winter tires. I'm sure it can handle a bit of snow with regular tires and a competent driver. This guy was 0/2 in those categories.

[Free Ben Hur!]

Originally Posted by valo403

They're actually a pretty popular winter supercar when equipped with winter tires. I'm sure it can handle a bit of snow with regular tires and a competent driver. This guy was 0/2 in those categories.

Ah yes, 'a competent driver'. This result is completely foreseeable. Amazes me how the average schmuck thinks he has the skills to manage a machine with 610HP simply because it has a steering wheel and a couple pedals just like his Tahoe. There's a reason that Mercedes, Porsche, etal, have driving schools for joe average (rich) guy.

[WilsonFourTwo]

bah.....you're nobody until you've crashed your second Lambo.

[Bertuzzied]

I smashed that car too if i won something that was worth $200k in that uglyass color. hahahahaha
seriously lime green?? hahahahahahahaha. it devalues the car by like $100k.

[JMN]

Don't mind the color, although would rather have it in gunmetal or black. Ugly color or not, I'd still drive it. Especially if it was free! I only wish I could own something like that someday.

[MoneyGuy]

When I was a member of the media, I was invited to a demo/test drives of new Datsuns. First morning as we were driving these cool cars around Ontario the guy driving the ZX lost control when the turbo charger kicked in on a gravel road and it hit a huge bolder along the road. We were all there when the tow truck pulled it out. The body came out first, with the engine dragging on the ground under the car.

[renny]

Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame

I'm not a car aficionado, but an AWD Mercielago with what appears to be non-racing tires based on the tread should be able to handle a little bit of snow? Yes or no?

The driver that's the issue. I guarantee the car won't spin and get smashed by just being parked there. It's the idiotic driver that spins the car unfortunately

Z-rated tyres (mentioned in the article) are not suitable for winter, once temps drop below 5 degrees celsius those tyres turn rock hard and you have no traction at all. It's like a hockey puck on ice.

[FanIn80]

Originally Posted by Jacks

Not if you accidently the gas pedal.

Fixed.

[McG]

call me crazy...but sell it prior to receiving the car?

[Bertuzzied]

Originally Posted by MoneyGuy

When I was a member of the media, I was invited to a demo/test drives of new Datsuns. First morning as we were driving these cool cars around Ontario the guy driving the ZX lost control when the turbo charger kicked in on a gravel road and it hit a huge bolder along the road. We were all there when the tow truck pulled it out. The body came out first, with the engine dragging on the ground under the car.

Are you Jamie Macoun? hehehe. poor datsun.

[rubecube]

Call me when he Keith Moon's his Rolls Royce.