$1,000,000 Accident...........WOW - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

bobby · 03-09-2007, 05:57 PM

XOXOXOO

Halx · 03-09-2007, 06:42 PM

*cry* noooooo not the Veyron!

DaveOrion · 03-09-2007, 06:44 PM

Bummer....

Astrocloud · 03-09-2007, 07:11 PM

What is that little blue thing on the back? Don't tell me that the windbreak has an airbag.

mokle · 03-09-2007, 08:21 PM

Looks like a duffel bag.

Wonder how much his premiums went up, haha.

Silvy · 03-10-2007, 02:12 AM

Are Veyrons actually on the market?
Or are they still just given to press and such for reviews?

I somehow expect this was not caused by the actual owner of the car....

desal75 · 03-10-2007, 06:57 AM

I would guess it was an owner, someone with more money than driving skill. He probably has the money to buy another one.

To be honest, with almost 1000 hp on tap i'd probably wad the thing up too.

LoganSnake · 03-10-2007, 08:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Silvy

Are Veyrons actually on the market?
Or are they still just given to press and such for reviews?

I somehow expect this was not caused by the actual owner of the car....

Veyrons have been on the market for some time now. Only about 100 (or 50?) of them are produced every year and the waiting list is miles long.

cadre · 03-10-2007, 07:09 PM

I'll second the thing that Verons have been on the market for a while. Not many are even used on the road for obvious reasons. In fact, I heard that this was the first one to crash on the street.

fastom · 03-11-2007, 08:14 PM

I don't see a million worth of damage there. I'll guess fenders aren't eighty bucks a side for a Veyron but it's still only front end. Even fifty grand would be too much.

kurty[B] · 03-11-2007, 08:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fastom

I don't see a million worth of damage there. I'll guess fenders aren't eighty bucks a side for a Veyron but it's still only front end. Even fifty grand would be too much.

Even if the cost to repair is only $50K the value of that car will drop significantly especially if it is the only one in production that has been wrecked. Either way, it's a shame. I'd hate to find out the owner's child took it out for a joyride and this happened.

politicophile · 03-11-2007, 08:45 PM

Not $1,000,000 in damage, but I'm guessing considerably more than $50K. That front wheel is cambered way more than it should be, so there's some severe suspension damage under there. Also, the Veyron is AWD, so the driveshaft might be damaged, as well. Factor in the cost of the sheetmetal and I'd say you're into the low six-figures. Pity.

Redjake · 03-12-2007, 08:18 AM

Waaaaaaaay more than $50,000 to fix. New tires and brakes at the local exotic dealership in Greensboro for their top of the line Ferrari runs around $35,000......

stevie667 · 03-13-2007, 10:38 AM

One of those pannels probably costs £50k, your looking at several hundred grand to repair that most likely.

It does make me laugh though.

paulskinback · 03-13-2007, 11:53 AM

It happened here in England, here's the reports from the BBC News site:

More pictures:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/6423241.stm

Report:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/surrey/6422215.stm

According to the newspapers, the owner was local businessman Kumar Soni and his younger brother was the driver. It looks like maybe the owner was unaware that his little bruv had taken his £800k toy for a spin (literally).

fiatguy85 · 03-23-2007, 02:50 PM

It could be quite a costly accident. Bugatti is producing them at a loss, supposedly over 5 million pounds a piece to make. If they charge actual cost on replacement parts they might actuall come out ahead in the long run, eh?

03-09-2007, 05:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
bobby Super Moderator Location: 18,000+ posts on TFP #1,2,3,4 and 5,but I'm not counting!	$1,000,000 Accident...........WOW XOXOXOO __________________ "Life goes on,within you,and...with out you !" xoxoxoo

03-09-2007, 06:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
Halx Please touch this. Owner/Admin Location: Manhattan	cry noooooo not the Veyron! __________________ You have found this post informative. -The Administrator [Don't Feed The Animals]

03-09-2007, 06:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
DaveOrion Playing With Fire Location: Disaster Area	Bummer.... __________________ *Syriana*...have you ever tried liquid MDMA?....Liquid MDMA? No....Arash, when you wanna do this?.....After prayer...

03-09-2007, 08:21 PM	#5 (permalink)
mokle Psycho Location: Alberta, Canada	Looks like a duffel bag. Wonder how much his premiums went up, haha. __________________ Mokle "Your hands can't hit what your eyes can't see" -Ali

03-10-2007, 02:12 AM	#6 (permalink)
Silvy paranoid Location: The Netherlands	Are Veyrons actually on the market? Or are they still just given to press and such for reviews? I somehow expect this was not caused by the actual owner of the car.... __________________ "Do not kill. Do not rape. Do not steal. These are principles which every man of every faith can embrace. " - Murphy MacManus (Boondock Saints)

03-09-2007, 07:11 PM	#4 (permalink)
Astrocloud Apocalypse Nerd	What is that little blue thing on the back? Don't tell me that the windbreak has an airbag.

03-10-2007, 06:57 AM	#7 (permalink)
desal75 Psycho Location: Western New York	I would guess it was an owner, someone with more money than driving skill. He probably has the money to buy another one. To be honest, with almost 1000 hp on tap i'd probably wad the thing up too. __________________ The Man in Black fled across the desert and the Gunslinger followed.

03-10-2007, 07:09 PM	#9 (permalink)
cadre The Worst Influence Location: Arizona	I'll second the thing that Verons have been on the market for a while. Not many are even used on the road for obvious reasons. In fact, I heard that this was the first one to crash on the street. __________________ My life is one of those 'you had to be there' jokes.

03-11-2007, 08:14 PM	#10 (permalink)
fastom Psycho Location: way out west	I don't see a million worth of damage there. I'll guess fenders aren't eighty bucks a side for a Veyron but it's still only front end. Even fifty grand would be too much.

03-11-2007, 08:45 PM	#12 (permalink)
politicophile Addict	Not $1,000,000 in damage, but I'm guessing considerably more than $50K. That front wheel is cambered way more than it should be, so there's some severe suspension damage under there. Also, the Veyron is AWD, so the driveshaft might be damaged, as well. Factor in the cost of the sheetmetal and I'd say you're into the low six-figures. Pity. __________________ The peculiar evil of silencing the expression of an opinion is, that it is robbing the human race; posterity as well as the existing generation; those who dissent from the opinion, still more than those who hold it. If the opinion is right, they are deprived of the opportunity of exchanging error for truth: if wrong, they lose, what is almost as great a benefit, the clearer perception and livelier impression of truth, produced by its collision with error. ~John Stuart Mill, On Liberty

03-12-2007, 08:18 AM	#13 (permalink)
Redjake I'm a family man - I run a family business. Location: Wilson, NC	Waaaaaaaay more than $50,000 to fix. New tires and brakes at the local exotic dealership in Greensboro for their top of the line Ferrari runs around $35,000...... __________________ Off the record, on the q.t., and very hush-hush.

03-13-2007, 10:38 AM	#14 (permalink)
stevie667 Too Awesome for Aardvarks Location: Angloland	One of those pannels probably costs £50k, your looking at several hundred grand to repair that most likely. It does make me laugh though. __________________ Office hours have changed. Please call during office hours for more information.

03-13-2007, 11:53 AM	#15 (permalink)
paulskinback Insane	It happened here in England, here's the reports from the BBC News site: More pictures: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/6423241.stm Report: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/surrey/6422215.stm According to the newspapers, the owner was local businessman Kumar Soni and his younger brother was the driver. It looks like maybe the owner was unaware that his little bruv had taken his £800k toy for a spin (literally). __________________ 'Everything that can be invented has been invented.- - 1899, Charles Duell, U.S. Office of Patents. 'There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home.' - Ken Olson, 1977, Digital Equipment Corporation

03-23-2007, 02:50 PM	#16 (permalink)
fiatguy85 Crazy	It could be quite a costly accident. Bugatti is producing them at a loss, supposedly over 5 million pounds a piece to make. If they charge actual cost on replacement parts they might actuall come out ahead in the long run, eh?