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Old 14-11-2009, 11:04 AM   #31
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Wow, i'd be hitting myself!
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Old 14-11-2009, 12:42 PM   #32
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in a veyron id be going that fast in my driveway
Ah that made my day mate thanks.
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Old 15-11-2009, 11:23 PM   #33
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http://jalopnik.com/5404403/exclusi...e?autoplay=true
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Old 16-11-2009, 01:36 PM   #34
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Maybe he was trying to skim it across the lake like in Canonball run? Must have got his angles wrong.
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Old 06-02-2010, 08:38 PM   #35
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Here’s a few pics that the insurance assessor has posted online.

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Old 06-02-2010, 08:47 PM   #36
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yummy carbon fibre, but i wouldnt be happy with a tradesman posting pics of my car online, and i also wonder if Bugatti would approve
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Old 06-02-2010, 09:01 PM   #37
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yummy carbon fibre, but i wouldnt be happy with a tradesman posting pics of my car online, and i also wonder if Bugatti would approve
What can they do?

If it’s under insurance, the insurance company would take ownership, so the previous owner can jump in the lake, pun intended.
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I wonder if those brakes will fit under a Falcon rim :
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Old 06-02-2010, 11:39 PM   #39
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those pics are so awesome yet bad at the same time
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Old 06-02-2010, 11:47 PM   #40
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wonder how much of a bonus the assessor will get when he finds a reason for the insurance company to not pay up...
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Old 06-02-2010, 11:55 PM   #41
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Those pics make me want to cry... What a waste!

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Here is an update to this incident

http://www.caradvice.com.au/304114/b...ars-in-prison/
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Geesus 20 years jail for this. What an idiot.
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What screwed him, was that it was caught on tape.
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^^ IKR what are the chances
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haha pretty sure its a lambo dude!
Wasnt even going that fast and not a pelican to be seen...
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Old 30-08-2014, 05:19 PM   #48
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Geesus 20 years jail for this. What an idiot.
Just crappy journalism. Max sentence for that charge quoted I reckon

Interesting follow up story though - a good thread mine for once!!!
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