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    Image of Scaramanga Scaramanga
    11/13/09

    In reply to 73-Year-Old Man Wrecks 10+ Exotics
    I remember reading somewhere a while back that there was only one functioning Ford Indigo ever made (the other was a non-working concept), and that it was destroyed by its owner.

    I didn't know it was this guy...

    I'm in the school of thought where cars should be driven, and I'm honestly not too saddened if a Veyron is driven into a lake or another modern Ferrari is smashed. But I do wince when the only car in existence is extinguished from the face of this earth.
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    Edited by Scaramanga at 11/13/09 6:06 PM Scaramanga was starred Scaramanga was unstarred
    Image of bzr bzr
    11/13/09

    In reply to 73-Year-Old Man Wrecks 10+ Exotics
    Jeez, this guy's the Viva La Bam! of the automotive world. Now I just think he's taking the piss.

    An Indigo? Did he go off the bridge on the Amazon track in NFS2? #carcrashes
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    Image of LibertyMilk LibertyMilk
    11/13/09

    @bzr: NICE! #carcrashes
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    Image of koolykool44 koolykool44
    11/13/09

    @bzr: Thats the first thing i thought of when i read ford indigo lol #carcrashes
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    Image of beercheck beercheck
    11/13/09

    In reply to 73-Year-Old Man Wrecks 10+ Exotics
    In the name of the Yenko and the Dino, I despise you, old man. #carcrashes
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    Image of LuciferV8 LuciferV8
    11/13/09

    In reply to 73-Year-Old Man Wrecks 10+ Exotics
    From Wrecked Exotics: "Apparently, he has partial ownership of an insurance company. Not sure if he can even get insurance from his own company, but when you're rich enough to wreck several exotic cars, it doesn't really matter anyway."

    Now I hate this guy even more. #carcrashes
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    Image of smalleyxb122 smalleyxb122
    11/13/09

    In reply to 73-Year-Old Man Wrecks 10+ Exotics
    If he doesn't wreck them, they are assets, and he won't get the $300 million. #carcrashes
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    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    11/13/09

    In reply to 73-Year-Old Man Wrecks 10+ Exotics
    Why is this man still alive?

    Not because of the wrecks, but because of the Save The Exotics movement.

    Wait, they went the way of the Pontiac 6000. #carcrashes
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    Image of scroggzilla raids again scroggzilla raids again
    11/13/09

    In reply to 73-Year-Old Man Wrecks 10+ Exotics

    I keep pressing the velocitrix instead of the deceleramator. #carcrashes
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    Image of skaycog skaycog
    11/13/09

    In reply to 73-Year-Old Man Wrecks 10+ Exotics
    It's time he's put out to pasture. #carcrashes
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    Image of uncleben uncleben
    11/13/09

    @skaycog: Thank you!

    Not to seem like a Ageist, (but I am) after a certain point in life when you are no longer useful to society then we are wasting money to keep you alive. Granted the family would be sad but think of the whole.

    /totally unnecessary rant #carcrashes
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    Image of skaycog skaycog
    11/13/09

    @uncleben: I don't mean to kill him. I mean to put out to pasture, like when you retire a race horse. This gentleman needs to retire from driving. #carcrashes
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    11/13/09

    @skaycog: My bad. I thought put him out to pasture was a euphemism for take him behind the shed and go ol' yeller on him. Maybe next time I'll get it when my eyes aren't so bloodshot. #carcrashes
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    Image of Miscellanea Miscellanea
    11/13/09

    In reply to 73-Year-Old Man Wrecks 10+ Exotics
    He wrecked a 1909 Ford Model T! Who is this guy? Montgomery Burns? #carcrashes
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    Image of Paul Y. don't drive too fast. Paul Y. don't drive too fast.
    11/13/09

    @Miscellanea: Well, you got a LOL out of me.

    "You there! Fill the tank with petroleum distillate and revulcanize the tires, poste haste!" #carcrashes
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    Image of Otto Suksumake Otto Suksumake
    11/07/09

    In reply to Ferrari 458 Italia, Reviewed
    This guy is pretty good. He gets to the point and really gets you involved and actually speaks coherently (unlike Clarkson or Motor Trend). I like how he breaks down what's important... like how the engine, transmission, steering and handling all respond and whether its actually fun or too much work or too removed from the driver.

    Now if he would review some regular sports cars and give a poor-man's take that would be interesting. #ferrari458italia
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    Image of jackgalusha jackgalusha
    11/07/09

    @Otto Suksumake: Check this one out. They're not quite "regular" sports cars, but interesting all the same. #ferrari458italia
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    Image of Nitrous Oxide Nitrous Oxide
    11/08/09

    @jackgalusha: Kind of a lame comparison though. Is the most expensive Porsche ever faster than the Z06? Sure. It would be more interesting to see the still much cheaper ZR1. If we are to compare apples with oranges, let's at least use the best apple. #ferrari458italia
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    Image of powermatic powermatic
    11/08/09

    @Nitrous Oxide: Here. #ferrari458italia
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    Image of Nitrous Oxide Nitrous Oxide
    11/08/09

    @powermatic: Now that's better. Still has a slight Euro-slant lame conclusion at the end. #ferrari458italia
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    Image of Otto Suksumake Otto Suksumake
    11/08/09

    @jackgalusha: Here's the Veyron... @ 5: 14 he makes you know what it feels like to do 70 - 150 mph. To him this car is the absolute shit as a road car and it shows. #ferrari458italia
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    Image of FrankGrimes FrankGrimes
    11/07/09

    In reply to Ferrari 458 Italia, Reviewed
    I've never much like Ferraris in general and I really didn't like the 360 or 430 but this thing is awesome!

    I love the way this car looks everywhere interior exterior front or rear! #ferrari458italia
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    Image of powermatic powermatic
    11/07/09

    @FrankGrimes: I like it too, all except the headlights, which look like Ferrari is trying to crack the RiceRacer demographic. But even those aren't enough for me to not enjoy the design in a really visceral way. The profile is particularly compelling. #ferrari458italia
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    Image of area_educator area_educator
    11/07/09

    In reply to Ferrari 458 Italia, Reviewed
    Anyone else find it nearly impossible to focus on an in-car video when the driver steers like that, arms crossed up half the time? #ferrari458italia
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    Image of mricyfire mricyfire
    11/07/09

    @area_educator: when you are borrowing someone's $300,000 car I am sure you will be driving just as careful with your two hands always on the wheel...just saying
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    area_educator promoted this comment Edited by mricyfire at 11/07/09 9:41 AM mricyfire was starred mricyfire was unstarred
    Image of area_educator area_educator
    11/07/09

    @mricyfire: Noooooo... If I were borrowing someone's $300,000 I'd be driving carefully, avoiding getting my arms crossed up like that. #ferrari458italia
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    Image of Beastage Beastage
    11/07/09

    In reply to Ferrari 458 Italia, Reviewed
    All the 458 look haters, remember this, you are in significiant minority... that is all.

    Love this machine, can't wait to see Top Gear putting it against the new McLaren.

    And gee Toyota, what makes you think your hideous, inferior LFA should cost more than this pure bred race machine? #ferrari458italia
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    Image of powermatic powermatic
    11/07/09

    @Beastage: Because the LFA has a Carbon Fibre hood-stick, borne from a really expensive rotary thing. That's why. Never forget that. #ferrari458italia
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    Image of rimplestultskin, macberry fanboy rimplestultskin, macberry fanboy
    11/07/09

    In reply to Ferrari 458 Italia, Reviewed
    at £197,000, it'd better be all things to all people.

    i think that aesthetically, it's the worst ferrari in production today, it has an identity crisis and a bit too much lamborghini design language if you ask me, but in terms of performance, it's definitely an awesome car. #ferrari458italia
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    area_educator promoted this comment rimplestultskin, macberry fanboy was starred rimplestultskin, macberry fanboy was unstarred
    Image of area_educator area_educator
    11/07/09

    @rimplestultskin, macberry fanboy: What Lamborghini design language does the 458 have? #ferrari458italia
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    Image of rimplestultskin, macberry fanboy rimplestultskin, macberry fanboy
    11/07/09

    @area_educator: long, narrow headlamps, and to add to it, they're filled with the LED's that are so beloved by lambo's parent company. #ferrari458italia
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    Image of area_educator area_educator
    11/07/09

    @rimplestultskin, macberry fanboy: Long narrow headlamps like the Gallardo, or like the Enzo that came out a year earlier? Or like the 7th gen Celica that came out 2 years before that?

    And LEDs? They're turn signals (as far as I can determine). Why would they not use LEDs there? #ferrari458italia
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    Image of rimplestultskin, macberry fanboy rimplestultskin, macberry fanboy
    11/07/09

    @area_educator: the enzo's headlamps aren't as elongated as the ones on the 458 and the gallardo. and the celica's headlamps weren't that narrow. and when i look at the car head-on, or directly at the rear, it doesn't look at all like a typical ferrari.

    and the rear grilles next to the taillamps look decidedly better on a yellow car than they do on a red car (they look awful on a red car), from the pictures i've seen, which is another lamborghini trait.

    also, i think the 458 must have been designed entirely from a three-quarters view, because on an angle, it looks great, but head-on, it looks awful, kind of like a half-alligator half-human child staring at you with an awkward smile that's about to give way to crying. and pininfarina's designers haven't made that kind of work on any ferrari before this one. #ferrari458italia
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    Image of powermatic powermatic
    11/06/09

    In reply to Ferrari 458 Italia, Reviewed
    Odd how a see-through engine cover looks great and cool on a mid-engine car, but looks absolutely dorktacular on a front-engine. Life is funny sometimes. #ferrari458italia
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    Image of Otto Suksumake Otto Suksumake
    11/06/09

    @powermatic: Yeah its like a body builder with his fly is open. #ferrari458italia
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    Image of DoogieFullHouser DoogieFullHouser
    11/07/09

    @Otto Suksumake: There is an excuse in a mid engine car... that rear window, in a front engine there isn't. All the Vette is showing is the engine cover.

    That being said I don't think anyone would say a bad thing about the shaker hoods from the past. Its difference between faking it and being legit. Like dummy hood scoops and brake louvers. #ferrari458italia
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    11/07/09

    @DoogieFullHouser: Minor point: on the ZR1, as confirmed previously here on Jalopnik, most of what you see in the window is not an engine cover-- it's part of the intake or the turbo, iirc. #ferrari458italia
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