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Tue Dec 1
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11/14/09
This smells fishy now, and it isn't because of the Smally in the center counsel. #bugattiveyron
11/14/09
Drowned Veyron... checked
Exploded McLaren F1... in progress
Reventon melted in a steel factory... in progress
Zonda dropped out from an airplane... planning
How fun could this be? #bugattiveyron
11/14/09
@GeeHalen: ...although I love the looks of this M3 - looks like a real nasty rat rod. #bugattiveyron
11/14/09
11/14/09
We can see the bird in the last 2 seconds. It pops out of nowhere because of lack of resolution. #bugattiveyron
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11/13/09
#bugattiveyron
11/14/09
11/13/09
2) Submerge Veyron
3) Collect insurance for Veyron
4) Repair Veyron in your supercar shop
5) Sell Veyron
6) Profit! #bugattiveyron
11/13/09
Although having a parts car would make you the best deal around for Veyron repairs. #bugattiveyron
11/14/09
That's not how any insurance company I've ever heard of works. They don't give a shit what you do with the car, whether it gets on the road again is up to your local/state authorities. #bugattiveyron
11/14/09
Know of a few cases where the bank refused to let the person keep the car when the insurance settlement hit.
If you own the vehicle and it is just between you and the insurance company, sure. But this ain't a five year old Camry.
There will be splain'in to do. #bugattiveyron
11/13/09
11/13/09
@Sharkoholic: #bugattiveyron
11/14/09
To Sharkaholic: that one didn't look all that big (young bird? smaller variety of Pelican? Far from a bird expert here, so I have no idea), but if you're driving distracted, with half your attention on your surroundings & half your attention on the conversation that you're having on your cellphone, and anything even remotely visible comes hooning it's way towards your car, it can surprise the hell out of you. In his case, that could've been all it took to get that one wheel off the road, and contribute to a day that will live in infamy.
Personal anecdote/example: Just last week, I was driving down a street near my house that has two apartment complexes right across from each other, each with 3 or 4 different driveways coming in & out of the complexes... this is a somewhat narrow street, and it also curves, so you have to keep an eye out for cars coming out of any given driveway around the bend even if the driver is being careful, they can't always see you coming around the curve); sometimes there are kids on bikes, etc; there's a car wash next to one of the complexes, with cars coming in & out... so you have to be very vigilant. I wasn't using a cell phone and I was only going probably 20 or 25 at most, and this freakin' bird (couldn't tell what kind - looked to be slightly smaller than pigeon-sized to me) just dive-bombs my front bumper. He came from the drivers' side, about ten feet off the ground & just dipped down & BOINK! Didn't see him emerge in the rear-view, so I have no idea what happened to him once he made contact. In that split-second my initial reaction was to jerk the wheel to the right (I managed not to, but I think we're pretty much wired for "avoidance" when we see a projectile making it's way towards our personal space), so - size of bird notwithstanding, if this guy wasn't paying full attention, I can see why this happened.
Doesn't excuse it, but I'm just sayin'. #bugattiveyron
11/13/09
"As soon as the insurance company tells me they're going to cover over a Mil's worth of repairs on the first one - all of which I will do at my own shop, of course, at a hard cost to myself of maybe a hundred large!" #bugattiveyron
11/13/09
Coming soon to Seaworld - Veyron, the Ride! #bugattiveyron
11/13/09
Repairing and selling your salvaged cars.
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11/13/09
Now if Zombie Ted Kennedy was driving the car.... #bugattiveyron
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11/13/09
"I'm not just a client, I own the company!" #bugattiveyron
11/13/09
If he tries to bring this back as a "salvage" I would like to throw my hat in the ring now to claim it for $500 #bugattiveyron
11/13/09
11/13/09
Now if it turns out later the kids filming know the guy, then fine, maybe something can be made of it, but as it stands, I think the final word on this accident is the bird.
Because haven't you heard?
The Bird is the Word #bugattiveyron
11/13/09
You forgot the Bapabapabapabapa-oo-oo-mow-mow. #bugattiveyron
11/14/09
11/13/09
He hit a bird. Nuff said. #bugattiveyron
11/14/09
@JCWhitless: Was Nicholas Cage around? #bugattiveyron
11/13/09
Idiot. #bugattiveyron
11/13/09
11/13/09
Then again, this person probably does not have the brain cells to realize the irony, either...
11/13/09
11/14/09
He also drove said Veyron into a salt-water bay. I stand by the fact he's endowed with poor decision-making as the default. #bugattiveyron