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Damn. I wish I had so much money that I could smash up a Bugatti and just shrug. I saw one on display in Berlin last month. It was behind a glass wall. No shit. There was even somebody guarding it. You weren't going to get to so much as breathe on this thing.
@klossfam: Yes, every time I've accidentally dropped my Veyron into a large body of water the FIRST thing I do is turn the engine off. It's just common sense. #bugattiveyron
1. Why isn't the car in neutral when they are pulling it backwards (rear wheels are clearly locked).
I know the tow truck driver needs to tie onto the rear wheel initially, but wouldn't you want to move the tie-on point once you got it out of the water? Can't be doing the transmission any favors to drag it backwards several hundred feet.
2. "The man jerked the wheel, dropped his cell phone..."
@B3ND3R: I was thinking about the non-spinning wheels, and this transmission is a cousin to VW's DSG manu-matic. The water probably destroyed any way of actually putting the thing in neutral. #bugattiveyron
@skaven: I wondered about the DSG, but it seems to be like there would be/should be some sort "defeat" me so that the car can go into neutral.
Even crapbox economy cars have a neutral lockout for just such a purpose. This car *is* $1.6M+...
Ah well. Never been a huge fan of the Veyron, anyways. At least, that's what I tell myself since is not likely I'll ever have a dog in that type of hunt. :-D #bugattiveyron
@skaven: They're too dumb or enjoying themselves too much to ask, and I'll bet the owner is too embarassed to get the handbook out and check. What a nightmare! #bugattiveyron
So a rich guy, with a few mil to waste on a car, was looking for a new multimillion house in a hurricane flood plain, which the taxpayers will probably pay to rebuild after the next big one. For some reason I have no sympathy for the guy. #bugattiveyron
@snapoversteer 'bout to get told: Article says the guy was in the area looking at real estate. Probably looking to snap up some cheap properties from hurricane-weary residents, develop and flip them. #bugattiveyron
@snapoversteer 'bout to get told: At this level of expenditure, where you register your car is most likely where you pay the least taxes, not where you live. I'll bet you'll find a few registered in AK. Where are you looking this up? #bugattiveyron
See, this is why you never, ever trust birds. First it was an albatross and a boat.
And I had done an hellish thing,
And it would work 'em woe :
For all averred, I had killed the bird
That made the breeze to blow.
Ah wretch ! said they, the bird to slay,
That made the breeze to blow !
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One. Million. Euros. For a car. Damn.
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I've found it a good idea in the past to shut off your engine when your Veyron is sitting in a lake...Just what I do... #bugattiveyron
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1. Why isn't the car in neutral when they are pulling it backwards (rear wheels are clearly locked).
I know the tow truck driver needs to tie onto the rear wheel initially, but wouldn't you want to move the tie-on point once you got it out of the water? Can't be doing the transmission any favors to drag it backwards several hundred feet.
2. "The man jerked the wheel, dropped his cell phone..."
Schadenfreude. #bugattiveyron
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Even crapbox economy cars have a neutral lockout for just such a purpose. This car *is* $1.6M+...
Ah well. Never been a huge fan of the Veyron, anyways. At least, that's what I tell myself since is not likely I'll ever have a dog in that type of hunt. :-D #bugattiveyron
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my passenger cabin is full.
of nasty lagoon water. #bugattiveyron
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I also learned that Emmitt Smith has a Murcielago. #bugattiveyron
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Oh, you know if he could afford the car period, he checked off ALL of the options. #bugattiveyron
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And I had done an hellish thing,
And it would work 'em woe :
For all averred, I had killed the bird
That made the breeze to blow.
Ah wretch ! said they, the bird to slay,
That made the breeze to blow !
What's next? #bugattiveyron
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He stoppeth one of three.." #bugattiveyron
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