Million-Dollar Bugatti Driven into Lake

Friday, November 13, 2009

The driver of a rare 2006 Bugatti Veyron EB -- one of only 15 in the U.S. -- was startled Wednesday by a low-flying pelican and drove his million-dollar car into a lake in La Marque, Texas.

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#1 | Posted by northguy3 at 2009-11-13 01:50 PM | Reply | Flag:

Is this one of the drivers who drives for Joe Biden? Well gee, I didn't think people in the Secret Service earned that much dough!

#2 | Posted by member2586 at 2009-11-13 02:38 PM | Reply | Flag:

What a fun day for this guy's insurance agent!

#3 | Posted by MaryTylerWhore at 2009-11-13 02:44 PM | Reply | Flag:

Don't they repair the cars from dealerships when they are flooded? Is that just freshwater flood repairs?

#4 | Posted by Liberal_Mongrel at 2009-11-13 02:46 PM | Reply | Flag:

Don't they repair the cars from dealerships when they are flooded?

yes, but it is being "totaled" which means a salvage title has to be generated to replace the original one.

#5 | Posted by eberly at 2009-11-13 02:49 PM | Reply | Flag:

yes, but it is being "totaled"

So it would cost MORE to repair the car than the car was worth before the accident? Geez!

#6 | Posted by member2586 at 2009-11-13 02:57 PM | Reply | Flag:

*** Million-Dollar Bugatti Driven into Lake ***

.....at that price, the fucking thing should float......

#7 | Posted by skizziks at 2009-11-13 03:07 PM | Reply | Flag:

This won't be good for his premium.

#8 | Posted by wurster at 2009-11-13 03:09 PM | Reply | Flag:

Can't wait til the name of the driver leaks. There has to be more to the story if they won't release his name.

#9 | Posted by danni at 2009-11-13 03:24 PM | Reply | Flag:

.....at that price, the fucking thing should float......

or turn in to a submarine like in 007

#10 | Posted by eberly at 2009-11-13 03:27 PM | Reply | Flag:

It would be a bad thing if we all found out GWB was out joyriding and got a call from Hillary, it scared him so bad that he drove into the marsh. That's why Schwarzenegger called, he said thank you, finally another idiot on the cell phone other than his wife......

#11 | Posted by Liberal_Mongrel at 2009-11-13 03:30 PM | Reply | Flag:

or turn in to a submarine like in 007
.....#10 | Posted by eberly

.....should do something at that price besides sit and sink like my shitty Hyundai.......

#12 | Posted by skizziks at 2009-11-13 04:25 PM | Reply | Flag:

Spooked by a pelican my ass. More likely a bottle of Old Crow.

#13 | Posted by RingMaster at 2009-11-13 05:06 PM | Reply | Flag:

Can't wait til the name of the driver leaks.

motorcrave.com

Dude restores rare cars for a living. Smells like insurance fraud to me.

A Veyron will beat a McLaren F1 (the former "worlds fastest car") to 250mph even if you let the F1 get to 100mph before the Veyron leaves the line! At full throttle its four turbos will drink all 20 gallons of gas in the tank in 18 minutes.

Its brakes are even better.

This was no accident.

The car is a "total loss" because it cost VW over 8 million dollars to make one and they sell it for 2. Insurance-wise it is a "total loss" the day it rolls off the line.

#14 | Posted by BluSky at 2009-11-13 05:22 PM | Reply | Flag:

Texas is like Dubai when it comes to really rich people who have no idea what to do with their money.

"I'ma gonna buy the biggest gosh-darn TV in the world and put it slap-dab in the path of a kickoff."

Some other clown in Texas got a speeding ticket doing 170 in a Koenigsegg. Why the hell would you pull over doing 170? You'd be three miles away before any donut-eater with a radar gun could even get his seatbelt on.

#15 | Posted by BluSky at 2009-11-13 05:36 PM | Reply | Flag:

sorry...270mph in a Koenigsegg

#16 | Posted by BluSky at 2009-11-13 05:38 PM | Reply | Flag:

Pelican....mmmmm...Like the guys was gonna say, 'you know, I'm just a douchbag who cannot properly operate a high performance car like this'....

#17 | Posted by Lipzoidial at 2009-11-13 06:41 PM | Reply | Flag:

Jeremy Clarkson will have a stroke when he reads this.

#18 | Posted by valis at 2009-11-13 07:03 PM | Reply | Flag:

Is this one of the drivers who drives for Joe Biden? Well gee, I didn't think people in the Secret Service earned that much dough!

I think Laura Bush was driving again, Member. I'm just surprised she was dating a pelican.

#19 | Posted by northguy3 at 2009-11-13 07:46 PM | Reply | Flag:

I think Laura Bush was driving again, Member.

She saw the ghost of the boy she killed and swerved to run him over again.

#20 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2009-11-13 08:10 PM | Reply | Flag:

This reminds me of the scene in "Billy Jack" where
Billy makes the thug drive his Corvette into the lake.

♪ One tin soldier rides away... ♫

#21 | Posted by dean_buvia at 2009-11-13 09:10 PM | Reply | Flag:

A cool way to spend a million bucks on a car and get your money's worth.

realestateexplorer.blogspot.co
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#22 | Posted by grumpy_too at 2009-11-13 10:05 PM | Reply | Flag:

Once You get water in the block and the Tranny You are screwed. Not to mention the electrical and other components.

Larry

#23 | Posted by LarryMohr at 2009-11-13 10:07 PM | Reply | Flag:

What a waste of money.

#24 | Posted by Lisa at 2009-11-13 10:21 PM | Reply | Flag:

jalopnik.com

Vid of the actual crash, taken by a guy who doesn't know his super cars. No pelican.

#25 | Posted by the_nether at 2009-11-14 09:30 AM | Reply | Flag:

Ever think this guy might be in financial problems and this may be his way out-- we don't know about the insurance he has or other particulars about this but something smells "FISHY."

#26 | Posted by matsop at 2009-11-14 10:41 AM | Reply | Flag:

As the Bugatti Veyron approached the top speed during the test, May said that "the tyres will only last for about fifteen minutes, but it's okay because the fuel runs out in twelve minutes".

A singular automobile, indeed.

en.wikipedia.org

#27 | Posted by silver_ironist at 2009-11-14 12:12 PM | Reply | Flag:

Well, It might not actually be that bad. If the engine shut down before it hit the water, and they managed to get it drained, quickly, after they drug it out... the engine itself may be salvageable. If the motor was spinning and sucked in water through the intake when it hit the water, then you hydrolocked the motor and it will probably only be good for a boat anchor.

Personally, I say drag it out, put it on craigslist as "No title, running when parked".

John

#28 | Posted by jleavesl at 2009-11-14 01:22 PM | Reply | Flag:

Million-Dollar Bugatti Driven into Lake

Let me guess, the driver was a CEO? Some people are just better than others at taking a high value asset then turning it to shit.

#29 | Posted by DARTHCHENEY at 2009-11-14 01:34 PM | Reply | Flag:

What a waste of money.

#24 | Posted by Lisa at 2009-11-13 10:21 PM

Lisa'a first two husbands.

#30 | Posted by jerrytarkanian at 2009-11-14 03:24 PM | Reply | Flag:

"Lisa's"

Yes. I'm baked.

#31 | Posted by jerrytarkanian at 2009-11-14 03:25 PM | Reply | Flag: