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Another one bites the dust! I wonder if this time, the driver actually owned the car?...
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Old 21-09-2008   #1 (Post Link)
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Wooops! Veyron No.2
Another one bites the dust!

I wonder if this time, the driver actually owned the car?
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That will be a costly repair.
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Probably couldnt be bothered to stop and raise the rear spoiler before giving some wellie. Bet it was a lease too.
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atleast he did it with style in a car like that!
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A clear case of more money than talent Maybe there should be a compulsory advanced driving test for cars over a certain performance level ?
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A clear case of more money than talent Maybe there should be a compulsory advanced driving test for cars over a certain performance level ?
I thought there was???

Didn't they do something like that when the lotus carlton came out??
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If your going to crash you might aswell do it right
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I thought there was???

Didn't they do something like that when the lotus carlton came out??
Nope; in theory you can pass your test, and jump straight in a Veyron
Getting insured on it though would be a different matter
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Nope; in theory you can pass your test, and jump straight in a Veyron
Getting insured on it though would be a different matter
Jesus.

You'd think the insurance companys would push for some extra teaching of some sort.
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They just price people out. There is a different system for bikes though, AFAIK ? Don't you have to pass another test before you can jump on a Fireblade or something ?
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Bugatti drivers ...
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Am I the only person in the world that thinks those cars are in fact really ugly?

Give me a Carrera GT any day...
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Am I the only person in the world that thinks those cars are in fact really ugly?
I think a lot would agree with you. I dont think its supposed to look pretty in any way. The 8c is a pretty car
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New window and a bit of T-Cut hardly a crash is it
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Didn't they do something like that when the lotus carlton came out??
Vauxhall/Opel did offer a driving course with the Lotus Carlton, yes. I'm not sure it was compulsory though?
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I think new drivers should have a power limit on cars they drive for a certain period after passing their test.

They do it with motorbikes, so why not with cars? After all most bike crashes are caused by car drivers.
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Nicely done. I wonder who it was. If he wasn't on the radio tonight I would have had a guess at Chris Evans
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Peenarse!!!!!
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