Suprised they let someone test drive it without a staff member in the passanger seat.
rsr72,
Nov 1, 1:22am
That McLaren Spider sold at auction today for $83,000. Was crashed at Turn 8 at a Hampton Downs track day or driving experience day- oh dear,. insurance?
If they keep totaling them in similar fashion, they will become extinct or threatened with such. There's not a great number to begin with obviously those drivers just aren't up to scratch. only they won't admit it . nor even after the event either I'd wager !
I bet Giltrap was pissed off with that demo! Like to see the look on his face when he was told.
ema1,
Jun 2, 5:01am
Probably only good for parts. Could cost more to fix than what could be imagined,. silly money. if it gets fixed it will always have the stigma ie knowledge of being wrecked. right errrr no thanks.
rsr72,
Jun 2, 6:34am
McLaren would never allow it to be rebuilt using original parts.
tmenz,
Jun 2, 6:52am
Rowan Atkinson had his McLaren rebuilt!
rsr72,
Jun 2, 7:40am
True, but an F1 is somewhat different from a plain-jane production car in comparison I would have thought. Love how the recovery truck driver used the hiab hoist to just drag it out of the ditch and up the ramp onto the truck bed all the while on it's roof.
bjmh,
Jun 2, 7:46pm
Its in the herald this morning. driver reckons the tyres were cold. ha ha. I used to say to my kids when they were hooning on trail bikes. "show off/ fall off "
westwyn,
Jun 2, 7:54pm
It'll get rebuilt- just not in New Zealand. Amazing how many exotics end up re-surfacing a year or two down the track after being written off, fully rebuilt. Provenance is one thing when it comes to a salvage title, but in certain markets that doesn't mean a damn thing.
ema1,
Jun 2, 9:47pm
Funny how the ones caught out come up with all sorts of excuses, seems they are the types that don't/can't accept blame. all to familiar. yep the "show off. fall off" in post #13 is right on the money.
richardmayes,
Jun 2, 10:40pm
It was his very first time driving the car, but somehow he could tell that "cold tyres" where the reason he failed to take a 55km/h turn at 120km/h. okay.
The only thong wrong with that car, was that it failed to mitigate the deficit between the driver's ambitions and his talent.
Wonder how much of the damage was done in the pickup by the wrecker?
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