650S crashed into a tree on its first outing! :(

[Gary29]

st happens

[J4CKO]

TheJimi said:

Have to admit, I do sometimes think that after a certain power to weight threshold, there should be a competency test of sorts before one is allowed to purchase and drive.

Ditto bikes and I mean beyond the standard direct access stuff.

I'm a dyed in the wool petrolhead and libertarian, but it *is* kinda ludicrous that anyone with a licence can drive any level of performance car.

Yeah, I dont think a lot can comprehend how ridiculously fast these kind of cars are, I think most will be enthusiasts who have gone through the ranks and incrementally got to the utter mentalness that is something like this McLaren but say your average lottery winner, the ones that dont go kerr-azy and buy a new Fiesta, say going from a Diesel hatch like a Megane or Golf wont know what has hit them, even serial petrolheads used to fairly quick stuff will need to get dialled in to something like that.

Add in how low they are, the fact they are mid engined etc, even though they have ESP and all that, physics still applies, where a quick prod on the accelerator at 30 in your diesel golf for 3 sec gets you to what, 45, in the Mclaren, you are doing 100 or therabouts.

So yes, I agree, having 200 grand is not enough qualification to be unleashed with no experience in something like this, not saying that is what happened, even the best, experienced drivers get it wrong but that is unlikely.

Actually, was there a wedding nearby ?

[Vaud]

hornetrider said:

Watch this!

With cold tyres and what looks like a damp (and probably cold) road...

[Vaud]

The Telegraph adds,

"The accident happened in Essex last week. Neighbours reported seeing the man celebrating with a bottle of champagne as the new car arrived at his house."

One glass, two, or more?

[mwstewart]

Poor sod. What a crap start to new ownership.

[anonymous-user]

Otispunkmeyer said:

Best scene in that film.

What film is that?

[Axionknight]

Vaud said:

The Telegraph adds,

"The accident happened in Essex last week. Neighbours reported seeing the man celebrating with a bottle of champagne as the new car arrived at his house."

One glass, two, or more?

[Chris Type R]

garyhun said:

What film is that?

Wolf of Wall Street iirc

[croyde]

Durzel said:

croyde said:

It ires me that these enthusiast cars are so expensive that they are mainly bought by tts that just want to show off how much money they have, rather than by people who enjoy driving and have some skill/common sense.

You're extrapolating a hell of a lot from one photo/story, no?

Of course I could be wrong. Just that I would not be celebrating the delivery of a new car with champagne.

Just doesn't sound like a driving enthusiast plus I can't stand the stuff. Over priced Diamond White.

[Chris Type R]

garyhun said:

What film is that?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1huYsSOYlVo

[anonymous-user]

Chris Type R said:

garyhun said:

What film is that?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1huYsSOYlVo

Brilliant. I have to watch that - it's been on my list for ages!!!

[mp3manager]

He looked into his bag of talent and found nothing there.

[br d]

croyde said:

Durzel said:

croyde said:

It ires me that these enthusiast cars are so expensive that they are mainly bought by tts that just want to show off how much money they have, rather than by people who enjoy driving and have some skill/common sense.

You're extrapolating a hell of a lot from one photo/story, no?

Of course I could be wrong.

Breathtaking bit of generalisation there croyde. I normally enjoy your stuff but you've come across badly on this one.

[Fonzey]

garyhun said:

Brilliant. I have to watch that - it's been on my list for ages!!!

It's fantastic, enjoy

[hornetrider]

mp3manager said:

He looked into his bag of talent and found nothing there.

After quaffing some Cleeky he swiftly departed and headed straight to the scene of the accident.

[Speed addicted]

TheJimi said:

Have to admit, I do sometimes think that after a certain power to weight threshold, there should be a competency test of sorts before one is allowed to purchase and drive.

Ditto bikes and I mean beyond the standard direct access stuff.

I'm a dyed in the wool petrolhead and libertarian, but it *is* kinda ludicrous that anyone with a licence can drive any level of performance car.

Judging by how many supercars you don't see burning upside down in ditches there must be a majority of people that buy them and can cope with the power quite nicely though?

Same for seriously fast bikes. The new rules limit how much power you can have, but after about 600cc on something sporty they're all pretty quick. I'd expect to see that less Hayabusas are crashed than R6s.

At the end of the day the people buying these things are adults and are expected to make adult decisions. The fact that a percentage of the population can't be trusted to wipe their own arses shouldn't ruin it for the rest of us.

[TheJimi]

br d said:

croyde said:

Durzel said:

croyde said:

It ires me that these enthusiast cars are so expensive that they are mainly bought by tts that just want to show off how much money they have, rather than by people who enjoy driving and have some skill/common sense.

You're extrapolating a hell of a lot from one photo/story, no?

Of course I could be wrong.

Breathtaking bit of generalisation there croyde. I normally enjoy your stuff but you've come across badly on this one.

To be fair, while I wouldn't have put it quite as strongly as Croyde did, I do wonder what proportion of such cars do actually end up in the hands of genuine enthusiasts.

[Quickmoose]

Otispunkmeyer said:

Fonzey said:

Axionknight said:

Imagine being so blind drunk that you don't remember accepting delivery of a car, going out for a drive, binning it and then fleeing the scene,

Best scene in that film.

umm...no.

[noell35]

Do you think McLaren do the usual free 14 day drive away insurance?

I actually feel a bit sorry for them, which is a bit unusual for me.

[Monty Python]

Maybe the owner misread the advert and though it said "0-60mph in under tree seconds"..