Lexus ISF crushed

[h0b0]

This is what happened to a perfectly good ISF that was involved in street racing. Surely, this proves that California's green/environmental crap is just that, crap


Crushed Lexus ISF

[DanielJames]

Oh dear. Poor car

[Mastodon2]

Shouldn't have been street racing, yo!

But still, they should have auctioned it and put the money back into the state instead of just wasting it, even if they only got $15,000 for it or whatever, money is money these days.

[EDLT]

Meh. We crush cars in this country too.

[h0b0]

It would make a reliable cop car and would make a big statement to the street racers. Other states do this which is why you can see dodge vipers as cop cars

[diddles]

The mind boggles....

Fair enough, confiscate the car from the offender if they must but surely any car should then be auctioned and all profit put back into either public services, charity or some other good cause. If no one wants the car then recycle it.

Serves no point crushing the car.

Do cars which are taken of the road in the UK and not claimed back (no tax/insurance etc) get auctioned or do they just get crushed straight away?

[RevYob]

What a waste.

[ShayneJ]

Retarded behaviour.

wasteful and serves no purpose.
is that meant to be a deterrent?

[soad]

Thought california state was recently broke and could use some funds?

[Baryonyx]

I thought that said Lexus LFA for a second there! Imagine how I panicked!

[Zed Ed]

Just an Is?

Does it have the quite distinctive bonnet profile of the isf?

[SuperHangOn]

What a waste. Why not do a raffle or something for it, make a few quid for charity & publisise the confiscation.

[Chicarito]

h0b0 said:

It would make a reliable cop car and would make a big statement to the street racers. Other states do this which is why you can see dodge vipers as cop cars

Also attracts retaliation against the police, targeted at those using the car, by the person you took it from.

[fluffnik]

Confiscating cars is grossly disproportionate, and crushing valuable assets is just plain retarded.

I think I'm going to boycott California...

[fluffnik]

EDLT said:

Meh. We crush cars in this country too.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

[Jimbo.]

There're videos of seemingly new cars being crushed all over the 'net. Said cars are reportedly pre-production prototypes that MUST be destroyed (tax, liability etc), and I suspect this car is much the same. Hell, even claims so in some of the comments...

[Mastodon2]

ShayneJ said:

Retarded behaviour.

wasteful and serves no purpose.
is that meant to be a deterrent?

I'm sure the guy who is $50,000 out of pocket probably won't be doing any street racing again for a while.

[eldar]

Mastodon2 said:

I'm sure the guy who is $50,000 out of pocket probably won't be doing any street racing again for a while.

Not in his own car, anyway....

[fluffnik]

diddles said:

Fair enough, confiscate the car from the offender if they must

It's not fair enough, it's grossly disproportionate.

[CDP]

Any wonder why California is bankrupt and resorts to paying state workers and creditors with IOUs?

A public auction would have done a lot more good. To crush an immaculate car for a political point is very green too.