F40 involved in RTA....

[wibble cb]

While not a total loss, it doesn't look good, lets hope the other driver has good coverage...

http://forums.redflagdeals.com/who-saw-get-dashcam...

[MarvGTI]

What a shame

The other guy's insurance company might be quite cross though!

[Chicane-UK]

Would hate to be the garage making that phone call to the owner.. says it was a tech from a Ferrari dealership returning from a test drive, though doesn't sound like he was at fault.

[Schermerhorn]

The guy in the Dodge jumped the right light and hit the Ferrari. I must admit we all jump traffic lights especially when they're in the processing of turning from amber to red or just turned red a split second ago but I doubt any is dumb enough to jump a red light when a Ferrari is in the way of oncoming turning traffic!

[jamieduff1981]

Wow some of the users of that forum are prized morons.

[Monty Python]

Schermerhorn said:

The guy in the Dodge jumped the right light and hit the Ferrari. I must admit we all jump traffic lights especially when they're in the processing of turning from amber to red or just turned red a split second ago but I doubt any is dumb enough to jump a red light when a Ferrari is in the way of oncoming turning traffic!

If that's the way you approach traffic lights I'm keeping well away from you.

[amancalledrob]

Monty Python said:

Schermerhorn said:

The guy in the Dodge jumped the right light and hit the Ferrari. I must admit we all jump traffic lights especially when they're in the processing of turning from amber to red or just turned red a split second ago but I doubt any is dumb enough to jump a red light when a Ferrari is in the way of oncoming turning traffic!

If that's the way you approach traffic lights I'm keeping well away from you.

+1

[kambites]

Schermerhorn said:

... I must admit we all jump traffic lights especially when they're in the processing of turning from amber to red or just turned red a split second ago...

Speak for yourself! No traffic lights should be set up so that you have to go through them on red. The only time I ever jump red lights is to let emergency vehicles past, and even then I do I very slowly and carefully and wont actually go all the way across the junction if I have any other choice.

Edited by kambites on Wednesday 30th April 10:38

[littleredrooster]

Schermerhorn said:

I must admit we all jump traffic lights especially when they're in the processing of turning from amber to red or just turned red a split second ago...

"We all"? Really? Please don't include me in that statement...

[storminnorman]

according to ferrarichat, the car which hit the F40 was on a test drive and came from a dealership which is owned by the same person as the garage that the F40 came from. Some coincidence!

[Garlick]

Schermerhorn said:

I must admit we all jump traffic lights especially when they're in the processing of turning from amber to red or just turned red a split second ago but I doubt any is dumb enough to jump a red light when a Ferrari is in the way of oncoming turning traffic!

We do?

[MattOz]

Is this the F40 that is owned by a car dealer and which was being driven by one of his mechanics? The other car involved was also being driven by a mechanic from another dealership. That dealership is also owned by the guy who owns the F40! Shame, but the Ferrari will be rebuilt.

[ab80]

amancalledrob said:

Monty Python said:

Schermerhorn said:

The guy in the Dodge jumped the right light and hit the Ferrari. I must admit we all jump traffic lights especially when they're in the processing of turning from amber to red or just turned red a split second ago but I doubt any is dumb enough to jump a red light when a Ferrari is in the way of oncoming turning traffic!

If that's the way you approach traffic lights I'm keeping well away from you.

+1

+ another.

[iphonedyou]

OK fellas, I don't think we all need to personally refute the statement about running red lights. Could get tiresome.

[Adenauer]

RIP in Peace F40

Quite!

Euunnghhhhhh

[P-Jay]

In my completely uneducated opinion that looks like an easy, yet expensive fix - will depend on how original the owner / garage wants it to be.

The US spec F40 has a little bit of extra chassis bolted on under the 'hood' to comply with US crash regs - they cost an absolute fortune and are sometimes cited as the reason why they go for so much more in the US than they do in Europe - the F40 they famously rebuilt on 'Fast n' Loud' used a non-Ferrari part made for them for a fraction of the cost.

This one is nothing like as bad as that one was.

[Schermerhorn]

Hook, line and sinker

My earlier post was a little mini experiment to see how far off the topic we could get and for how long. I'm still chuckling

Of course, we're all driving gods on here who have never jumped a red light and adhere to the Highway Code to the nth degree.


PS: RIP Ferrari F40.

[thatdude]

Schermerhorn said:

The guy in the Dodge jumped the right light and hit the Ferrari. I must admit we all jump traffic lights especially when they're in the processing of turning from amber to red or just turned red a split second ago but I doubt any is dumb enough to jump a red light when a Ferrari is in the way of oncoming turning traffic!

I havnt jumped a red light before. I think you should be careful.

As for the F40...how is the chassis constructed? Could the front subframe be replaced? Thankfully most of the mechanical brmm brmm parts are in the rear.

[wibble cb]

P-Jay said:

In my completely uneducated opinion that looks like an easy, yet expensive fix - will depend on how original the owner / garage wants it to be.

The US spec F40 has a little bit of extra chassis bolted on under the 'hood' to comply with US crash regs - they cost an absolute fortune and are sometimes cited as the reason why they go for so much more in the US than they do in Europe - the F40 they famously rebuilt on 'Fast n' Loud' used a non-Ferrari part made for them for a fraction of the cost.

This one is nothing like as bad as that one was.

I thought they used only Orig. Ferrari parts on that car, otherwise it couldn't be re authenticated? (could be remembering wrongly!)

[jamieduff1981]

Schermerhorn said:

Hook, line and sinker

My earlier post was a little mini experiment to see how far off the topic we could get and for how long. I'm still chuckling

Of course, we're all driving gods on here who have never jumped a red light and adhere to the Highway Code to the nth degree.


PS: RIP Ferrari F40.

Ah the old 'It was just a test' gag. Yep, you got me. You still 'have' me to be honest.