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Honey, I Wrecked the Porsche

Posted June 19, 2007 12:17 PM

From Yahoo! - Finance:

Call it a metaphor for a prosperous, risk-embracing age or just call it bad driving. Auto makers are turning out a new breed of supremely fast sports cars that sell for upwards of $250,000 and share many characteristics of purebred racecars. But as more of them hit the road, often in the hands of inexperienced drivers, a growing number are ending up wrapped around trees, smashed into guardrails or otherwise totaled in accidents. In the past 18 months, drivers across the world have cracked up at least six rare $1 million Ferrari Enzos -- only 400 of which were built. In March, a California man rammed his $300,000 Lamborghini Murcielago into five parked cars; while in England, a 39-year-old driver caused an international stir among car enthusiasts by crashing a Bugatti Veyron -- an extremely rare $1.5 million turbocharged missile with a top speed of 253 miles per hour.

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06/19/2007 12:43 PM

Thank god I only own a Ford f-150. Ten years old and worth about 2 grand. My bike however is another story.

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06/19/2007 12:49 PM

Reminds me of the old joke ...

Wealthy man asks his decorator to paint the Porch.

Goes out later to find his beautiful sports car covered in emulsion paint....

Decorator says..

'I've done it, and by the way, it's not a Porsche...it's a Ferrari.'

(tumble weed rolls silently across the computer screen)

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06/20/2007 6:08 AM

And the most dangerous component in the car?

The nut behind the wheel

...I'll get me coat!

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06/20/2007 2:19 AM

High Tech car - Low Tech driver. Unfortunately this rule is becoming more and more popular accross the world. Guys who have far too much money in comparison to their skills and intelligence.

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Re: Honey, I Wrecked the Porsche

06/20/2007 5:28 AM

As the saying goes the only difference between men and boys is the size of thier toys.

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06/20/2007 8:47 AM

I am an automotive designer with almost 20 years in the industry.

We have a saying about making cars safer.

"The problem with making cars more idiot-proof is that they keep

making a better idiot."

Ever checked out the number of warning stickers we put on cars now?

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06/20/2007 9:06 AM

If we all wanted safety (for drivers, pedestrians, Bambi, etc.), we'd design cars such that the driver's bare head serves as the front bumper.

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07/17/2007 2:40 AM

When is the last time you looked at a warning sticker? For example, without moving from your seat, can you place all the no smoking signs in your works premises?

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06/20/2007 9:09 AM

"six rare $1 million Ferrari Enzos"

The car is called the "Enzo Ferrari" NOT the Ferrari En. . .

I can't even type it.

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06/20/2007 9:52 AM

Whats the problem?

Stupid drivers are the main source for organ transplantation!

Fortunately brains cannot been transplanted yet!

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06/20/2007 10:19 AM

We should celebrate these uber rich boys and their toys because think of how much they contribute to the world's economy every time they wad one up and have to buy another one. Let's just hope they don't hurt anyone else in the process.

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