Good day for exotics today. Who's looking for an engine swap?

[tentacles]

"Hmm, should I bother getting winter tires? Naaaahhhh..."

http://www.jalopnik.com/assets/resources/2006/11/c_gt_pole.jpg[/url]
More Pics (http://www.elisetalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31654)


Enzo totaled this morning.
More pics (http://www.jalopnik.com/cars/news/ferarri-flambe-en-france-russian-billionaire-and-duma-deputy-suleiman-kerimov-crashes-enzo-217222.php)

http://www.jalopnik.com/cars/assets/resources/2006/11/Ferrari-Enzo-Crash-Nice.jpg9

[acura_el]

way to go :thumbsup: :cry: :cry:

if i was at the scene i'd have stolen the porsche emblems

[azndragon1234]

^^isnt that a ferrari...not a porshe...

[acura_el]

^^ no the one at the top is a carrera gt, the other one is a ferrari

[mo_money2supe]

The first one's a Porsche. Reminds me of the Carrera GT that crashed off Hwy 8 in Calgary earlier this summer. Same story with the clutch...

[black_radiation]

Make that 1249 Porsche carerra GT's on the road :D


and for the Enzo....

Tree:1 Enzo: 0

[tentacles]

Yeah, I can see acura_el driving away as fast as he can with one of the Porsche wheels bungie strapped to his roof. :rofl:

[tentacles]

Just read that the guy who totalled the Porsche went and bought the owner a new one with lower mileage the next day. :)

[89s1]

Originally posted by tentacles
Just read that the guy who totalled the Porsche went and bought the owner a new one with lower mileage the next day. :)

with or without a gun to the head really makes no difference.

[BerserkerCatSplat]

From autoblog:


The accident apparently took place last Saturday during a party. Both the car's owner and the driver at the time of the accident were in attendance. The owner let the other driver, a prominent businessman, take the Carrera GT out for a spin. As you might imagine, it was a spirited drive, as the Carrera GT is an obscenely powerful piece of machinery.

That kind of power commands a great deal of respect, and accidents can and do happen even with seasoned, trained drivers behind the wheel. In this case, it appears that the car proved to be more than this person bargained for, and it hit the utility pole at what appears to have been a significant rate of speed, based on how far into the bodywork it's lodged.
The driver thankfully escaped with a broken foot. It could have been worse. It could have been tragic. This is an aspect that's easily lost on us as we try to think up snarky and witty things to say about the photos. Somebody could have been killed -- the driver, a pedestrian, another motorist. Miraculously, the only injury suffered was minor.

Oh yeah. And the car appears to be totaled, much to the chagrin of Porschephiles. But here's the part you aren't reading anywhere else: the man who wrecked the car made good. As we mentioned, he happened to be a very big businessman, and we now know that he's also a standup guy. He bought the car's owner another Carrera GT the next day. With lower mileage on the odometer to boot.

That, my friends, is how you own up to a mistake. And that's why this story is so much more interesting than the pictures alone, which may say a thousand words, but still come up a few short.

[euro_racer]

damn thats crazy, suprisingly he found one for sale in a day :werd:

[?????]

Have you guys noticed everytime a Carrera GT crashes at least one of the rims break. Its like their meant to shatter on impact.

[CokerRat]

Originally posted by ?????
Have you guys noticed everytime a Carrera GT crashes at least one of the rims break. Its like their meant to shatter on impact. Eh? Wanna link a pic? I don't see any broken rims in those pics.

[acura_el]

Originally posted by tentacles
Yeah, I can see acura_el driving away as fast as he can with one of the Porsche wheels bungie strapped to his roof. :rofl:

haha, yeah i'd probably have come back for the rest and then done a 5 lug conversion :D

[silver_gs-R]

OUCH!!!

That SUCKS big time.

[95EagleAWD]

Brutal...

[?????]

Originally posted by CokerRat
Eh? Wanna link a pic? I don't see any broken rims in those pics.

Can't link the picture but its the front passenger side wheel if you click on the link with more pictures.

[Alpine Autowerks]

here is the news clip that goes with the CGT crash

http://www.nypost.com/seven/12012006/news/regionalnews/from_440g_to_a_wreck_in_1_sec_regionalnews_dan_mangan.htm