Ferrari seized after only owning it for 1 day

[300zxfairlday]

http://www.vancouversun.com/cars/Van...481/story.html


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Vancouver man's $400,000 Ferrari seized for street racing

Street-racing Ferrari and BMW impounded

BY BENJAMIN ALLDRITT, NORTH SHORE NEWS SEPTEMBER 29, 2010 COMMENTS (49)


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A street-racing Ferrari is towed from Mount Seymour.
Photograph by: supplied, for North Shore News
VANCOUVER — North Vancouver police have impounded a pair of hot wheels — a BMW and a $400,000 Ferrari — last weekend when officers pulled over two drivers clocked at about 200 km/h.

The Vancouver men, 21 and 22, were stopped by North Vancouver RCMP Saturday when officers spotted them racing on a road popular among hikers, outdoor enthusiasts and families.

Several motorists called in a dangerous driving complaints at 10:45 a.m. Moments later, the officer was stunned to see a sky blue Ferrari Scuderia streak past him, pursued closely by a BMW.

They were forced to slow down as they approached a parking lot, allowing police to catch up.

"They were penalized under the street-racing laws," said Cpl. Peter DeVries, spokesman for the detachment. "I think we probably saved their lives, if nothing else."

Both men were handed close to $1,000 in fines and automatically lost their licences and vehicles for seven days. The man driving the Ferrari had been behind the wheel of the supercar — valued at $400,000 — for only a day before watching it loaded onto the back of the impound truck.



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[rob the knob]

oh i thought motor had seized.

[black300]

So they never get their car back? They probably will face fines and will be good to go... $1,000 ticket and a 7 day suspension not bad especially if the guy has a $400,000 vehicle. it will seem like a car wash for his car

[300zxfairlday]

haha im guessing he gets his car back in 7 days.

[chkolny541]

ahhahah fool

[rob the knob]

it is different to have your automobile put in impound not seized

[beyond_ban]

^ They seize it and put it into the impound

[Godfuader]

Both men were handed close to $1,000 in fines and automatically lost their licences and vehicles for seven days.

How is that considered punishment? These "kids" will just laugh it off. Its like an average 21yr old in his $4,000 civic, getting fined $10 and a time out. Lesson not learned. I though BC fines were ridiculous. Maybe it meant to say $10,000

[95teetee]

Originally posted by Godfuader

How is that considered punishment?

this. I could see if it was part of that 'seize and crush' street racing punishment- taking them for a week is no biggie.

[Muji]

Articles like this need to name names, useless without the social stigma Abbot and Costello would face had their names been released to the public. I am hoping the secured impound lot has a key or two they can run down the side of these cars, a treat to do it myself. Last car I had towed for a parking violation in Calgary, both of my mirrors were damaged, replacement was $500 out of my pocket.

[lellowrx7]

siezed just means taken on the spot
who knows for how long though

[4lti]

Siiiick color for a Ferrari!
Too bad the driver was driving like a douche tho....

[jaysas_63]

22 and rides an f430....the money in van city never ceases to amaze me

[jzz30dk]

sweet looking car but 200kph on a "popular" road should get more than a 1000$ fine.

[Team_Mclaren]

obviously if he can afford a 400k car he can afford a lawyer to get him the car back, they cant destroy the car or impound it forever....

[JAYMEZ]

Good way to give these guys attention for doing something stupid. They are probably gunna laugh it off.

[Graham_A_M]

F430 Spyder at age 22.... FML... wow....

[jaysas_63]

looks like a coupe scuderia from the front bumper....do these things honestly MSRP for 400K in Canada??? they are in the mid 200K range in the states no??

[FLARE]

thats a joke. crushing the car would've made sense...

[you&me]

The article is so full of crap. But I guess that's usual for a non-story


- The speeds were never clocked, only estimated by other civilian motorists.

- The car is an 08 Scuderia. Maybe, with the right options, and ALL taxes, it could've been $400k when new. However, this car was recently bought used for significantly less.

- The owner has had the car for longer than 1 day. Not a lot longer, but hey, saying "one day" sure makes it a better story, right?

- He'll get the car back, but it's unlikely he'll be keeping it due to the insane ICBC insurance he'll be looking at.


I cannot stand idiots like this and in no way condone these speeds on public roads. I believe the driver should be fined significantly more and lose his license for a while.

I also cannot stand out right lying in "news" stories where the author (don't care to call him a journalist) is too lazy to do any fact checking and just embellishes minor details to make his non-story remotely interesting.