Simviation Forum - Bugatti Veyron Crash

Mar 6^th, 2007 at 10:05am

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/surrey/6422215.stm

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Reply #1 - Mar 6^th, 2007 at 10:21am

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Someone is £800,000 down Grin

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Reply #2 - Mar 6^th, 2007 at 10:30am

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Reply #3 - Mar 6^th, 2007 at 12:03pm

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i read somewhere he was touching 100mph in the 40 zone...in which case he is an idiot, and i cant see his insurance company paying out either if thats true.

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Reply #4 - Mar 6^th, 2007 at 12:24pm

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Just shows you can have lots of money and still be a total pillock Grin

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Reply #5 - Mar 6^th, 2007 at 7:59pm

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I wonder how much the insurance premium will rise after totaling a car worth well over 1 million USD...

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Reply #6 - Mar 6^th, 2007 at 8:14pm

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Neat Fact:
If a McLaren F1 passes a perfectly still Bugatti Veyron going 170 Mph(not sure what that is in kph), the Bugatti can catch it and come to a complete stop in 13 or 14 seconds(can't remember which, but either way that's freakin' fast).
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Reply #7 - Mar 6^th, 2007 at 9:46pm

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I've seen some articles about those, but didn't know they were on the street yet. Definitely have to agree, money does not mean brains.

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Reply #8 - Mar 6^th, 2007 at 11:36pm

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Thats what happens when you have an inexperienced driver with more cash than brains buying these cars. Its like buying a 747 after getting your PPL.

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Reply #9 - Mar 7^th, 2007 at 4:04am

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bok269 wrote on Mar 6^th, 2007 at 11:36pm:

Thats what happens when you have an inexperienced driver with more cash than brains buying these cars. Its like buying a 747 after getting your PPL.

That goes for any car, but what is the definition of an inexperienced driver? The owner is 67 years old and his son who was driving it is in his 40's.
Assuming that they past their test before they where 20, that gives over 20 years of driving "experience", but in a country where you can only drive at 70 mph. I drive to work in excess of 100 mph, no limit here, does that make me more experienced to drive a Veyron?, no it does not. Maturity and knowing when and how much to use the peddle on the right is what it is all about. It is no different from a hot hatch to a Zonda. The only reason this made the news is because it is the fasted production car in a straight line.

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Reply #10 - Mar 8^th, 2007 at 6:27pm

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expat wrote on Mar 7^th, 2007 at 4:04am:

bok269 wrote on Mar 6^th, 2007 at 11:36pm:

Thats what happens when you have an inexperienced driver with more cash than brains buying these cars. Its like buying a 747 after getting your PPL.

That goes for any car, but what is the definition of an inexperienced driver? The owner is 67 years old and his son who was driving it is in his 40's.
Assuming that they past their test before they where 20, that gives over 20 years of driving "experience", but in a country where you can only drive at 70 mph. I drive to work in excess of 100 mph, no limit here, does that make me more experienced to drive a Veyron?, no it does not. Maturity and knowing when and how much to use the peddle on the right is what it is all about. It is no different from a hot hatch to a Zonda. The only reason this made the news is because it is the fasted production car in a straight line.

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Sure he might have experience driving, but he probably didnt have much driving that car. THat car is one of the most technically advanced and complex vehicles in the world. Its fast, and the accelerator most likely needs to be taken lighter htan in a normal car, since the car has more power. It is also more difficult to handle then most vehicles. THeir is definately a level of experience and possibly high performance training that is needed to handle a car of that caliber. That is why the Enzo's are dropping like flies. Inexperienced drivers pushing their limits and the car's limits.

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Reply #11 - Mar 10^th, 2007 at 5:52am

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ozzy72 wrote on Mar 6^th, 2007 at 12:24pm:

Just shows you can have lots of money and still be a total pillock Grin

Agreed. This is the kind of person the goverment ought to take, and then make them drive no more than a Chevrolet Matiz...

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Reply #12 - Mar 13^th, 2007 at 4:23am

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What I don't understand is the fact that there are still people who buy these cars. You can't do $h!t with it. Only drive fast. Which is only allowed in some parts of Germany (not for long anymore). There is not even enough room in it to do the groceries on a Saturdaymorning. Why spend a million Euro on something you can't use? For a tenth of that money you can buy a very luxurious car that you can actually use for something. Or buy a nice house for half a million and give the rest to me.......

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Reply #13 - Mar 13^th, 2007 at 4:37am

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What I don't understand is the fact that there are still people who buy these cars.

It's quite simple. They are usually very rich people who can afford it. I know a wealthy man who collects super sports cars like I used to collect Dinky toys. He works very hard for what he has & they give him a great deal of pleasure. He has been trained to drive them properly on a local racing circuit & drives to events all over Europe when he has the time. He is extremely generous & also employs a lot of people who would otherwise be out of work so good luck to him.

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Reply #14 - Mar 13^th, 2007 at 11:14am

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Which is only allowed in some parts of Germany (not for long anymore). .....Crash Wink

Most of the autobahn system is limit free and as for how long, well it will not be happening for sometime yet, mainly because the government will loose way too much tax.

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Reply #15 - Mar 13^th, 2007 at 12:31pm

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I hate Autobahn tourism.

If you want to get your car to the limits, use a race track, not the Autobahn.

There are enough speeding idiots out there.

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Reply #16 - Mar 13^th, 2007 at 1:40pm

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I hate Autobahn tourism.

If you want to get your car to the limits, use a race track, not the Autobahn.

There are enough speeding idiots out there.

The idiots are the d#ck heads in cars that sit behind LKW's and then pull out into the left lane at 80 kph, or the same people who think that the braking space that I left from the car in front of me has been made for them to pull into, or the twats that sit 1 meter from your bumper when you drive though roadworks, or the moron who will undertake you so that he can get one car ahead of you, or the driver who thinks that one flash of an indicator light has given him the god given right to change lanes without regard for his speed or the guy he is pulling out in front of, or the tosser who thinks that it looks cool to drive on front fog lights and side lights because it looks cool. There are more things to worry about first than speed on the Autobahn.

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Reply #17 - Mar 14^th, 2007 at 8:40am

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Fair enough.

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Reply #18 - Mar 14^th, 2007 at 11:57am

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I hate Autobahn tourism.

If you want to get your car to the limits, use a race track, not the Autobahn.

There are enough speeding idiots out there.

K the first thing I'm doing when I get my liscence is come over for some autobahn tourism Cheesy

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Reply #19 - Mar 14^th, 2007 at 12:42pm

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Souichiro wrote on Mar 14^th, 2007 at 11:57am:

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I hate Autobahn tourism.

If you want to get your car to the limits, use a race track, not the Autobahn.

There are enough speeding idiots out there.

K the first thing I'm doing when I get my liscence is come over for some autobahn tourism Cheesy

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