Bugatti Veyrons do not like water

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 12:33 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaQ9QKrr ... r_embedded
Painful to watch.

In this Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009 photo, wrecker driver Gilbert Harrison, with MCH Towing, attaches a towing cable to a Bugatti Veyron that was driven into the water near Omega Bay in La Marque, Texas. A man blamed a low-flying pelican and a dropped cell phone for his veering his million-dollar sports car off a road and into a salt marsh near Galveston.

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 12:40 pm

I'll bet a salvage title for this car will make it much more affordable.

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 12:53 pm

I hear insurance for the Veyron is around $15k a year. Hard to have an insurance company insure it.

NeonOn19s · Post by **NeonOn19s** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 1:19 pm

hmmm that is just down the road from me..

*checks bank account for insurance payment*

Damn, not this year.. LOL

Tam · Post by **Tam** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 2:39 pm

I want to cry!

smallblockfreak · Post by **smallblockfreak** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 3:52 pm

lol this cracks me up

NeonOn19s · Post by **NeonOn19s** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 4:02 pm

^^^^

I can't believe that some Jackass from Texas would do that....

I now know he lives in Lufkin, Texas.. I think I'm going to beat him down...

Haganracing · Post by **Haganracing** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 4:07 pm

It was thursty... for salt water...

That guy is an idiot!

rOniN · Post by **rOniN** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 5:20 pm

I bet even if that thing was totaled it would still cost $250k!

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 5:37 pm

It had a craving...a craving that only salt water would fill!

And fill it did. I can only imagine what the interior looks like. Then again I think the undercarrage would be the biggest issue now.

TNK · Post by **TNK** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 9:22 pm

http://jalopnik.com/5404403/exclusive-v ... texas-lake

video of the actual crash taking place.

bone-yard-racing · Post by **bone-yard-racing** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 9:30 pm

For all that fucking money one would expect it to be anphibious

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 11:38 pm

TNK wrote:http://jalopnik.com/5404403/exclusive-v ... texas-lake

video of the actual crash taking place.

Nice find! Yeah you can see the bird in the clip getting killed.

JeffM · Post by **JeffM** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 11:41 pm

Poor car. That driver should be shot.

LaidNeon · Post by **LaidNeon** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 12:25 am

NeonOn19s wrote:hmmm that is just down the road from me..

*checks bank account for insurance payment*

Damn, not this year.. LOL

this shit was in the Houston Chronicle under the title "Two Rare Species meet, Only One Survived" lmao

Chibits12 · Post by **Chibits12** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 12:33 am

That's retarded.

TNK · Post by **TNK** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 2:01 am

MyNeonSaysHi wrote:
TNK wrote:http://jalopnik.com/5404403/exclusive-v ... texas-lake

video of the actual crash taking place.
Nice find! Yeah you can see the bird in the clip getting killed.

where? i didn't see a bird anywhere...

also, did any of ya'll notice the cameraman called it a "Lambo or some shit"

LaidNeon · Post by **LaidNeon** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 2:29 am

yep, hes a no0b

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 8:39 am

Taken from the comments below the video.

VEYRON GUY: "Yeah, so I'm down here in Galveston checking out real estate... and damn I gotta find about ten houses to flip right now or I'm not gonna be able to afford the next insurance payment on this Lambo - ERR... Veyron."
BUDDY ON PHONE: "Oh? Any luck?"
VEYRON GUY: "Hell naaa, the market's not as soft as I thought it would be... damn Texans - resiliant bastards, they are."
BUDDY: "Well, wh-t're y- g-nna do?"
VEYRON GUY: "What, my cell signal's breaking up?"
BUDDY: "I said what're you gonna do, then?"
V.G.: "Hell I dunno."
BUDDY: "Dude, just dump the Veyron - I told you the upkeep & insurance would kick your ass."
V.G.: "How can I dump it? I overpaid for it... I can't get out clean."
BUDDY: "Well, y- c-d alw-ys...gmph-gblcx"
V.G.: "WHAT?"
BUDDY: "I said you could always ...gmph-gblcx -strchhckcjhck. Ha-ha, ha."
V.G.: "Seriously I can't hear you..."
BUDDY: "I said: YOU CAN ALWAYS DRIVE IT INTO A LAKE & COLLECT THE INSURANCE MONEY, HAHAHA!"
V.G.: "Dude, let me try to change batteries on this phone, I think it's going dea.... WOOOOOAHH!!!"
(***kersplash***)
BUDDY: "WTF was that?"
V.G.: "Dude, I just drove into a freakin' lake!"
BUDDY: "Hey, I was just kidding."
V.G.: "No really, I just did!"
BUDDY: "Well, problem solved... make sure you leave the engine running."

bombtrack07 · Post by **bombtrack07** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 9:49 am

What bothers me is that he blamed it on a bird and a dropped cell phone.

jetas · Post by **jetas** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 4:08 pm

we now know the man is Andy House of Performance Auto Sales in Lufkin, Texas. The shop, ironically, specializes in repairing wrecked exotics. We contacted House for a comment and here's what he said:

From now on i will not be on my cell while driving next to a lake.

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 6:58 pm

TNK wrote:
MyNeonSaysHi wrote:
TNK wrote:http://jalopnik.com/5404403/exclusive-v ... texas-lake

video of the actual crash taking place.
Nice find! Yeah you can see the bird in the clip getting killed.
where? i didn't see a bird anywhere...

also, did any of ya'll notice the cameraman called it a "Lambo or some shit"

Look at the comments and watch it again.

TNK · Post by **TNK** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 3:59 am

after reviewing the tape in fullscreen, i see the bird get hit.