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"a gathering of narcissists" lol
Holy . I will just open with a picture that says it all, read the story.
Eight Ferraris wrecked in million-dollar pileup
Sunday supercar drive in Japan ends in expensive tangle
Authorities in Japan were still reconstructing Monday how eight Ferraris, a Lamborghini and a few Mercedes-Benzes wrecked on an expressway Sunday morning, coating the road in an Italian red metal sauce worth more than $1 million. It’s not a sight for those squeamish about totaled supercars.
Some 14 cars in all were involved in the chain-reaction crash on an expressway named China Road in Yamaguchi prefecture, leaving 10 people with minor injuries. While the injuries were light, several of the vehicles appear totaled.
How did so many Ferraris end up on the road together? The group — which Japanese police officials called “a gathering of narcissists” — were driving to a supercar meet-up in Hiroshima, where about 100 vehicles were expected to show. As one driver who was invited along but passed noted, it was unusual for such a drive to take the expressway — where speeds are closely monitored and traffic can be thicker due to lower tolls on Sundays. Even so, the Ferraris were estimated to have been running between 80 mph and 100 mph when the crash happened.
Police and video reports say the wreck began when a 60-year-old businessman from Fukushima driving a Ferrari F430 attempted to pass a Toyota Prius, but instead hit the guardrail. That set off a chain reaction among the cars driving in a tight formation behind the lead Ferrari, eventually wrapping up seven other Ferraris — namely a 360 Modena, F355 and a white Testarossa — along with a Lamborghini Diablo and a couple of high-end Mercedes.
The Prius sustained some rear bumper damage, but escaped relatively unharmed
http://autos.yahoo.com/news/eight-fe...r-pileup-.html
"a gathering of narcissists" lol
Gotta hand it to the writer for not exaggerating, but 1 million probably won't come CLOSE to paying off those wrecked cars...
LOL...
I'll bet they blame the Prius rather than the drivers not diving for the conditions.
No kidding. I was thinking around $200k average per car at the low end.
Typical asian behavior.
There was a single car accident here in Texas last year that was probably worth more...some goober in a Buggati Veyron was texting and ran off the road and drove out into the bay near Houston...ended up to the roofline in salt water...dumbass didn't even turn the motor off before he hit the water and that 1000hp quad turbo V16 was a complete loss.
typical asian drivers... stereotype's are here because they're true.
Interesting tidbit on the Veyon...a new set of tires costs over $100,000 including labor... you have to send your wheels and tires to France to get them mounted...
I've seen cars play pinball between guardrails before. Interesting to watch.
In think that might be that annual maintenance.
Veyron Owner Finds Private Jet Travel Cheaper
According to Autocar, an anonymous Bugatti Veyron owner has found maintenance on his 253 MPH hypercar so expensive he trailers it to his favorite roads, then flies there in his private jet to save money.
Apparently, the English Bugatti owner was tired of paying $21,000 for a routine service, $38,500 for a set of four tires and $46,000 every fourth tire change to have his wheels x-rayed to check for stress fractures. In comparison, an annual service on a Ferrari Enzo costs just $2,730. [via Autocar]
Wow traveling at blistering, break neck speeds without regard to human life, 80 to 100mph (between).
I was doing 85 today in an F250 diesel.
Those cars were idling along tbh.
You can't drive mid-engine cars the same as another platform. Stupid Asians, stick to your Skylines with AWD.
Oh well.........
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