JetSet Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 Would you let your 20 year old take your supercar out for a spin with his 19 year old girlfriend? http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/13078895 Police are investigating whether he was speeding when he lost control of the car on the 50mph road. Not too bright The German Police Pete Quote
rabbitstew Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 I read that earlier today and from the picture he certainly made a proper job of trashing it. I had to laugh at the bit where it says the police are investigating to see if the driver was doing more than the 50mph speed limit!!!!!! Quote
JetSet Posted April 14, 2011 Author Posted April 14, 2011 Apparently, this make of car doesn't have an airbag or any kind of traction control Pete Quote
tez162003 Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 thats called a very rich dad who has these cars as toys. The dad probably doesnt even care. Quote
coldel Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 In the Metro this morning, read this, I think the police need to be investigating how much over 100mph he was going when he totalled it. Dad probably was wondering which of the Gumperts he trashed...was it the yellow one or the other one? Quote
ioneabee Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 There were some pics of something similar to this doing the rounds a while ago from the USA A teenager at the wheel of a supercar, when he lost it and the debris seemed to be spread about half a mile !! along the "highway" I try and find them Quote
JetSet Posted April 14, 2011 Author Posted April 14, 2011 There were some pics of something similar to this doing the rounds a while ago from the USA A teenager at the wheel of a supercar, when he lost it and the debris seemed to be spread about half a mile !! along the "highway" I try and find them A 17 year old did this. Pete Quote
rtbiscuit Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 and this is why under 25's should be limited to a maximum of a 1.4 litre engine. or as you progress through the years after passing your test each year you can gain .1 of a litre. so when you pass you start on a 1 litre or less. then 1.1 , 1.2, 1.3 , 1.4, etc by 25 you'd be allowed 2 litre, and at say 27 or 28 you could be allowed 3 litres + Dons flame proof suit Quote
Stew Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 Not all young people are idiots you know. my350z has a huge gallery of young ones accidents. The guy lending his supercar to his son seems mental to us however we don't know the ins and outs of it. I'm fairly sure someone wouldn't lend it out unless he was sure it'd be in safe hands..... although it appears he might have been wrong! Quote
rtbiscuit Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 Not all young people are idiots you know. nope but the majority who are sully the young drivers name for all the ones who are safe. Quote
RisingPower Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 and this is why under 25's should be limited to a maximum of a 1.4 litre engine. or as you progress through the years after passing your test each year you can gain .1 of a litre. so when you pass you start on a 1 litre or less. then 1.1 , 1.2, 1.3 , 1.4, etc by 25 you'd be allowed 2 litre, and at say 27 or 28 you could be allowed 3 litres + Dons flame proof suit The RX8 has a 1.3 litre engine Had an m3 at 23 and didn't crash it so does that make me nothing like the norm? However, putting a 20 year old with sod all experience into a gumpert apollo is a slightly different affair to a 350z/m3/similar. If they had experience though, I don't see how you can base it on age? Quote
rtbiscuit Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 i suppose because i'm surrounded by them at work i have a different perspective, 8 sixth formers in 8 months all crashed, 5 were right offs; doesn't instill you with confidence, i think there may have been more, but only about 30 of the sixth formers drive, so thats nearly a third of them having a crash. Quote
RisingPower Posted April 14, 2011 Posted April 14, 2011 i suppose because i'm surrounded by them at work i have a different perspective, 8 sixth formers in 8 months all crashed, 5 were right offs; doesn't instill you with confidence, i think there may have been more, but only about 30 of the sixth formers drive, so thats nearly a third of them having a crash. Tools will drive like tools no matter what they're driving. Just means it's more expensive for them if they crash something which costs more. Quote
bronzee Posted April 15, 2011 Posted April 15, 2011 What a waste of a lovely car. Surprising that both he and the girl walked out with minor injuries. Quote
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