Bugatti Veyron<Saltwater

[AltimaCharlie]

http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc196/sorrycharlie2/bugatti.jpg

By Chris Paschenko
The Daily News
Published November 12, 2009

LA MARQUE — The owner of one of the world’s fastest production automobiles accidentally drove his fine-tuned, French-built car into a saltwater lagoon Wednesday.

The man, who police said was from Lufkin, was uninjured after escaping the partially submerged Bugatti Veyron as it came to rest in about 2 feet of saltwater.

The two-seater, with 16 cylinders and four turbo chargers, can reach speeds of more than 250 mph. New models sell for about $2 million.

The man, who refused to give his name, was looking at real estate in Galveston.

About 3 p.m. a low-flying pelican distracted him as he traveled north on Interstate 45 just south of the hurricane levee near Omega Bay.

The man jerked the wheel, dropped his cell phone, and the car’s front tire left the frontage road and entered a muddy patch, which foiled his attempt to maneuver away from the lagoon.

The Veyron’s powerful engine gurgled like an outboard motor for about 15 minutes before it died.

Police and firefighters blocked the frontage road until MCH Towing employee Gilbert Harrison carefully wenched the car away from riprap and onto the soft, muddy bank.

It’s the rarest car in the world, not something you can just replace, the man said.

An Associated Press story in October mentioned a 2006 model Veyron for sale in Jonesboro, Ark., with an asking price of $1.25 million.

One of the prospective buyers was from Texas.

That Bugatti Veyron was one of only 200 made and one of only about 15 in the United States, the AP reported.




My favorite part "
The Veyron’s powerful engine gurgled like an outboard motor for about 15 minutes before it died."

why didn't he shut it off!!! It's not that deep obvoiusly, I hydrolocked a KA once but it didn't coast me 2 million!

[Nubz]

he fails

[Captain-Obvious™]

Wow. What a waste of a car.

[Sol-Badguy]

Wow.

Maybe he thought he could motorboat it out? :lmao:

[ls-r teg]

that sucks dick lol wonder if he wants the part out the seats so i can put them in my teg?

[oneSLOWex]

i cried a little

[DB4LYFE ™]

what a d bag!

~DB4LYFE

[YoTa_BoX]

damn thats hard to look at lol, such a sad site.

Bet who ever the insurance company is fucking going ape shit right about now, having to write a 2 million dollar check.

[DrewS2K]

thats what you call a fuck nugget

[Nerdsrock22]

LOL at rarest car in the world.

Some douchebag wrecks his Bugatti, every other owner smiles cause their value just went up a good smidge.

[zspeed24]

What a dipshit

[S2KJD]

lol at all the comments!

[STI101]

What a Noob

[umairejaz]

I wish I was in his shoes, being able to do that.

[Njobe]

damn that suck

[Truegiant]

DEF not the rarest car in the world but serves him right for thinking his cell phone was more important that driving. OWNED by a pelican. Someone needs to make a gif with this and a pelican.. hah

[goi_ek]

lol, dumbass

[Ol' Gregg]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaQ9QKrrncY

VIDEO TO IT!!!

[singhondeck]

this is why you wait till u get home to eat your taco bell ...burrito in one hand... 1000+ hp in the other hand... not a good combination..lolll

[JEY$JDM]

haha

[a94civicex]

lmfao!

[kfzemx3]

You know it was an accident so i can understand that and I'll let him off for that, but the fact that it was in the water running for 15 mins... IDIOT

[cleanion31]

damnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

[teh_mugen18]

http://www.bowlofserial.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/homer-doh.jpg

[xdavidscenex]

insurance company is going to love him..

[claybird]

THE COLORS ON THOSE CARS ARE UGLY AND THE CAR IS UGLY good riddance plus i cant beat it in forza

[Brian*]

Fuck that.... What an idiot

[Brian*]

THE COLORS ON THOSE CARS ARE UGLY AND THE CAR IS UGLY good riddance plus i cant beat it in forza


are you kidding?

[swollix]

THE CAR IS UGLY

I concur.

[amandDA]

LOL at rarest car in the world.

Some douchebag wrecks his Bugatti, every other owner smiles cause their value just went up a good smidge.
:lmfao: troof

[87 Turbo II]

I think he was going a bit fast when he decided to "see a pelican", seeing how his wing was deployed and if you drive into water, you don't go THAT far into it unless you've got serious speed. I think he just couldn't control it, os he made up a pelican and cell phone story. Either way, I'd be on the top of my game in one of those cars, NO distractions.

[BABY J]

He should have floored it and he woulda skipped across to the other side.

[turbosx©]

the down force woulda pushed him in the water

[ItsBlack]

well.... it is shaped like a boat

[Echonova]

You know it was an accident so i can understand that and I'll let him off for that, but the fact that it was in the water running for 15 mins... IDIOTI think the electronics crapped out and not the engine. The air intakes are on the roof... Right?

[Boosted FC]

He should have floored it and he woulda skipped across to the other side.

:lmfao:

[JDMEK18]

Man, this guy is an idiot! I watched the video and cried.

[thepolecat]

VEETEECK musta kicked in YO!

[05IONREDLINE]

Thats what happens when you waste that kinda money. What a douche!!

[aaronfelipe]

man o man... I wonder what he told the wife...whatever it was I bet you she beleived it.

[Jason..]

I heard this on Neil Borts lol.

[rbwdriven]

I like the video best.

guy crawls out of the car but the tow truck driver leaves the door open.

Just proves if you have money does not mean you can drive.

I'm betting the call to the insurance company was fun unless he is self insured.

[Glides]

I agree J, If he had just nailed it, it might have skipped across. Those flat bottomed cars are wonderful.

[chameleon30038]

1 of 15 in the states....too bad only 14 are left dry.

[.blank cd]

Low flying pelican my ass.

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/Video-of-Bugatti-Crashing_719255.htm

[will_2006]

Low flying pelican my ass.

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/Video-of-Bugatti-Crashing_719255.htm

damn.....

[BABY J]

"I think that's a Lammmmmmbo dude."

[boostedb16]

Wow. What a waste of a car.shit thats a waste of a human.

[boostedb16]

Low flying pelican my ass.

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/Video-of-Bugatti-Crashing_719255.htmlol at the dumb ass saying "im pretty sure thats a lambo dude" :lmfao::lmfao::lmfao::lmfao::lmfao::lmfao::lmfao:: lmfao::lmfao::lmfao::lmfao::lmfao::lmfao::lmfao::l mfao::lmfao:

[Echonova]

Low flying pelican my ass.

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/Video-of-Bugatti-Crashing_719255.htmThat guy is screwed now. Insurance will not pay.

[sTeadFasT]

http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/comment/12/2009/11/a66ee34ac0896dca49eef8bc80c9ae03/340x.jpg

I dunno though, now there's arguements about this whole thing being a scam.

First Balloon boy, then dystonia cheerleader, now a scam of a 1.4million dollar veryon?

[Echonova]

http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/comment/12/2009/11/a66ee34ac0896dca49eef8bc80c9ae03/340x.jpg

I dunno though, now there's arguements about this whole thing being a scam.

First Balloon boy, then dystonia cheerleader, now a scam of a 1.4million dollar veryon?I didn't even see that... Ah well. Not worried about it one way or the other... LOL

[*DA Boo*]

Man that sux!!!!

[evokenny]

hmm for 1.4 milllion dollars you would figure that it could sail on water too hAHAHA i mean...for that much money

[Alan®]

this guy also owns/owned the enzo that eddie griffin crashed a couple of years back

[VIP Style]

What a Noob
lmao

[Glides]

The best part is when it gets fixed, which it will get fixed, it will be worth the exact same amount it was before he reinacted 20,000 leagues under a Retention Pond in Texas.

Thats the beauty of Ultra Exotics.

[freaksandgeeks]

Def. upsetting what happened to that car. Was he on the cell phone? Dropped it and decided to reach instead of drive? Heard of Bluetooth? I heard on HL News that the owner is looking into see if the car was salvageable (Ebay?)


that sucks dick lol wonder if he wants the part out the seats so i can put them in my teg?

^ This has to be the funniest freaking post I have seen in a while. Cause I know that some people were actually thinking this.


Sohail Shah
Peace and Chicken Grease

[collins]

http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/comment/12/2009/11/a66ee34ac0896dca49eef8bc80c9ae03/340x.jpg

I dunno though, now there's arguements about this whole thing being a scam.

First Balloon boy, then dystonia cheerleader, now a scam of a 1.4million dollar veryon?

even still, that bird aint big enough to be a damn pelican. also, i dont remember who said it, but i disagree that he was traveling above a reasonable speed. you can see where he passes a couple signs and another vehicle and it looks like he's traveling in the range of approx 50 mph... def not triple digits, nor anywhere close. i dont believe the pelican bit, but its more than likely he dropped his phone and thought "oh i can reach that... uh oh..."

[Wurm]

http://www.pixlmonster.com/quackerjack/boat_captains/

Follow the guide next time

[singhondeck]

someone start makin some gif files asap

[SLOWR/T]

The best part is when it gets fixed, which it will get fixed, it will be worth the exact same amount it was before he reinacted 20,000 leagues under a Retention Pond in Texas.

Thats the beauty of Ultra Exotics.

The money it would take to fix that would be the same as to built it. The time in labor to tear it down, rebuild it and cost of parts... Its totaled.

[redneckhatch]

what a dumbass

[redrumracer]

shit looks ugly anyways