Most Expensive Fender Bender Ever?

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Most Expensive Fender Bender Ever?

Post by Schneibster » Mon Dec 05, 2011 8:58 pm

Eight Ferraris, a Lamborghini, a Nissan GT-R, three Mercedes, and a Toyota Prius were among the fourteen cars wrecked in a crash in Japan estimated to have wrecked US$3.8 million worth of supercars on their way to a show in Hiroshima.

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Re: Most Expensive Fender Bender Ever?

Post by Robert_S » Mon Dec 05, 2011 9:02 pm

in what the media are calling “the world’s most expensive car accident” and the cops are calling “a gathering of narcissists.”
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Re: Most Expensive Fender Bender Ever?

Post by Bella Fortuna » Mon Dec 05, 2011 9:05 pm

Robert_S wrote:
in what the media are calling “the world’s most expensive car accident” and the cops are calling “a gathering of narcissists.”
:hehe:
:lol:

And the Prius owner is trying to distance himself, undoubtedly...
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Re: Most Expensive Fender Bender Ever?

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Mon Dec 05, 2011 9:16 pm

"on their way to a show in Hiroshima."

So THAT'S what that big BOOM was. :fp:
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Post by Geoff » Mon Dec 05, 2011 9:19 pm

Bella Fortuna wrote:
Robert_S wrote:
in what the media are calling “the world’s most expensive car accident” and the cops are calling “a gathering of narcissists.”
:hehe:
:lol:

And the Prius owner is trying to distance himself, undoubtedly...
He probably caused the crash in a protest against environmentally unfriendly gas-guzzlers...
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World's Most Expensive Motorway Pile Up

Post by Calilasseia » Tue Dec 06, 2011 3:12 am

Just posted this elsewhere, and thought I'd share it here too. Namely, news of a motorway pile up in Japan, which featured no less than fourteen written-off supercars, including a Lamborghini Diablo, three Mercedes-Benzes, and, wait for it, no less than eight Ferraris.

Wired.com has the details here, with a nice video featuring the aftermath (commentary in Japanese).

Total cost of the accident in terms of written off cars? $3.8 million.

The guy who started it is looking at a possible three month jail sentence.

'Zilla, you weren't in Japan at the time were you? :mrgreen:

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Post by JacksSmirkingRevenge » Tue Dec 06, 2011 3:17 am

You forgot to mention the Toyota Prius. :hehe:
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Post by Xamonas Chegwé » Tue Dec 06, 2011 3:21 am

Threads collided. :tea:
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Re: Most Expensive Fender Bender Ever?

Post by Calilasseia » Tue Dec 06, 2011 3:24 am

But not as expensive a collision as that one ...

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Re: World's Most Expensive Motorway Pile Up

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Tue Dec 06, 2011 1:31 pm

Calilasseia wrote:Just posted this elsewhere, and thought I'd share it here too. Namely, news of a motorway pile up in Japan, which featured no less than fourteen written-off supercars, including a Lamborghini Diablo, three Mercedes-Benzes, and, wait for it, no less than eight Ferraris.

Wired.com has the details here, with a nice video featuring the aftermath (commentary in Japanese).

Total cost of the accident in terms of written off cars? $3.8 million.

The guy who started it is looking at a possible three month jail sentence.

'Zilla, you weren't in Japan at the time were you? :mrgreen:
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Re: Most Expensive Fender Bender Ever?

Post by Jason » Tue Dec 06, 2011 1:57 pm

MightyMolecule wrote:
“Ferraris rarely travel in such large numbers.”

...unlike flamingos...
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