Man Drives $2 Million Bugatti Into Lake

[Josh]

Underwater, Literally, With a $2 Million Bugatti

By RICHARD S. CHANG

Eddie Griffin might finally be off the hook for the most ridiculous crash in a priceless supercar. On Wednesday, a man drove a Bugatti Veyron into a lagoon in Texas after avoiding a low-flying pelican.

According to The Galveston County Daily News, the driver was checking out real estate in La Marque, Tex., when the pelican swooped into view:

The man jerked the wheel, dropped his cellphone 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.

The man was uninjured, physically, though after drowning the Veyron, which is priced at around $2 million, his ego might be a little damaged. (Lawrence Ulrich reviewed the new Veyron in The Times earlier this month.)

Now, Autoblog has unearthed video of the Veyron being towed out of the water:

http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/200...n-drives-into-lagoon-after-pelican-encounter/

 

[OCGuy]

I would cry.

 

[tboo]

Lol

 

[JS80]

COL (crying out loud)

 

[Malak]

I would cry if I wasted my money on that piece of junk.

Fixed

 

[BassBomb]

he was using his cell phone and was dodging an animal?!

 

[bigrash]

ouch

 

[Aharami]

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

😱😳:$:'(

 

[Josh]

Just reading about this car..

"To run safely at speeds above 233 m.p.h., drivers must insert a second, special key that lowers the body and closes the front diffuser flaps Batmobile-style. That key, I might add, stayed hidden in the pocket of John Hill, Bugatti’s American market manager, who rode shotgun with me."

Wow.

 

[ViviTheMage]

It was probably a rental...hopefully he got the insurance!

the driver was checking out real estate in La Marque, Tex., when the pelican swooped into view:

 

[Miramonti]

He should be able to restore it for <$1m.

 

[techs]

This is why you gotta get carfax.

 

[Josh]

What the car normally looks like:

 

[thescreensavers]

wow, waterlocked for sure eh?

 

[mrrman]

show me the money

 

[PlasmaBomb]

This is why you don't fiddle with phones while driving...

Then he might have noticed the pelican earlier...

 

[Miramonti]

The Veyron&#8217;s powerful engine gurgled like an outboard motor for about 15 minutes before it died.

Letting it run after it entered the water is almost as stupid as driving into the lake.

 

[Josh]

I thought you are always supposed to just hit animals on the road if you are going fast and they are in your way...?

 

[thegimp03]

What a waste. Hopefully, since he has $2m to throw around for a car, he can restore it to original condition...

 

[ViviTheMage]

I thought you are always supposed to just hit animals on the road if you are going fast and they are in your way...?

Yup, this is a good example.

 

[amdhunter]

I'd give him $100k for that car tomorrow.

 

[Juddog]

ROFL this is pretty funny; he has enough money for a $2 million car but can't afford a wireless headset.

 

[BassBomb]

Yup, this is a good example.

That and considering the braking power on that car he could have probably come to a stop (depending on how fast he was going and how far the pelican was)

 

[Ausm]

lol

 

[CRXican]

fail

at least he was driving it