You left wing crusties will like this
www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/8934718/Astonishing-accident-involving-eight-Ferraris-worlds-most-expensive-car-crash.html
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 5 Dec 2011, 9:02, 2 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

wha?
"A new Ferrari 355 retails for several hundred thousand pounds"

Does it fuck. Firstly, you've not been able to buy a "new" 355 for about 15 years at least and secondly, they cost about £50K even mint second hand. I don't think they ever cost over £100K when they were new.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 5 Dec 2011, 9:07, Reply)

'Badger correct on the internet shocker'

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 5 Dec 2011, 9:10, Reply)

I've had to go and school /QOTW about sugar.
I'm back on my a-game.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 5 Dec 2011, 9:11, Reply)

Sorry, the words I understand, but the sentence is meaningless.

(Bazongaloid, Mon 5 Dec 2011, 9:12, Reply)

I have edited.

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 5 Dec 2011, 9:14, Reply)

I read all that. The poster is devoid of intelligence.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Mon 5 Dec 2011, 9:12, Reply)

I was just reading that.
What a moron.

Not you.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Mon 5 Dec 2011, 9:19, Reply)

"Shares in both tailors and George D suits rise rapidly"

(Bazongaloid, Mon 5 Dec 2011, 9:12, Reply)

Quite amusing really.

(Bazongaloid, Mon 5 Dec 2011, 9:08, Reply)

It really is.
I do love a fast car, but you do have to laugh at something like that. And it's not as if any of them were priceless or irreplaceable. If you own a Ferrari the least you could fucking do is learn how not to crash into other Ferraris. They're mostly big and red, you can't miss them.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 5 Dec 2011, 9:13, Reply)

I have a drive in an Aston Martin awaiting me after the weekend
I like this very much
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 5 Dec 2011, 9:15, Reply)

Which model?

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Mon 5 Dec 2011, 9:16, Reply)

A Vantage I believe
Due to the kids going mental yesterday, I didn't get a chance to read it all properly
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 5 Dec 2011, 9:17, Reply)

A mate of mine was given a year old Vantage convertible (LN400 limited edition) by his extremely wealthy brother in law
I want a brother in law like that.
( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Mon 5 Dec 2011, 9:19, Reply)

"given" as in "to keep" ?
the spawny fucking cunt.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 5 Dec 2011, 9:20, Reply)

Yes to keep. His brother in law also insured it for him for the first twelve months.
His brother in law is seriously loaded. Runs a hedge fund. Has a garage full of about 8 high performance cars.
( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Mon 5 Dec 2011, 9:21, Reply)

fucking hell.

(Poppet some assembly required., Mon 5 Dec 2011, 9:23, Reply)

Indeed.
He is getting rid of his Lamborghini Gallardo as he lives in southeren Spain and has to get it to Madrid each time it needs a service. He's replacing it with a Ferrari, the flash fucker.
( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Mon 5 Dec 2011, 9:31, Reply)

Still - people that well-off are rarely that generous.
that's why they are that well off in the first place. Fair play.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 5 Dec 2011, 9:28, Reply)

I think people who have inherited a lot of money tend to be tight with it. Those who made it themselves (as in this case) tend to be more generous.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Mon 5 Dec 2011, 9:29, Reply)

Really?
I think the entire capitalist system might disagree with you there.
(Bazongaloid, Mon 5 Dec 2011, 9:31, Reply)

I've based this opinion solely on what I have witnessed.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Mon 5 Dec 2011, 9:33, Reply)

Could be.
I dunno, one of my PhD students moved into the city when she graduated and I nearly slapped her when she was complaining that she couldn't decide whether to spend her first bonus on a 911 or pay off a lump of the mortgage on her docklands flat. Cow. She's never bought me a car.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 5 Dec 2011, 9:32, Reply)

I agree
My brother in law has an old Ford Focus...
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 5 Dec 2011, 9:24, Reply)

Sweet
I keep ummming and aaahing about buying a TVR Tuscan. I really want one but I fucking know I can't afford to keep the bastard on the road. They need engine rebuilds about every 30K or something.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 5 Dec 2011, 9:19, Reply)

Bastards if you live in a town too.
My colleague has one and reckons he can only pull away in second because it either stalls or shreds the tyres.

It could just be he is a shit driver.
(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Mon 5 Dec 2011, 9:22, Reply)

I've briefly driven a Tuscan and a Cerbera and more or less managed.
but in fairness to him, the clutches are seven shades of bastard and I could have just driven slightly easier ones
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 5 Dec 2011, 9:25, Reply)

I had a second hand Chimera 4 litre high compression.
Never had a problem with it. I was gutted when I had to sell it (I was skint so it had to go). Brilliant car.
( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Mon 5 Dec 2011, 9:25, Reply)

Chimeras had Rover V8s though, didn't they?
Cerbera and the Tuscan were the first ones to get the TVR V8 which, I'm told, is a little "sensitive"
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 5 Dec 2011, 9:26, Reply)

Yep it had the rover engine - 3.5 from the rover SD1, bored out to 4L.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Mon 5 Dec 2011, 9:28, Reply)

I'm tempted to be honest - a good one is only 7 or 8K now, and I really do like them
but I know, deep down, it'll always be a second best choice, because the Tuscan is fucking beautiful.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 5 Dec 2011, 9:30, Reply)

That Rover engine is "reliable" though.
You'd likely get to drive it more.
(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Mon 5 Dec 2011, 9:31, Reply)

My Dad had an SD1
so I feel those speech marks.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 5 Dec 2011, 9:33, Reply)

British Leyland rustiness at it's finest.
Horrendous electrical problems too.
( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Mon 5 Dec 2011, 9:39, Reply)

If you get one, make sure it has had the 60,000 mile cambelt change, otherwise you are in for a £2k bill.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Mon 5 Dec 2011, 9:32, Reply)

I thought ferraris were usually small and sleek?
But then I'm not hugely familiar with cars...
(Poppet some assembly required., Mon 5 Dec 2011, 9:22, Reply)

they tend to be very wide.
but, compared to Aussie cars, they probably are on the small side.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 5 Dec 2011, 9:23, Reply)

Well where I live there are lots of utes and 4wds - purely because of the lines of work that people do here.
My car is considered very small by comparison.
(Poppet some assembly required., Mon 5 Dec 2011, 9:24, Reply)

same as the US - no advantage in small cars.
until recently.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Mon 5 Dec 2011, 9:27, Reply)