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Old 14 April 2011, 11:55 AM
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DOH!


http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/13078895
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Old 14 April 2011, 11:58 AM
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"Police are investigating whether he was speeding when he lost control of the car on the 50mph road."

This bit makes me snigger.
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Old 14 April 2011, 12:48 PM
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The drivers door ended up 30m away!!!

Nah he could not have possibly been speeding in that case. It is common for cars crashed a 50kmh to look like that that and fling their doors 30 metres.
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Old 14 April 2011, 01:09 PM
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The drivers door ended up 30m away!!!

Nah he could not have possibly been speeding in that case. It is common for cars crashed a 50kmh to look like that that and fling their doors 30 metres.
Yeah - plus there is NO WAY a car like that could go around a corner at any where near 50 mph without leaving the road (at about 200).
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He could have been drifting.

Admittedly a 50mph drift isn't legal, but it isn't speeding either
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Old 14 April 2011, 01:47 PM
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I imagine he did a bit of drifting before he hit whatever destroyed the car.

It must have given his dad birth pains to hear about that.

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cocky inexperienced **** springs to mind. I wonder if the insurance will cover it. 19 y/o insured on that - i do doubt it!
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The only thing I feel is dismay at the loss of a beautiful car however what was the father thinking lending a car like that to a 20yr old..............more money than sense......................
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It's a very ugly car to be honest.
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Old 14 April 2011, 02:17 PM
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Well the 20year old made it look even uglier!
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Originally Posted by tony de wonderful
It's a very ugly car to be honest.
Yes I agree, what a terrible thing to park outside your house. Maybe he did his dad a favour.

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Originally Posted by Camoscooby
The only thing I feel is dismay at the loss of a beautiful car however what was the father thinking lending a car like that to a 20yr old..............more money than sense......................
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Can't fault the strength of the car's chassis though, if driver and passenger walked away without a scratch.
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Love the unapologetic, single-mindedness of the Apollo. And love the aggressive pseudo-GT racer looks of the thing. It has an 'aura' of unpretention. That's what makes it 'beautiful'.

Did you ever see how utterly planted it was around the TG track?!!
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I am sure if the insurance does not pay out they probably will not miss the money and are probably happier the driver and passenger are still alive.
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"The man was driving with a 19-year-old female passenger"

I see what he was trying to do there.
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Originally Posted by GlesgaKiss
"The man was driving with a 19-year-old female passenger"

I see what he was trying to do there.
Innit, the last words before the crash were "Watch this!"
Blates.
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Old 14 April 2011, 07:59 PM
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More like "ARGH! SHIZA!! ARGH!"
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Originally Posted by GlesgaKiss
"The man was driving with a 19-year-old female passenger"

I see what he was trying to do there.
Maybe he was getting a BJ ...
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What a shame....

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Originally Posted by astraboy
...the last words before the crash were "Watch this!"
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Hmmm doing the German roads a favor....one less ugly car....urgghhh just not for me.
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Good job I only had access to a 1100cc Peugeot 205 at that age. The most impressive thing to females was that it was better than getting the bus! If I had a Gumpert don't think I would let my young son drive it.
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Originally Posted by joz8968
Love the unapologetic, single-mindedness of the Apollo. And love the aggressive pseudo-GT racer looks of the thing. It has an 'aura' of unpretention. That's what makes it 'beautiful'.

Did you ever see how utterly planted it was around the TG track?!!
Looked to me more like something out of a 4 year old's toy box.

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