Author Topic: Saw this yesterday. Big bummer. (Read 6750 times)

Tom · « **on:** August 09, 2016, 02:28:49 PM »

http://redbricktown.com/2016/08/woman-runs-300000-ferrari-great-falls-video/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

Kiwi_Roy · « **Reply #1 on:** August 09, 2016, 02:46:07 PM »

She probably wondered what all the fuss was about

Tom · « **Reply #2 on:** August 09, 2016, 02:50:32 PM »

Clueless. Wonder if her insurance company will keep her on their policy?

travelingbyguzzi · « **Reply #3 on:** August 09, 2016, 08:42:51 PM »

Stupid touchscreen and my giant thumbs. Just reported this post to the moderator. Sorry, Tom. Sorry, Dusty.

CPRMan · « **Reply #4 on:** August 10, 2016, 01:55:57 AM »

Could not have happened outside a better shop..... Great Falls Eyecare.

Lannis · « **Reply #5 on:** August 10, 2016, 06:14:50 AM »

Quote from: travelingbyguzzi on August 09, 2016, 08:42:51 PM

Stupid touchscreen and my giant thumbs. Just reported this post to the moderator. Sorry, Tom. Sorry, Dusty.

Lucky for you there was no car parked behind you!

boatdetective · « **Reply #6 on:** August 10, 2016, 07:02:06 AM »

The other side of this is that guys with $300,000 Ferraris should not be parallel parking them in public. ,,,because sh*t like this happens.

charlie b · « **Reply #7 on:** August 10, 2016, 07:24:49 AM »

People with $300k cars should not buy them unless they can replace them.

Apparently....... the long story is that there is a popular coffee shop where people go to show off their cars. Both of these were parked illegally in the front, probably so everyone can ogle over them.

Lannis · « **Reply #8 on:** August 10, 2016, 07:38:06 AM »

Quote from: charlie b on August 10, 2016, 07:24:49 AM

People with $300k cars should not buy them unless they can replace them.

Apparently....... the long story is that there is a popular coffee shop where people go to show off their cars. Both of these were parked illegally in the front, probably so everyone can ogle over them.

Although if it's a "cruise day" sort of thing, "illegal" is a relative term. They usually cut people some slack if it's a known car show venue. Businesses and municipalities usually like to encourage that sort of thing. Backfired this time though.

Videos of people pranging luxury cars are pretty popular on the 'net. Probably a deep-seated psychological need being met by the unsaid "Yeah, Trust Fund Boy, that Lambo doesn't look so pretty now does it ? "

Lannis

oldbike54 · « **Reply #9 on:** August 10, 2016, 07:53:51 AM »

Quote from: travelingbyguzzi on August 09, 2016, 08:42:51 PM

Stupid touchscreen and my giant thumbs. Just reported this post to the moderator. Sorry, Tom. Sorry, Dusty.

Didn't show up Bill , ignorance is bliss

Dusty

cloudbase · « **Reply #10 on:** August 10, 2016, 08:47:34 AM »

That's the way the Mercedes bends.

Testarossa · « **Reply #11 on:** August 10, 2016, 10:56:03 AM »

Schadenfreude.

mtiberio · « **Reply #12 on:** August 10, 2016, 11:25:01 AM »

I was at the event last Saturday. Its at Katies Cars and Coffee in Great Falls. There are a few bikes and my 71 EldoVert gets a gracious reception. I have to get up at 5:15 to get there by 6 and ensure I have a good parking spot (right in front of Katies of course). Those folks were not parked in front of Katies, but in one of the overflow side lots (late sleepers lot). Not a premium spot. Great Falls is a very high end suburb of DC, and the number of Ferraris and other exotic cars that show up is astounding. Stanley Steamers, Moal cars, rat rods, old sports cars, huge caddies, you name it, seems every week I see a car I didn't even know existed. It is amazing to me having been to this event just about every saturday morning for the last 2 years or more, that accidents like this don't happen more often (the lot is full with tons of people). FWIW, the woman thought she was in Drive when she was in Reverse and that is why she backed over the Ferrari.

pix I took last week:

IMG_2674 by mtiberio, on Flickr

ken farr · « **Reply #13 on:** August 10, 2016, 11:33:56 AM »

Quote from: Lannis on August 10, 2016, 07:38:06 AM

"Yeah, Trust Fund Boy, that Lambo doesn't look so pretty now does it ? "
Lannis

....now that's funny.....

...when the husband (?) said, " well at least no one got hurt ", the body language of the other guy is priceless..

kjf

Yard Sale · « **Reply #14 on:** August 10, 2016, 12:15:21 PM »

Thankfully none of the parked motorcycles were damaged.

Tom · « **Reply #15 on:** August 10, 2016, 05:13:15 PM »

Having a red bike parked there would not have helped. A more inclusive vid with extra pix. It'll buff out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLR57OtMdKU

Arizona Wayne · « **Reply #16 on:** August 10, 2016, 06:33:06 PM »

By the bumper that looks like a `mid `70s Mercedes. Was the Ferrari still driveable?

Tom · « **Reply #17 on:** August 10, 2016, 07:10:28 PM »

From the 2nd vid with stills. Possible.

Lannis · « **Reply #18 on:** August 10, 2016, 09:35:15 PM »

Quote from: Testarossa on August 10, 2016, 10:56:03 AM

Schadenfreude.

Gesundheit!

Tom · « **Reply #19 on:** August 11, 2016, 01:06:18 PM »

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schadenfreude

Rotten Ralph · « **Reply #20 on:** August 11, 2016, 02:07:57 PM »

Like my college roommate said (who drove his Porsche 911 around NYC) "Hey, it's only metal"

Tom · « **Reply #21 on:** August 11, 2016, 02:10:13 PM »

How beat up did it get?

Rotten Ralph · « **Reply #22 on:** August 11, 2016, 02:19:49 PM »

Surprisingly, it didn't. Guess some people are just lucky.

John Ulrich · « **Reply #23 on:** August 11, 2016, 06:09:06 PM »

Quote from: boatdetective on August 10, 2016, 07:02:06 AM

The other side of this is that guys with $300,000 Ferraris should not be parallel parking them in public. ,,,because sh*t like this happens.

This. I never parallel park either of my Corvettes. You're inviting someone to back over the hood.

bmc5733946 · « **Reply #24 on:** August 11, 2016, 06:37:57 PM »

Weird just weird. I can't believe the look on her face. She's just sort of slack jawed about the whole thing no, immediate apology, no "how did that happen" just nothing but mouth open wandering around. Just seems like a weird response, drugs, alcohol, some thing wrong with that woman. It almost looks like she thinks someone else did this, total disassociation.

Brian

Lannis · « **Reply #25 on:** August 11, 2016, 07:52:36 PM »

Quote from: bmc5733946 on August 11, 2016, 06:37:57 PM

Weird just weird. I can't believe the look on her face. She's just sort of slack jawed about the whole thing no, immediate apology, no "how did that happen" just nothing but mouth open wandering around. Just seems like a weird response, drugs, alcohol, some thing wrong with that woman. It almost looks like she thinks someone else did this, total disassociation.

Brian

Seen it before. A guy blew through a stoplight while I was pumping gas, he hit a car and spun it around and he slid to a stop in the gas station. He appeared fine, no injuries, but got out of his seat belt, opened the door, and began trotting around the car looking for something on the ground, paying NO attention to the woman in the front seat or the young teenage girl in back, both of whom were bleeding and semi-conscious (not belted in). I was checking them over and reassuring them, and asking him to help, but he paid no attention (none of them spoke English but some gestures are universal). He just kept looking for something on the ground around the car until the EMTs came and I left ...

Lannis

bmc5733946 · « **Reply #26 on:** August 11, 2016, 08:29:32 PM »

Yeah, I can understand shock and confusion after a big hit, I've had it happen to me. This appears to have happened at parking speed / walking speed. I just think she looks like she is under the influence of something.

Brian

Lannis · « **Reply #27 on:** August 11, 2016, 08:32:49 PM »

Quote from: bmc5733946 on August 11, 2016, 08:29:32 PM

Yeah, I can understand shock and confusion after a big hit, I've had it happen to me. This appears to have happened at parking speed / walking speed. I just think she looks like she is under the influence of something.

Brian

That's the most likely explanation in any case.

Lannis

Tom · « **Reply #28 on:** August 12, 2016, 01:03:02 PM »

Was that on a city side street??? If it was, could be a moving violation, DUI etc. besides big time insurance claim.

Nic in Western NYS · « **Reply #29 on:** August 12, 2016, 04:30:23 PM »

Quote from: bmc5733946 on August 11, 2016, 08:29:32 PM

Yeah, I can understand shock and confusion after a big hit, I've had it happen to me. This appears to have happened at parking speed / walking speed. I just think she looks like she is under the influence of something.

Brian

Not to blame the little ones, but children can be very distracting. Pretty calm response from the Ferrari owner considering how so many drivers are triggered to fury by so much less provocation. The passenger saying, 'well, no one got hurt' might have been trying to be helpful, but was lucky not to have that dumb comment trigger a full-on rage.

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Author Topic: Saw this yesterday. Big bummer. (Read 6750 times)

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