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Old 11-02-2013, 02:32 PM   #31
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Obviously he did not read the thread on left foot braking........
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Old 11-02-2013, 02:49 PM   #32
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LOL, you're in fine form of late :-)
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Old 11-02-2013, 04:49 PM   #33
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What about that Veyron claim in the USA (that was contested)???
The one where the guy drove the Veyron into the lake - and someone happened to be filming it?!?! You'd all remember the story for sure...

Maybe they didn't pay out on the car - not sure... but that would have been 'up there' in the way of figures...

There's been a couple of HO Falcons claimed and paid since the peak/boom in 2007 too... Various reasons...
The guy in the Veyron was done for insurance fraud in that case I think I recall reading.
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Old 11-02-2013, 04:53 PM   #34
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Old 11-02-2013, 07:05 PM   #35
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I believe he may also have the record for the highest miles on a Maclaren as well...as he said, he actually gets out and uses the damn thing instead of hiding it away. Same as Jay Kay from Jamiroqui...he actually uses the supercars he has instead of polishing them and looking at them.

Good on him!

Oh, and the news item said what a Maclaren F1 was worth "when new"...I wonder what one is worth today? I would wager well over the 900,000 pounds it took to repair it...
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Old 11-02-2013, 08:24 PM   #36
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Had a hard life his Mclaren first bent in 1999 then again in 2011 both relatively big hits. I would say his insurer would be having a serious look at the premiums applied to this car from now on.
given how long he has owned the car and how often he drives it, I think only two prangs is pretty good. He has had the car nearly 20yrs. There would be a hell of a lot more people who would crash it day 1, get it back and do it again.
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Old 11-02-2013, 10:02 PM   #37
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Maybe someone should learn to drive a McLaren before buying one?

Still, I'd had to be insured with the same company as him.
He lead the "star in a reasonably priced car" board on the top gear test track for a while
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Old 11-02-2013, 10:10 PM   #38
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He does a few classic races and that sort of thing so he can steer, but i'd imagine with no electronic aids and possibly wet english roads it could turn very nasty, very quickly.
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I'm sure that pole was hard to avoid - it prolly just jumped out in front of him without any wrning at all
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