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14-07-2009, 10:19 AM
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A police impound $475k Ferrari California near Toodyay
Article from: PerthNow A PERTH motoring writer has been nabbed allegedly doing twice the speed limit in a rare Ferrari worth nearly $500,000. Police have impounded the rare Ferrari California being driven by Financial Review motoring writer Rod Easdown. The car was brought into Australia by Ateco Automotive and was scheduled for test drives with WA media outlets this week. The car was allegedly caught speeding through the WA Wheatbelt at 231km/h. The red Ferrari California is one of just two of its kind in Australia. A police spokesman said the rare red sports car had been recorded travelling at more than twice the legal limit when spotted by police on Julimar Rd, near Toodyay, just before noon today. Police have charged the 57-year-old male driver, from Wembley, with reckless driving. The car has been impounded under hoon legislation for seven days. A police spokesman said: "The incident should serve to remind drivers that regardless of a car’s capabilities, excessive speed is a contributing factor in about 60 people dying on our roads each year." A spokesman for Ateco, Mr Edward Rowe, refused to comment. What an idiot !! lucky car wasn't crushed. !!!
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14-07-2009, 10:27 AM
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For the life of me i cannot see how impounding someone elses car punishes the idiot that commited the offence......
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14-07-2009, 10:37 AM
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Howdy - see:-
http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11266434 |
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14-07-2009, 10:39 AM
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Geez I think I would have wound it out too but if you get caught too bad, deserves the punishment but should have not taken the car as its not his anyway - just punishing the importer.
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14-07-2009, 10:43 AM
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the driver is hardly an idiot. Its perfectly safe to drive like that on these roads. Its the law thats the idiot.
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14-07-2009, 10:55 AM
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So, Toodyay has Autobahn roads ? since when ? Ferrari is not designed for our crap roads.!!
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14-07-2009, 11:21 AM
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They might not be Autobahns, but not exactly crap roads where he was.
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A police impound $475k Ferrari California near Toodyay Article from: PerthNow
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