Honey, I Wrecked the Porsche - WSJ.com

Brendan Moore · 06-14-2007, 11:44 PM

Very interesting article from the Wall Street Journal - not sure how long you'll be able to view it as they usually put some time limit on the free articles:

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Merc1 · 06-15-2007, 12:17 AM

Good read.

M

Mirage77 · 06-15-2007, 12:45 AM

Interesting article. I guess in most circumstances the open road isn't built for supercars like these that border on insane performance or even exceed it. But our expectations get higher and higher, manufacturers have no choice but to make 'em cars quicker and quicker. I won't be surprised to see more and more of such accidents happening especially with a younger demographic buying up these cars like there's no tomorrow. There's simply too much new wealth going around.

BTW, I never knew that Veyron crashed in England.

Brendan Moore · 06-15-2007, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Mirage77

Interesting article. I guess in most circumstances the open road isn't built for supercars like these that border on insane performance or even exceed it. But our expectations get higher and higher, manufacturers have no choice but to make 'em cars quicker and quicker. I won't be surprised to see more and more of such accidents happening especially with a younger demographic buying up these cars like there's no tomorrow. There's simply too much new wealth going around.

BTW, I never knew that Veyron crashed in England.

Yes, at some level of horsepower the car becomes unusable to most drivers.

It's interesting to note in the article that a lot of the owners that wrecked their cars said people took photos and/or jeered them after they wrecked their exotic.

Bartek Sikorski · 06-17-2007, 06:28 AM

Lambo

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Brendan Moore Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 132 Thanks: 36 Thanked 78 Times in 44 Posts	Honey, I Wrecked the Porsche - WSJ.com Very interesting article from the Wall Street Journal - not sure how long you'll be able to view it as they usually put some time limit on the free articles: - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

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Merc1 Contributor Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Aurora IL USA Posts: 4,955 Thanks: 363 Thanked 672 Times in 346 Posts	Re: Honey, I Wrecked the Porsche - WSJ.com Good read. M

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Mirage77 The Doughnutman. Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 5,438 Thanks: 1,473 Thanked 1,225 Times in 722 Posts	Re: Honey, I Wrecked the Porsche - WSJ.com Interesting article. I guess in most circumstances the open road isn't built for supercars like these that border on insane performance or even exceed it. But our expectations get higher and higher, manufacturers have no choice but to make 'em cars quicker and quicker. I won't be surprised to see more and more of such accidents happening especially with a younger demographic buying up these cars like there's no tomorrow. There's simply too much new wealth going around. BTW, I never knew that Veyron crashed in England.

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