Coventry La La La New Member Apr 14, 2011 #1 A 20-year-old has written off his dad's £275,000 Gumpert Apollo after taking it for a spin in Germany. He lost control of the rear wheel drive supercar on a sharp bend near Brokdorf, just north of Hamburg. After the crash the driver's door ended up 100ft (30m) away and the car was described as a "total loss". The man was driving with a 19-year-old female passenger and both of them walked away from the accident with minor injuries. Police are investigating whether he was speeding when he lost control of the car on the 50mph road. The Gumpert Apollo has a top speed of 225mph (360kph) and goes from 0 to 60mph in less than three seconds. The Gumpert Apollo is one of the world's fastest super-cars Last edited: Apr 14, 2011
A 20-year-old has written off his dad's £275,000 Gumpert Apollo after taking it for a spin in Germany. He lost control of the rear wheel drive supercar on a sharp bend near Brokdorf, just north of Hamburg. After the crash the driver's door ended up 100ft (30m) away and the car was described as a "total loss". The man was driving with a 19-year-old female passenger and both of them walked away from the accident with minor injuries. Police are investigating whether he was speeding when he lost control of the car on the 50mph road. The Gumpert Apollo has a top speed of 225mph (360kph) and goes from 0 to 60mph in less than three seconds. The Gumpert Apollo is one of the world's fastest super-cars
n1xon New Member Apr 14, 2011 #2 Police are investigating whether he was speeding!!!! DERRRR its a no brainer no investergation needed. lol
Police are investigating whether he was speeding!!!! DERRRR its a no brainer no investergation needed. lol
We'll_live_and_die Super Moderator Apr 14, 2011 #3 He might have just touched the accelerator for two seconds. Then he'd be under 50mph at the time of the crash. Three seconds, yeah he was speeding.
He might have just touched the accelerator for two seconds. Then he'd be under 50mph at the time of the crash. Three seconds, yeah he was speeding.
Marty Well-Known Member Apr 14, 2011 #4 If you're stupid enough to give a 20 year old a 300k car you deserve for it to end up looking like that.
If you're stupid enough to give a 20 year old a 300k car you deserve for it to end up looking like that.
Nick Administrator Apr 14, 2011 #5 He can probably buy another one tommorow. Things like that don't matter to those sort of people!
CovKingChris Facebook User Apr 14, 2011 #6 Depends here it was, whether it was on the dual carriage way. Meh, screwin. Last edited: Apr 14, 2011
Disorganised1 New Member Apr 14, 2011 #8 But they both walked away - says wonders about the build quality
Walter Sobchak New Member Apr 14, 2011 #9 It looks better smashed up. If I had close to £300,000, it wouldn't be spent on that.
TheRoyalScam Well-Known Member Apr 14, 2011 #10 Walter Sobchak said: It looks better smashed up. If I had close to £300,000, it wouldn't be spent on that. Click to expand... Agreed - it looks like a dog's dinner - what a total waste of money - never heard of a Gumpert Apollo - where are they made?? Wonder what his insurance premium's gonna be now!
Walter Sobchak said: It looks better smashed up. If I had close to £300,000, it wouldn't be spent on that. Click to expand... Agreed - it looks like a dog's dinner - what a total waste of money - never heard of a Gumpert Apollo - where are they made?? Wonder what his insurance premium's gonna be now!
Coventry La La La New Member Apr 14, 2011 #11 The Gumpert Apollo is a sports car produced by German automaker Gumpert Sportwagenmanufaktur GmbH in Altenburg.
The Gumpert Apollo is a sports car produced by German automaker Gumpert Sportwagenmanufaktur GmbH in Altenburg.
Walter Sobchak New Member Apr 14, 2011 #12 TheRoyalScam said: Agreed - it looks like a dog's dinner - what a total waste of money - never heard of a Gumpert Apollo - where are they made?? Wonder what his insurance premium's gonna be now! Click to expand... It vaguely rings a bell from an old Top Gear. I believe its German.
TheRoyalScam said: Agreed - it looks like a dog's dinner - what a total waste of money - never heard of a Gumpert Apollo - where are they made?? Wonder what his insurance premium's gonna be now! Click to expand... It vaguely rings a bell from an old Top Gear. I believe its German.
D derbyskyblue Well-Known Member Apr 15, 2011 #13 Marty said: If you're stupid enough to give a 20 year old a 300k car you deserve for it to end up looking like that. Click to expand... Ive learnt my lesson, next time he can use my aston martin. Tis a tad slower.
Marty said: If you're stupid enough to give a 20 year old a 300k car you deserve for it to end up looking like that. Click to expand... Ive learnt my lesson, next time he can use my aston martin. Tis a tad slower.
Walter Sobchak New Member Apr 15, 2011 #15 rob9872 said: Tbf looks better crashed. Horrible looking thing. Click to expand... In the crashed photo it makes it look a bit like the batmobile.... if you squint....and turn your monitor upside down!:thinking about: Massive improvement anyway. Sort of.... Attachments large_Batman-The-Batmobile-1c5raidj.jpg 50.9 KB · Views: 2
rob9872 said: Tbf looks better crashed. Horrible looking thing. Click to expand... In the crashed photo it makes it look a bit like the batmobile.... if you squint....and turn your monitor upside down!:thinking about: Massive improvement anyway. Sort of....