Ferrari 575 Maranello F1 written off in Sandyford this morning (All Threads Merged)

EPM

My bad, but ad still says 160k!

Still, even 110k it'd never be sent to the scrap heap surely...

smash

Well it depends of there's any chassis damage, if not it should be repairable. Parts may be very easy to find depending on the condition of this car http://www.eurospares.co.uk/breaking2.asp?page=55

EPM

steve06 wrote: »

Well it depends of there's any chassis damage, if not it should be repairable. Parts may be very easy to find depending on the condition of this car http://www.eurospares.co.uk/breaking2.asp?page=55

Do they break perfectly good cars like that?:eek:

Flood Damage?



EDIT - MY BAD, DIDNT SEE THE STOCK PHOTO BIT...

smash

EPM wrote: »

Do they break perfectly good cars like that?:eek:

Flood Damage?

That's just a stock photo

L1011

steve06 wrote: »

That's just a stock photo

It even states "The photo used is not a picture of the actual car we dismantled" below it.

EI321

traynors in the north break everything, even ferraris and astons

redtinka

legalbird12 wrote: »

cant see the pics, any other way of viewing them?

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Ferrari/575/Maranell/200840190288089/advert

Looks like it was on a test drive. see the link above for sale advert. poor bloke!

rabbitinlights

EPM wrote: »

Absolute sickener, I wonder will the price go down in the next few months on that after the repair though...or will it just be exported:D

It's a write-off.

.Longshanks.

Seen a truck fully loaded unregistered MkV golf's on the N7 this morning...... Must be good discounts available at this stage

antodeco

By the looks of things it was either driven across in front of, or someone overtaking. Seems like a very odd place for it to happen (as it seemed to be quite close to the kerb). Oddly enough, the ferrari looks like it came out worst!

Seth Brundle

FYI - the carzone advert has been pulled but the cache of it is here
http://74.125.77.132/search?q=cache:09N-QZhCrqgJ:www.carzone.ie/search/Ferrari/575/Maranell/200840190288089/advert+http://www.carzone.ie/search/Ferrari/575/Maranell/200840190288089/advert&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&client=firefox-a

rocknchef

I remember a couple of years ago when I worked in the shelbourne the night manager done the same but he didnt hit any other car:eek:

R.O.R

Word is that the car is with the crash repairers being assesed. Nice bit of work for them.

robtri

steve06 wrote: »

Well it depends of there's any chassis damage, if not it should be repairable. Parts may be very easy to find depending on the condition of this car http://www.eurospares.co.uk/breaking2.asp?page=55

even if there is some chassis damage, they will repair it,
unless someone like traynors get so they can rip it apart, there is a lot of valuable parts still left on that.... wouldn't mind seeing the salvage value the insurance company put on it....

have to say I am sure Des Cullen is delighted, now the insurance company pays for the car and he doesn't have to worry about it not being sold....

AugustusMaximus

robtri wrote: »

even if there is some chassis damage, they will repair it,
unless someone like traynors get so they can rip it apart, there is a lot of valuable parts still left on that.... wouldn't mind seeing the salvage value the insurance company put on it....

have to say I am sure Des Cullen is delighted, now the insurance company pays for the car and he doesn't have to worry about it not being sold....

He'll only get the book value which is still prob less than the sales value.

robtri

AugustusMaximus wrote: »

He'll only get the book value which is still prob less than the sales value.

possibly.... but much better to get that than have it sitting outside your showroom for at least 12 months further depreciating

Owen

Maybe it won't be written off - someone could it for salvage and put it back on the road. Ferrari can pretty much rebuild anything if you've got enough money - remember the whole Gizmondo executive Enzo fiasco? He hit a pole and literally cut the Enzo in half? Ferrari were determined to rebuild the car after the accident.

smash

ned78 wrote: »

Maybe it won't be written off - someone could it for salvage and put it back on the road. Ferrari can pretty much rebuild anything if you've got enough money - remember the whole Gizmondo executive Enzo fiasco? He hit a pole and literally cut the Enzo in half? Ferrari were determined to rebuild the car after the accident.

That was because it was a decisions by Ferrari to always have a set amount of Enzo's on the road and if one was damaged they would buy it back and rebuild using whatever parts they could.

Owen

I know, but looking at that Ferrari, it's predominantly front end damage. The engine looks like it's still in the same place, so maybe it's just bodywork, headlights, door, and engine bay ancilliaries?

qz

ned78 wrote: »

Maybe it won't be written off - someone could it for salvage and put it back on the road. Ferrari can pretty much rebuild anything if you've got enough money - remember the whole Gizmondo executive Enzo fiasco? He hit a pole and literally cut the Enzo in half? Ferrari were determined to rebuild the car after the accident.

Yes but the Enzo is an entirely different story than a 575M.

401 Enzos produced for a single year < X amount 575Ms produced over 4 years, can't find a production figure anywhere.

Not having a Ferrari yet myself, I doubt that they'd bother with repairing a €100k 5 year old Maranello, but I am very much open to being proven wrong.

smash

This Enzo was also rebuilt

Zube

wtf? Why do Enzos keep breaking in half? Is it like the Starship Enterprise, where they have to eject the Warp Core in an accident before it explodes?

smash

Zube wrote: »

wtf? Why do Enzos keep breaking in half? Is it like the Starship Enterprise, where they have to eject the Warp Core in an accident before it explodes?

security feature, like how a lizard drops it's tail when it gets scared!

robtri

that ferrari looks like it could easily be repaired....I would be very surprised if this car is not repaired....

fonda

Valetor was not insured to drive the car and took it out for a spin, he decided to hit the sport button as he was driving to "see what it done" and lost control :eek:

TomMc

But who would spend serious money on a crash repaired one. Just because it might look like mainly cosmetic damage, doesn't mean the steering will feel right even if repaired. Never mind the integrity of the car as a whole.

Fixing wrecked exotics reminds me of Trigger and his broom with all those new heads and handles.:D

Owen

fonda wrote: »

Valetor was not insured to drive the car and took it out for a spin, he decided to hit the sport button as he was driving to "see what it done" and lost control :eek:

Source?

Drummerboy08

fonda wrote: »

Valetor was not insured to drive the car and took it out for a spin, he decided to hit the sport button as he was driving to "see what it done" and lost control :eek:

In biggest Monty Python voice "now dont do it again!"

I remember something similar happening in a dealership my oul fella worked in. The valetor took a Z3 for a spin on his lunch, rallied it up the road, managed to flip it. Complete write off.

TBH, if i was driving that Peugeot i'd be more worried. What insurance company will believe the story? "Well you see, the black Ferrari just flew around the corner............"

pred racer

Drummerboy08 wrote: »

TBH, if i was driving that Peugeot i'd be more worried. What insurance company will believe the story? "Well you see, the black Ferrari just flew around the corner............"

That ferrari is probably up for sale on ebay with light frontal damage :-)

el diablo

fonda wrote: »

Valetor was not insured to drive the car and took it out for a spin, he decided to hit the sport button as he was driving to "see what it done" and lost control :eek:

Spoof. you just made that up. :rolleyes: