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Supercar demolishes fence and ploughs into garden
11:10am Wednesday 5th September 2012 in News
By Emma Streatfield, Senior Reporter
This ‘jokey’ WRITE-OFF number plate on the Audi R8 supercar is not so jokey now after the car smashed through and fence and into the garden of Paula and Andrew Rigby in Awbridge.
THIS was the scene of devastation after a supercar ploughed through a family’s garden.
The black Audi Quattro R8 left the road, smashed through a hedge before demolishing a shed, bench and a fence leaving children’s toys strewn in its wake.
Andrew and Paula Rigby were woken by the car – ironically with the registration R8 OFF – crashing off Carters Clay Road in Awbridge, near Romsey , and across their back lawn.
The couple and their children, Wilson, 3, and Fay, 1, were all asleep in their house on the corner of Newtown Road when the incident happened at around 1am yesterday.
Paula dashed out of the house to the car, which had come to rest near their driveway, but it was empty.
Paula, 34, said: “I heard a bang, it was not particularly loud. I thought it was the kids then I heard voices outside, looked out and there was a car in the garden.
“I was shocked, it took a while to sink in what had happened. I was very upset because it was all the kids’ things.”
Neighbours were also quickly out of their homes to survey the scene.
The hedge had been moved around 15 metres by the car while tyre marks and children’s toys including trikes and plastic skittles were scattered everywhere.
Paula added: “I found it all very horrible, it could have been in the day when my kids were in the garden. It’s hard not to think of what ifs.
“They could have been killed if it was in the day if they were in the garden – their toys are all trashed.”
She said a similar thing had happened on two occasions at the property before they lived there.
However, she thought it was lucky that the cars and house were not hit.
“In the grand scheme of things I was quite relieved that no one was hurt,” she added.
Police are investigating. They have not made an arrest, a spokesman said.
Comments(86)
Niel
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12:00pm Wed 5 Sep 12
Huey
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12:09pm Wed 5 Sep 12
ToastyTea wrote:Looking at the photo it has sideswiped the fence and skidded through the garden.
The number plate isn't really ironic is it, the car looks perfect. And what was the reason for this crash, speeding / joyriding ?? strange no sort of explanation.
Any damage is likely to be facing away from the camera. I agree the car is unlikely to be written off.
Always makes me laugh - people who buy supercars yet seem to have no idea whatsoever about driving them and then end up smashing them.
They bought it to look cool but ended up looking like a complete jerk. There's the irony.
sotonwinch09
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12:19pm Wed 5 Sep 12
ToastyTea wrote:The airbags have gone off. That suggests quite an impact to the front of the vehicle which we cannot see from the picture. I'm sure it's far from perfect.
The number plate isn't really ironic is it, the car looks perfect.
And what was the reason for this crash, speeding / joyriding ?? strange no sort of explanation.
sotonwinch09
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12:19pm Wed 5 Sep 12
ToastyTea wrote:The airbags have gone off. That suggests quite an impact to the front of the vehicle which we cannot see from the picture. I'm sure it's far from perfect.
The number plate isn't really ironic is it, the car looks perfect.
And what was the reason for this crash, speeding / joyriding ?? strange no sort of explanation.
jonnyx
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12:21pm Wed 5 Sep 12
They bought it to look cool but ended up looking like a complete jerk. There's the irony."
i don't necessarily disagree with this sentiment, but presumably as the car was 'empty' we might assume it was stolen for a 'joyride' and then abandoned rather than driven there by its rightful owner. (who of course may well be able to drive it properly).
Mr. Miyagi
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12:22pm Wed 5 Sep 12
jonnyx
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12:26pm Wed 5 Sep 12
originalsfc
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12:27pm Wed 5 Sep 12
. I see the idiot in Ocean Village almost daily and am now so happy.
Mr. Miyagi
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12:32pm Wed 5 Sep 12
jonnyx wrote:Considering the owner drives it around as though he has just stolen it, I would say it is highly likely that the 'joyrider' and the owner are the same person!
do you think it was the owner actually driving it?
Ted Rogers
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12:32pm Wed 5 Sep 12
originalsfc wrote:Sounds a little 'Green eyed' to me.
Fantastic........... . I see the idiot in Ocean Village almost daily and am now so happy.
Says quite a lot about you that you find happiness in other people's mis-fortune
elvisimo
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12:32pm Wed 5 Sep 12
Kaipaith
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12:33pm Wed 5 Sep 12
Mr. Miyagi wrote:This shouldn't slow him down. It should take him off the road. Irresponsible driving that, despite the time of night, could have very easily killed someone. Using a car isn't a right, its a privilege, and one this twonk doesn't deserve to have.
It was only a matter of time this was going to happen. You should see how the t*sser drives it around Ocean Village. Hopefully many people know who he is. This may actually slow him down a bit now, but I doubt it!
The Music Man
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12:46pm Wed 5 Sep 12
richieroo
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1:02pm Wed 5 Sep 12
News Fanatic
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1:22pm Wed 5 Sep 12
2 pints
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1:24pm Wed 5 Sep 12
Huey wrote:The front page of The Echo has the damage, The left wing is caved and windscreen shattered.
ToastyTea wrote:Looking at the photo it has sideswiped the fence and skidded through the garden.
The number plate isn't really ironic is it, the car looks perfect. And what was the reason for this crash, speeding / joyriding ?? strange no sort of explanation.
Any damage is likely to be facing away from the camera. I agree the car is unlikely to be written off.
Always makes me laugh - people who buy supercars yet seem to have no idea whatsoever about driving them and then end up smashing them.
They bought it to look cool but ended up looking like a complete jerk. There's the irony.
Ted Rogers
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1:32pm Wed 5 Sep 12
News Fanatic wrote:Look how many deaths occur on our roads, surely each of those are a terrible tragedy.
One day there will be compulsory speed limiters on cars. Unfortunately it will take a terrible tragedy to bring it about. Why does anyone need a car that will go very fast when the maximum speed on public roads is 70mph? Surely they do not all drive in Germany.
What makes you think that there will be compulsory speed limiters on all cars?
Is speed the sole determining factor in all road collisions?
elvisimo
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1:44pm Wed 5 Sep 12
Ted Rogers wrote:doubt "green eyed", you can pick them up for £40k nowadays
originalsfc wrote: Fantastic........... . I see the idiot in Ocean Village almost daily and am now so happy.Sounds a little 'Green eyed' to me. Says quite a lot about you that you find happiness in other people's mis-fortune
Ted Rogers
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2:01pm Wed 5 Sep 12
elvisimo wrote:Considering the price you quote is about six times the average price paid for a used car in the UK, I still don't think I'm too wide of the mark.
Ted Rogers wrote:doubt "green eyed", you can pick them up for £40k nowadaysoriginalsfc wrote: Fantastic........... . I see the idiot in Ocean Village almost daily and am now so happy.Sounds a little 'Green eyed' to me. Says quite a lot about you that you find happiness in other people's mis-fortune
Georgem
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2:02pm Wed 5 Sep 12
elvisimo wrote:Which is still not peanuts for virtually anyone who actually has to work for a living. Let's not pretend otherwise.
Ted Rogers wrote:doubt "green eyed", you can pick them up for £40k nowadays
originalsfc wrote: Fantastic........... . I see the idiot in Ocean Village almost daily and am now so happy.Sounds a little 'Green eyed' to me. Says quite a lot about you that you find happiness in other people's mis-fortune
jonnyx
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2:08pm Wed 5 Sep 12
oh a snip then. i'll get two.
cantthinkofone
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2:48pm Wed 5 Sep 12
Georgem wrote:Unless you work in some overpaid career that creates no value for society in general. Perhaps elvisimo is in investments, or social media marketing, or similar.
elvisimo wrote:Which is still not peanuts for virtually anyone who actually has to work for a living. Let's not pretend otherwise.
Ted Rogers wrote:doubt "green eyed", you can pick them up for £40k nowadays
originalsfc wrote: Fantastic........... . I see the idiot in Ocean Village almost daily and am now so happy.Sounds a little 'Green eyed' to me. Says quite a lot about you that you find happiness in other people's mis-fortune
Georgem
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3:01pm Wed 5 Sep 12
cantthinkofone wrote:Social media marketing! Most ridiculous sector ever.
Georgem wrote:Unless you work in some overpaid career that creates no value for society in general. Perhaps elvisimo is in investments, or social media marketing, or similar.
elvisimo wrote:Which is still not peanuts for virtually anyone who actually has to work for a living. Let's not pretend otherwise.
Ted Rogers wrote:doubt "green eyed", you can pick them up for £40k nowadays
originalsfc wrote: Fantastic........... . I see the idiot in Ocean Village almost daily and am now so happy.Sounds a little 'Green eyed' to me. Says quite a lot about you that you find happiness in other people's mis-fortune
Suspect that our hero is in neither, and just wants someone to ask "Could you afford £40k for a car?" so he can answer "Yes".
saint robbie
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3:07pm Wed 5 Sep 12
You can guarantee the owner reported it stolen at about 7am this morning though.
Walter K
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3:46pm Wed 5 Sep 12
saint robbie wrote:Perfectly feasible.
The report says no one was in the car when the residents got to it, did the driver do a runner then? more likely to be over the drink drive limit than stolen. You can guarantee the owner reported it stolen at about 7am this morning though.
As no modern high value car can be stolen nowadays by hotwiring etc.,"creeper burglaries" with the sole intention of stealing car keys are rife. Victims in many cases aren't aware until waking in the morning.
bernard7
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3:47pm Wed 5 Sep 12
sotonwinch09
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4:12pm Wed 5 Sep 12
News Fanatic wrote:Speed doesn't kill. It's suddenly becoming stationary that kills you.
One day there will be compulsory speed limiters on cars. Unfortunately it will take a terrible tragedy to bring it about. Why does anyone need a car that will go very fast when the maximum speed on public roads is 70mph? Surely they do not all drive in Germany.
minnie64
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4:13pm Wed 5 Sep 12
Walter K wrote:Think he was being sarcastic there Walter K
saint robbie wrote: The report says no one was in the car when the residents got to it, did the driver do a runner then? more likely to be over the drink drive limit than stolen. You can guarantee the owner reported it stolen at about 7am this morning though.Perfectly feasible. As no modern high value car can be stolen nowadays by hotwiring etc.,"creeper burglaries" with the sole intention of stealing car keys are rife. Victims in many cases aren't aware until waking in the morning.
originalsfc
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4:17pm Wed 5 Sep 12
Ted Rogers wrote:Not green eyed at all.
originalsfc wrote:Sounds a little 'Green eyed' to me.
Fantastic........... . I see the idiot in Ocean Village almost daily and am now so happy.
Says quite a lot about you that you find happiness in other people's mis-fortune
Be it on the breadline or millionaires you always get prats.
Each to their own and I'm sure many genuine nice humble people drive them with which I have no problem.
However when you court an audience accelerating and tearing around car parks and residential streets in some way trying to imitate a peacock you will get laughed at when it backfires.
May have been joyriders, may have been abandoned after drink driving.............
all to be confirmed.
Regardless what is confirmed is that the owner is a prat.
elvisimo
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4:21pm Wed 5 Sep 12
Georgem wrote:no, just thought i would see if the stereotypical echo comments would be forthcoming. - I should know better, shooting fish in a barrel.
cantthinkofone wrote:Social media marketing! Most ridiculous sector ever. Suspect that our hero is in neither, and just wants someone to ask "Could you afford £40k for a car?" so he can answer "Yes".Georgem wrote:Unless you work in some overpaid career that creates no value for society in general. Perhaps elvisimo is in investments, or social media marketing, or similar.elvisimo wrote:Which is still not peanuts for virtually anyone who actually has to work for a living. Let's not pretend otherwise.Ted Rogers wrote:doubt "green eyed", you can pick them up for £40k nowadaysoriginalsfc wrote: Fantastic........... . I see the idiot in Ocean Village almost daily and am now so happy.Sounds a little 'Green eyed' to me. Says quite a lot about you that you find happiness in other people's mis-fortune
Walter K
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4:27pm Wed 5 Sep 12
minnie64 wrote:I would say he was casting aspersions as opposed to displaying sarcasm.
Walter K wrote:Think he was being sarcastic there Walter Ksaint robbie wrote: The report says no one was in the car when the residents got to it, did the driver do a runner then? more likely to be over the drink drive limit than stolen. You can guarantee the owner reported it stolen at about 7am this morning though.Perfectly feasible. As no modern high value car can be stolen nowadays by hotwiring etc.,"creeper burglaries" with the sole intention of stealing car keys are rife. Victims in many cases aren't aware until waking in the morning.
Snappers
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4:29pm Wed 5 Sep 12
Georgem
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4:32pm Wed 5 Sep 12
Snappers wrote:The worst part of this incident is that we even HAVE traffic lights in the middle of a motorway!
Ha this guy cut me up on the M271, he then drove down the middle of 2 lanes of queuing traffic and jumped a red light giving everyone the finger as he went through.... couldn't had happened to a nicer guy...
rolemander
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4:40pm Wed 5 Sep 12
Georgem
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4:43pm Wed 5 Sep 12
rolemander wrote:I assumed he meant both incidents happened on the M271. No reason why it couldn't have been. Quite likely, in fact. Snapper? Confim? Otherwise?
Georgem, He didnt say whether it was down a motorway or not. He said 2 lanes of queuing traffic.
MGRA
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4:49pm Wed 5 Sep 12
Walter K
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4:56pm Wed 5 Sep 12
Snappers
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5:04pm Wed 5 Sep 12
it was more about his driving than location
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Ginger_cyclist
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5:12pm Wed 5 Sep 12
Normandy
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5:23pm Wed 5 Sep 12
find out who was driving especially as the owner seems to be none to popular in the community
freefinker
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5:58pm Wed 5 Sep 12
Just can't believe there can be 41 comments on 'car knocks over fence'
Is there no cat stuck up a tree today?
chunky_lover
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5:59pm Wed 5 Sep 12
db_3
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6:15pm Wed 5 Sep 12
Snappers
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6:16pm Wed 5 Sep 12
Ginger_cyclist
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6:19pm Wed 5 Sep 12
chunky_lover wrote:I'd rather have a little old 1984 toyota corolla sprinter over an R8, too many driver aids these days remove you from the actual driving.
A lot of envious people commenting on this thread.
Normandy
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6:32pm Wed 5 Sep 12
freefinker wrote:You have added a coment as well
.. haven't read any of the above.
Just can't believe there can be 41 comments on 'car knocks over fence'
Is there no cat stuck up a tree today?
That made it 42
Sir Ad E Noid
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7:42pm Wed 5 Sep 12
Ginger_cyclist wrote:Erm, no. I'll take the R8, you have the dustbin. Thanks.
chunky_lover wrote:I'd rather have a little old 1984 toyota corolla sprinter over an R8, too many driver aids these days remove you from the actual driving.
A lot of envious people commenting on this thread.
septuagenarian
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7:48pm Wed 5 Sep 12
Ginger_cyclist
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7:54pm Wed 5 Sep 12
Sir Ad E Noid wrote:The 1984 corolla is my idea of a perfect car to learn how to drift (legally on a track of course) because it's able to keep up with modern AWD cars when going sideways due to no interference from computerized driver aids.
Ginger_cyclist wrote:Erm, no. I'll take the R8, you have the dustbin. Thanks.
chunky_lover wrote:I'd rather have a little old 1984 toyota corolla sprinter over an R8, too many driver aids these days remove you from the actual driving.
A lot of envious people commenting on this thread.
taiidan
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8:09pm Wed 5 Sep 12
Rockhopper
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8:53pm Wed 5 Sep 12
I can add another example overtaking at what must have been 40-50mph in busy Bedford Place with pedestrians running for cover.
Please take his licence away and get him off the road as it is clear it will be in the public interest he is prosecuted.
We trust the reliable Daily Echo can keep up us updated on the progress of the Police investigation.
the rose expert
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9:26pm Wed 5 Sep 12
southampton999
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9:45pm Wed 5 Sep 12
TEBOURBA
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9:56pm Wed 5 Sep 12
I hope he doesn't cop a plea and ask for 10 other fences to be taken in to consideration.
dolomiteman
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10:15pm Wed 5 Sep 12
Walter K wrote:Really, so why has there been a spat of BMW's, Audi's and other high value cars stolen without the keys in the past few moths. if you have the knowhow and a good albeit very expensive computer you can get into and start any modern car.
saint robbie wrote:Perfectly feasible.
The report says no one was in the car when the residents got to it, did the driver do a runner then? more likely to be over the drink drive limit than stolen. You can guarantee the owner reported it stolen at about 7am this morning though.
As no modern high value car can be stolen nowadays by hotwiring etc.,"creeper burglaries" with the sole intention of stealing car keys are rife. Victims in many cases aren't aware until waking in the morning.
the rose expert
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10:48pm Wed 5 Sep 12
southampton999 wrote:he rents a house in newtown near romsey near to where he went through the hedge
Anybody know who he is? I too have seen this car being driven inappropiately. Somebody reading this must know!!!
NotoNwo
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10:50pm Wed 5 Sep 12
What should be kept in the forefront of the mind is that had this been a time when those children were in the garden at the time what would have then been the consequences? More than a broken fence & toys.
This was a selfis and arrogant act which confirms the insecurity of the owner of the car also the need for a private plate to embolden his lack of personality. People are not envious merely interested as it confirms that some with "have it all" in actual fact lack something more important elsewhere, personality perhaps???
dogdave
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11:09pm Wed 5 Sep 12
chunky_lover
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11:34pm Wed 5 Sep 12
Ginger_cyclist wrote:Best of luck with that. Ridiculous. Get a decent car and get that old thing scrapped ASAP.
Sir Ad E Noid wrote:The 1984 corolla is my idea of a perfect car to learn how to drift (legally on a track of course) because it's able to keep up with modern AWD cars when going sideways due to no interference from computerized driver aids.
Ginger_cyclist wrote:Erm, no. I'll take the R8, you have the dustbin. Thanks.
chunky_lover wrote:I'd rather have a little old 1984 toyota corolla sprinter over an R8, too many driver aids these days remove you from the actual driving.
A lot of envious people commenting on this thread.
Ginger_cyclist
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11:59pm Wed 5 Sep 12
chunky_lover wrote:First, thanks, second, it's not ridiculous, search youtube for "AE-86 drifting" and see it's possible, thirdly, how can I scrap it when I haven't got one, I was merely using it as an example of how car computers have changed us into mere passengers when driving in recent years compared to cars of the 80's and early 90's that INVOLVED you in the driving, even Volvo have gone as far as making it possible for their new cars to stop themselves in the event of an imminent frontal impact such as rear ending a truck.
Ginger_cyclist wrote:Best of luck with that. Ridiculous. Get a decent car and get that old thing scrapped ASAP.
Sir Ad E Noid wrote:The 1984 corolla is my idea of a perfect car to learn how to drift (legally on a track of course) because it's able to keep up with modern AWD cars when going sideways due to no interference from computerized driver aids.
Ginger_cyclist wrote:Erm, no. I'll take the R8, you have the dustbin. Thanks.
chunky_lover wrote:I'd rather have a little old 1984 toyota corolla sprinter over an R8, too many driver aids these days remove you from the actual driving.
A lot of envious people commenting on this thread.
LoveingIT
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1:11am Thu 6 Sep 12
Ginger_cyclist wrote:Can't believe what is going on hear ! This seems like a simple case of driving too fast. I'm quite sure if it wasn't a performance car this would never of made the front page. Why aren't the papers reporting crimes that matter ............ Not a rich **** who obviously can't drive.
chunky_lover wrote:First, thanks, second, it's not ridiculous, search youtube for "AE-86 drifting" and see it's possible, thirdly, how can I scrap it when I haven't got one, I was merely using it as an example of how car computers have changed us into mere passengers when driving in recent years compared to cars of the 80's and early 90's that INVOLVED you in the driving, even Volvo have gone as far as making it possible for their new cars to stop themselves in the event of an imminent frontal impact such as rear ending a truck.
Ginger_cyclist wrote:Best of luck with that. Ridiculous. Get a decent car and get that old thing scrapped ASAP.
Sir Ad E Noid wrote:The 1984 corolla is my idea of a perfect car to learn how to drift (legally on a track of course) because it's able to keep up with modern AWD cars when going sideways due to no interference from computerized driver aids.
Ginger_cyclist wrote:Erm, no. I'll take the R8, you have the dustbin. Thanks.
chunky_lover wrote:I'd rather have a little old 1984 toyota corolla sprinter over an R8, too many driver aids these days remove you from the actual driving.
A lot of envious people commenting on this thread.
Poppy22
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1:47am Thu 6 Sep 12
So lucky that the house wasn't damaged or anyone injured and let's hope the car owner gets a suitable punishment.
At least we all know to look out for that car or the number plate now and keep our distance!
saintsteves
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11:55am Thu 6 Sep 12
bernard7
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12:11pm Thu 6 Sep 12
Georgem
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12:18pm Thu 6 Sep 12
bernard7 wrote:http://www.autotrade
Here's a fact the daily echo could make another story out of, i know from a reliable source that he bought the R8 from Cheryl Cole. New headline coming up from that!
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Seems legit.
bernard7
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12:39pm Thu 6 Sep 12
Jenny12
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2:37pm Thu 6 Sep 12
Jenny12
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2:37pm Thu 6 Sep 12
hairyp
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2:55pm Thu 6 Sep 12
What a country we live in!
Georgem
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3:04pm Thu 6 Sep 12
southampton999
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5:05pm Thu 6 Sep 12
hairyp wrote:Hi HairyP
What a load of ridiculous comments. Most of the commentors are probably the people who litter the middle lane of the motorway doing a steady 50 because they have a fear of lane 1 (or the slow lane to the ignorant out there), or don't know how to signal correctly whilst going around roundabouts, I like to go for a drive in my Lamborghini now and then, the pleasure it should be, is ruined by ignorant morons who make judgments and so give me abuse for no reason. Get a grip, sort your own lives out before laying down accusations about people before you know the facts.
What a country we live in!
I agree with your comments aabout middle lane idiots.
However I have personally seen this car on more that one occassion driving like a lunatic!!
It's all very well driving fast in the correct location/ conditions etc but it would appear that I am not the only one who has seen this particular car been driven in built up areas dangerously. After all it is pretty distinctive!! And before you have a go at me one of my cars is a 911 Turbo so I don't hang around!!!
hairyp
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7:05pm Thu 6 Sep 12
southampton999 wrote:I have heard of this guy too, it is being talked about a lot on line. You get crazy drivers in all kinds of cars, if the car in question had been a beemer or a vauxhall, it would not have caused nearly as much uproar.
hairyp wrote:Hi HairyP
What a load of ridiculous comments. Most of the commentors are probably the people who litter the middle lane of the motorway doing a steady 50 because they have a fear of lane 1 (or the slow lane to the ignorant out there), or don't know how to signal correctly whilst going around roundabouts, I like to go for a drive in my Lamborghini now and then, the pleasure it should be, is ruined by ignorant morons who make judgments and so give me abuse for no reason. Get a grip, sort your own lives out before laying down accusations about people before you know the facts.
What a country we live in!
I agree with your comments aabout middle lane idiots.
However I have personally seen this car on more that one occassion driving like a lunatic!!
It's all very well driving fast in the correct location/ conditions etc but it would appear that I am not the only one who has seen this particular car been driven in built up areas dangerously. After all it is pretty distinctive!! And before you have a go at me one of my cars is a 911 Turbo so I don't hang around!!!
Oh and Daily Echo, the R8 V8 or V10 is not classed as a super car.
Ginger_cyclist
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11:05pm Thu 6 Sep 12
hairyp wrote:Not a dark blue Lamborghini Gallardo is it? Because i saw one yesterday on Northam bridge.
What a load of ridiculous comments. Most of the commentors are probably the people who litter the middle lane of the motorway doing a steady 50 because they have a fear of lane 1 (or the slow lane to the ignorant out there), or don't know how to signal correctly whilst going around roundabouts, I like to go for a drive in my Lamborghini now and then, the pleasure it should be, is ruined by ignorant morons who make judgments and so give me abuse for no reason. Get a grip, sort your own lives out before laying down accusations about people before you know the facts.
What a country we live in!
alan.of.eastleigh
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10:09am Fri 7 Sep 12
Jenny12 wrote:and you took the trouble to post at twice??!! Now THAT is sad.....
I cant believe all this hype over someone who was probaly driving there car to fast on a bend that two other cars have crashed . How sad people have nothing better to comment on ! no one was hurt which is the main thing . If it was a ford fiesta which had crashed there going to fast no one would be interested . Just because its a super car with the plate like that and there are not many in the area. I think all the comments are really sad . Cars crash every day because people drive like prats . if this had happened in london no one would bother writing about it small town mentally very sad.
Pogle
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10:42am Fri 7 Sep 12
News Fanatic wrote:Get a life you plank, not everybody has been lobotomised into a nanny! If you want to drive like Miss Daisy all well & good! just do it in the left lane & let other people get a modicum of adrenalin into their system before we are all wrapped in cotton wool from birth.
One day there will be compulsory speed limiters on cars. Unfortunately it will take a terrible tragedy to bring it about. Why does anyone need a car that will go very fast when the maximum speed on public roads is 70mph? Surely they do not all drive in Germany.
Just look at the comments "could have been killed if, maybe, whatever had happened & if my Dad was my uncles brother!
vag
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12:44pm Fri 7 Sep 12
Ginger_cyclist
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4:15pm Fri 7 Sep 12
vag wrote:I still wouldn't call it "sensible", it might not act like a axe wielding maniac but I wouldn't use one for an everyday commuter car, the only real place for storage is behind the seats but yes, it's a Gallardo in disguise, both cars share the same chassis, engine (only in the V10 FSI, v8 is the same as the one found in the RS4) and gearbox, I'd rather have a car that is like a psychopath on the loose when you want it to be over one that's like Hannibal Lector at a dinner party in a straight jacket all the time.
The R8 isn't really a supercar. It's too sensible. A Lamborghini in disguise, with a German engine.
warrens 76
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7:21pm Fri 7 Sep 12
Mr. Miyagi wrote:Yes, I have, the point of a cool car is to look, well, cool, driving like a 17 year boy racer a'int..
It was only a matter of time this was going to happen. You should see how the t*sser drives it around Ocean Village. Hopefully many people know who he is. This may actually slow him down a bit now, but I doubt it!
I think Audis are the new BMW driven by not dissimilar persons, you know what I mean
...a 1963 fully restored corvette roadster now that's cool.
Ginger_cyclist
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7:50pm Fri 7 Sep 12
warrens 76 wrote:Any fully restored car like a Corvette is cool, also Audi's badge is known as "The four rings of stupidity", nicely backed up by the owner of this particular Audi.
Mr. Miyagi wrote:Yes, I have, the point of a cool car is to look, well, cool, driving like a 17 year boy racer a'int..
It was only a matter of time this was going to happen. You should see how the t*sser drives it around Ocean Village. Hopefully many people know who he is. This may actually slow him down a bit now, but I doubt it!
I think Audis are the new BMW driven by not dissimilar persons, you know what I mean
...a 1963 fully restored corvette roadster now that's cool.
Lord Swood
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7:50pm Fri 7 Sep 12
Pogle wrote:Would the driver have gotten that 'modicum of adrenalin' had he killed some innocent kids playing in that garden?
News Fanatic wrote:Get a life you plank, not everybody has been lobotomised into a nanny! If you want to drive like Miss Daisy all well & good! just do it in the left lane & let other people get a modicum of adrenalin into their system before we are all wrapped in cotton wool from birth.
One day there will be compulsory speed limiters on cars. Unfortunately it will take a terrible tragedy to bring it about. Why does anyone need a car that will go very fast when the maximum speed on public roads is 70mph? Surely they do not all drive in Germany.
Just look at the comments "could have been killed if, maybe, whatever had happened & if my Dad was my uncles brother!
He would have survived and his car could be repaired, but that stupid and cowardly 'modicum of adrenalin' would have destroyed a family.
omega1
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9:53am Mon 10 Sep 12
The article fails to mention that this happened in a 30mph speed limit.
The car was driven by the owner, who according to eye witnesses, did a runner when he realised the police were coming.
Nice guy.....
I don't call this a 'modicom' of adrenalin. Hopefully the police will have enough evidence to make a decision that keeps the roads safer for the rest of us. This is someone with a problem.
He is now driving or being driven around in a black Range Rover. If you have any further info which would help the police, PLEASE do so.
You'll see him in Southampton because his business is based there.
omega1
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11:44am Mon 10 Sep 12
Jenny12
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12:13pm Mon 10 Sep 12
Ginger_cyclist
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1:09pm Tue 11 Sep 12
Jenny12 wrote:And I wonder how those cars ended up in the garden? By slowing down for the corner but being thrown off by a giant? No, more likely they got complaisant about being in their "safe" cages and tried taking the corner way too fast, if it's that sharp then you should slow to at the most 10mph so that you know you can make it.
How sad you are all still writing about some prat who drove his car though someone's garden hedge. As I said the other day you would not bother to comment if it was a ford fiesta . Jealousy is a sad thing !!! Some people work hard for nice things ! Others don't and have nothing . !! Some how I don't think the kids would of been playing in the garden at 1 am in the morning . It probably would not of happened during the day ! Plus two other cars have crashed in to that garden at night it's a really sharp bend . Think you should get a life or a job to much time on your hands !
Lord Swood
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8:26pm Mon 17 Sep 12
Jenny12 wrote:As if we would be jealous of someone;
How sad you are all still writing about some prat who drove his car though someone's garden hedge. As I said the other day you would not bother to comment if it was a ford fiesta . Jealousy is a sad thing !!! Some people work hard for nice things ! Others don't and have nothing . !! Some how I don't think the kids would of been playing in the garden at 1 am in the morning . It probably would not of happened during the day ! Plus two other cars have crashed in to that garden at night it's a really sharp bend . Think you should get a life or a job to much time on your hands !
- who is clearly an idiot and probably will kill somebody one day
- who can't drive a car properly
- with no respect for the lives of others
With his super car sat in somebody's front garden, I see little to admire.
Any car is a 'weapon' in the hands of a moron.
ToastyTea says...
11:51am Wed 5 Sep 12
And what was the reason for this crash, speeding / joyriding ?? strange no sort of explanation.