Filed under: Etc., Euro, Supercars, Ferrari
Enzo Crash Watch: Another one bites it
How many are we down to? 391, 390? Of the 399 (plus one extra built for the pope to auction off for Tsunami victims, gotta love church auctions) Enzos built by Ferrari, a decent number has been written off as scrap metal. Various accidents have taken from us these special vehicles, and we have yet one more to add to the list. Frank Mountain, a "property tycoon" (FYI: I would quit blogging for that job title) in the UK lost his Enzo when a bus he alleges was taking a corner too fast crossed lanes and made contact. The Enzo then careened into a Volkswagen Golf, which was written off due to the extent of its damage. One doesn't write off an Enzo, though, and Mountain is suing the bus company for £300,000 to cover the cost of repairs, his loss of earnings when he missed work to deal with the accident, and the Ferrari's loss in value since it's now damaged goods. Perhaps after the repairs are done, presumably in Maranello, we'll be able to officially insert this Enzo back into the fold. Until then, the value of everyone else's Enzo just went up again.
Click the Read link to see more pics of the damage.
Thanks for the tip, Kiefer!
[Source: Daily Mail]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Dan Roth 3:28PM (5/24/2007)
is it really such a bad thing that there are fewer hideously styled, cliche-hued Ferraris?
A 612 Scagletti in grey metallic, now that would be worthy of wailing and gnashing of teeth :)
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max 3:39PM (5/24/2007)
i hope you get hit by a bus dan... bite your tounge
paul34 3:43PM (5/24/2007)
Dan Roth, may the car gods strike you down! Blasphemy is not tolerated.
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John Neff 3:44PM (5/24/2007)
Hahaha, seriously Dan, don't think I can defend you on that one :)
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Nick 3:48PM (5/24/2007)
Actually this doesn't decrement the Enzo counter as it happened in 2004 and the car is already back from Maranello.
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Rocket Punch 3:48PM (5/24/2007)
FYI, this accident happens in Dec 2004. Not exactly "Another one bites it".
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Dan Roth 3:55PM (5/24/2007)
Oh, it's just an opinion! Sheesh! You can't tell me that the Enzo is better looking than even the lowly Mondial. Feh.
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Mike 3:57PM (5/24/2007)
I ain't cryin' over it.
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frondeur 4:03PM (5/24/2007)
So Frank Mountain has now destroyed a Ferrari F1 car, slid an MC12 into the armco during a winter session at a local track, and been at the wheel of an Enzo when it crashed.
I think he has something against Maranello and the Ferrari family.
In all seriousness though, I like the guy, he has a healthy "these cars were built to be driven attitude"!
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Solo Racer 4:31PM (5/24/2007)
"written off as scrap metal."
You mean scrap carbon, right? :^)
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James 4:40PM (5/24/2007)
Does anybody have a clue as to how much value gets added to each surviving vehicle for each one that gets destroyed? I would love to know.
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Jon 5:21PM (5/24/2007)
This guy has been on 5th Gear a couple of times. The first was when he was buying a Michael Schumacher F-1 car from Ferrari and 5th Gear tagged along to document the experience and the second when he tapped a wall in his Maserati MC 12 on a snowy race track.
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CARLOS 5:22PM (5/24/2007)
shouldn’t there be a limit as to how much damage a driver is liable for in an accident like this. So now the bus driver or the city has to pony up a $500k or so to fix this Enzo?
Can you imagine if your driving along and change lanes only to find out that you just hit a Bugatti Veyron and the driver of the Veyron then swerves and totals the car.
Is it really fair to be liable for a million dollars worth of damage just because this rich person decided to take their million dollar car out on public roads?
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WRZCED 5:59PM (5/24/2007)
Carlos-
I don't care if you're in a hooptie and can't pay for your kids dinner tonight. Fact of the matter is that cars are meant to be driven. PERIOD!
If you're incapable of determining what the vehicle you are driving is capable of, then you shouldn't be driving it. If you're too lazy to check your blind spot, then you shouldn't have your license.
if you total my Bugatti (i clearly don't have one.. but a boy can dream) then you should be held liable.
Or move to Michigan... they're a no-fault insurance state. (stupid jenny)
George 5:57PM (5/24/2007)
"Is it really fair to be liable for a million dollars worth of damage just because this rich person decided to take their million dollar car out on public roads?"
It's completely fair. Presumably, that rich person pays an exorbitant amount in taxes to keep those public roads in working order. Whether he drives an Enzo or an Escort, he's entitled to compensation, if the courts decide in his favor.
CARLOS 6:46PM (5/24/2007)
WRZCED - we all have careless moments on the road, it's part of driving your bound to get into some sort of accident caused by your own careless driving. Be it high speed crash or opening your door too wide in a parking space. We all have accidents.... and have you seen how low a Vyron sits? that thing would be in everyones blind spot.
My thought is that it’s almost irresponsible to drive a vehicle like an Enzo or a Vyron on public roads with the expectation that a fellow member of the community you live in will be able to pay for any damage to your car if they accidentally crash into you. This guy is suing the bus driver for damage caused to his Enzo.
If I caused an accident I would gladly pay for the damage if I was at fault, but come on if I crashed into an Enzo I would just throw my hands up, theres no way I could pay back that damage.
Brian 11:48AM (5/25/2007)
No Carlos You are completely wrong,
If you hit a car you are and should be 100% responsible for the damages to the car, no matter the price of the car. That would be ridiculous if there was a limit on how liable you can be IF YOU CAUSED THE ACCIDENT!!! The car is street legal and your arguement that they should not be driven on public roads is just bull$h!t. If he bought it he has every right to use the road just like everyone else, hence a PUBLIC road. Just because he is rich doesnt mean we can take away his rights. I know if I had a Ferrari the last place you would see it would be my garage. If you actually read the article (go ahead, click the "read" link) HE WAS ON THE WAY TO THE TRACK!!! What? He has to get it airlifted to the track now? Also, the track would not be on my daily list of things to do, and you better not believe anyone would drive this car only once every month or two. Bottom line is if you destroy/damage somone's property, you have to an equal amount of money to what was lost.
JRM 9:45PM (5/24/2007)
Umm, I'm not sure how anyone can overlook a CITY BUS!! Just because someone can afford a Ferrari doesn't automatically make them a race car driver.
Everyone knows a bus takes wide turns, and many buses have symbols on the back warning motorists of this. IMO, unless someone is impaired, there is no excuse when you are a bad driver.
I think exotic cars should come with a driver competence test...then again, they may never sell any. LOL!
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Jaymez 10:20PM (5/24/2007)
Easily one of the ugliest cars on the road.
I have a hard time believing that the damage to this car could cause it to be written off. Do that kind of damage to a Civic and it'll be back on the road in a few weeks. So this car takes a little longer for the carbon crap.
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ANDY THOMPSON 8:30PM (5/28/2007)
I CAN'T BELEAVE A NON CAR LOVER TOOK THE TIME TO WRITE AN ENTIRE PHARAGRAPH. YOU OVIOUSLY DIDN'T OR CAN'T READ, THEY ARE NOT WRITING THE CAR OFF, THEY ARE SENDING IT TO Maranello TO BE FIXED