WreckedExotics taking bets on first Ferrari 458 Italia crash
2010 Ferrari 458 Italia - click above image for high-res gallery
Would you like to win $500? Are you a little bit psychic? Does the schadenfreude of rich suckers smashing up their exotic rides run a sweet, happy little chill down your spine? Then Wrecked Exotics has a contest for you! The website wants to know when you think they'll find proof of the first Ferrari 458 Italia crash. To wit: "The Ferrari F430, predecessor to the F458, has been involved in 96 documented crashes since 2004. The Ferrari 360 (predecessor to the F430) has been involved in 403 documented crashes since 1999."
Aside from our answer of "who cares?" the person prognostic enough to guess the date closest to the first 458 Italia crash wins $500, as well as the honor and fame that goes along with participating in the world's first known automotive death pool. Now, of course, we'll be seeing the newest mid-engine Ferrari in about two weeks time at the Frankfurt Motor Show, but as Wrecked Exotics points out, "The Ferrari F458 goes on sale summer 2010 but Ferrari employees will be test driving the car long before then. A crash can happen any time, including BEFORE the launch date."
Gallery: Ferrari 458 Italia
[Source: Wrecked Exotics]
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meh 4:37PM (8/31/2009)
I say the first one gets totaled on the delivery truck by a wayward Hyundai.
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AndrewNoNumbers 4:49PM (8/31/2009)
I hope you won't be the one driving the "wayward Hyundai".
meh 5:10PM (8/31/2009)
I confess: This was me.
http://jalopnik.com/5345084/hyundai-sonata-destroys-brand+new-450k-lamborghini-murcielago-lp640
DayShifter 4:40PM (8/31/2009)
Jeeeezusssssssss That car is sweet!!
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Taglane 4:51PM (8/31/2009)
what.
is this like.. the first time you've seen it?
DayShifter 5:45PM (8/31/2009)
From that view .....yes!.
Venom 4:43PM (8/31/2009)
Admit it, the purpose of this post was just to put this car on again?
I want to be the first one to thank you for it.
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Paul 4:48PM (8/31/2009)
Easily within five days of the first delivery. Doesn't matter how expensive it is, the people who buy performance cars (SS Camaros, Z06s, Gallardos, et. al.) always put 'em in the hedges and ditches within days.
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MikeofLA 4:55PM (8/31/2009)
Did you just put an SS Camero in the same company as a Z06, a Gallardo and the 458?
ok...
DayShifter 5:49PM (8/31/2009)
It is actully a good example, in my area, insurance is higher on the ZO6 (previous gen) then the SS because so many people race and wreck their Camaros, whereas Corvette owners are a little more careful... ;-) LOL!!
MikeofLA 4:56PM (8/31/2009)
*Camaro - DAMN lack of an edit button.
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RX-8 5:02PM (8/31/2009)
Might not even make it past the media tests. Car and Driver wrecked a 599 on their first road test. I think that was before anyone took delivery.
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Judy Zik 5:07PM (8/31/2009)
What I want to know is what was the most expensive or exotic vehicle traded in under C4C complete with pictures.
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Luso 5:21PM (8/31/2009)
Surely the first wreck will involve a Volvo...in Monaco...LOL.
http://www.carnorama.com
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Jeff Frese 5:42PM (8/31/2009)
9/14/2009
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Azinmark 5:53PM (8/31/2009)
9/9/2010
I have a little faith in the buyers, I'm just waiting for one of the children to take it on a joyride.
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Gavin S. 5:54PM (8/31/2009)
Not sure what date it will be, but somewhere in eastern europe would be my guess as the location of said crash.
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Philthy 9:52PM (8/31/2009)
Just wondering if there will be a sudden rise in hit-and-runs on 458s coinciding with the days people bet on?
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Shardm 3:59AM (9/01/2009)
I plan to acquire one of these and promptly run it into the first telephone pole that I see. That $500 is mine!!
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Mike 9:59PM (9/01/2009)
If I happen to be in Frankfurt at the time of the autoshow I'm definitely showing up there with a bat in one hand and a digi cam in the other :) haha
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