£300,000 cost of supercar crash to insurer

Ouch i wonder what his premiums will be next year?

 

So... do you think the test driver will buy the car?

 

http://jalopnik.com/5501776/f1-champ-jackie-stewart-behind-wheel-of-449k-supercar-crash?skyline=true&s=i

 

Interesting... particularly the part about Sir Jackie Stewart's spokeswoman saying he was out of the country at the time.

Do you reckon it was him, or that the media are barking up the wrong tree?

All the best,
Andrew.

 

It will be interesting to see...

 

However. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/north_east/8586946.stm

 

A C12S didnt cost 500k pounds to buy when new. They were around $350k.

How can the damage be more than the price of the new car ? Wouldn't the insurance company write the car off and write him a check of market value?

 

Is that the owner Sir Jacky's standing next to in the previous link??

 

I have no idea.

 

They're quoting UK pounds though, at current rates $350k = £500k +/-. I've no idea whether that is anymore accurate though.

Might they pay to repair the car if it's no longer made?

It would be unfortunate for Sir Jackie if it was!

In other news; Steve Sutcliffe (Autocar) mentions it was a colleague from another car magazine.

Edit: Link --> http://www.autocar.co.uk/blogs/anythinggoes/archive/2010/03/25/the-most-expensive-crashes-in-history.aspx

 

Yes it is

 

Other way around. $500,000=£350,000

 

Opps. My mistake.