Lounge For casual talk about things unrelated to General Motors. In other words, off-topic stuff. And anything else that does not fit Section Description.

Ferrari Enzo half off anyone?

Thread Tools
 
Old Feb 12, 2004 | 08:30 AM
  #11  
jachin's Avatar
Senior Member
Posts like a Corvette
 
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 1,369
Likes: 1
From: springfield il
jachin is on a distinguished road
Default

From what i understand, dont u have to be approved from the company to buy one of these cars? i dont see why they would let someone like that buy such a rare car
Reply
Old Feb 12, 2004 | 08:42 AM
  #12  
BonneMeMN's Avatar
Thread Starter
Senior Member
Certified Car Nut
 
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 15,928
Likes: 1
BonneMeMN is on a distinguished road
Default

Originally Posted by Roadrash187
I dont understand why the insurance would pay out so much, when you can get a brand new one for about 700k. Paying another 600k on top on that doesnt make a whole lor of sense. On another note my friend kind of did the same thing. Except he had his GT2 for a couple of months before he wrecked it. He couldnt wait for the car to get out of the shop he went out & bought another one. So know he has two of em sitting in storage.
Ummm, you can't go buy one. There were only 499 produced, the idea being you produce 1 less then you can selll.... They were all sold a long time ago, and only select buyers were interested.

I'm sure their value has already taken off as well. They are priceless cars, not made for puting around town. They aren't nice and soft inside, it'* a race car, that'* legal on the road.

This guy had to be someone to get it, so i bet the accident wasn't al his fault. Someone coulda hit the front end fromt eh side and just went thru it.
Reply
Old Feb 12, 2004 | 04:15 PM
  #13  
J Wikoff's Avatar
Senior Member
Certified Car Nut
 
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 12,433
Likes: 2
J Wikoff is on a distinguished road
Default

In order to be approved by Ferrari to buy a new one, you needed to have an F50 and possibly also have an F40.
Reply
Old Feb 12, 2004 | 04:43 PM
  #14  
BonneMeMN's Avatar
Thread Starter
Senior Member
Certified Car Nut
 
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 15,928
Likes: 1
BonneMeMN is on a distinguished road
Default

Originally Posted by jwikoff99
In order to be approved by Ferrari to buy a new one, you needed to have an F50 and possibly also have an F40.
What!?!?! I've never heard this. It'* not a car i'd like to own, i'd love to drive it once or twice, but it'* a car thatvery few people could get rolling from a light, let alone get it out of their driveway safely.
Reply
Old Feb 12, 2004 | 05:09 PM
  #15  
J Wikoff's Avatar
Senior Member
Certified Car Nut
 
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 12,433
Likes: 2
J Wikoff is on a distinguished road
Default

The clutch and tranny manage themselves, actually, electronically. I read it'* suprisingly easy to drive.
In order to get an Enzo, you need an F50. To get an F50, you need an F40.
Reply
Old Feb 12, 2004 | 05:29 PM
  #16  
bonnie94ssei's Avatar
Senior Member
Certified Car Nut
 
Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 11,308
Likes: 2
bonnie94ssei is on a distinguished road
Default

By the looks of the pics, I also think that someone else could have hit the Enzo from the side, in front. May explain the missing pieces. If it was a head on crash I'd guess it would be more cruncked inward.
Reply
Old Feb 12, 2004 | 05:50 PM
  #17  
J Wikoff's Avatar
Senior Member
Certified Car Nut
 
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 12,433
Likes: 2
J Wikoff is on a distinguished road
Default

I don't think the air bags would go off if it were hit from the side. They need actual frontal collision while moving type of forces to actuate.
Reply
Old Feb 12, 2004 | 06:00 PM
  #18  
bonnie94ssei's Avatar
Senior Member
Certified Car Nut
 
Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 11,308
Likes: 2
bonnie94ssei is on a distinguished road
Default

Originally Posted by jwikoff99
I don't think the air bags would go off if it were hit from the side. They need actual frontal collision wihile moving type of forces to actuate.
I thought the same thing. But that front hood isn't cracked/bent at all. It'* kind of pushed to the side. And a lot of the front was taken out in the crash. If it was hit hard enough from the side the sensors had to be damaged causing the airbags to go off :? I bet someone else may have run a light and clipped his front end while going through an intersection.
Reply
Old Feb 12, 2004 | 06:25 PM
  #19  
1992 trofeo's Avatar
Senior Member
Certified GM nut
 
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 1,963
Likes: 0
From: Ab,ca
1992 trofeo is on a distinguished road
Default

in order for your airbag to go off you have to decellerate at a certain pace. Theres a ball in a inclosed block in your 'frame' that when the ball hits the buzzer(and the sensor is set off) the bags go off.
Reply
Old Feb 12, 2004 | 06:35 PM
  #20  
J Wikoff's Avatar
Senior Member
Certified Car Nut
 
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 12,433
Likes: 2
J Wikoff is on a distinguished road
Default

Originally Posted by bonnie94sse
Originally Posted by jwikoff99
I don't think the air bags would go off if it were hit from the side. They need actual frontal collision wihile moving type of forces to actuate.
I thought the same thing. But that front hood isn't cracked/bent at all. It'* kind of pushed to the side. And a lot of the front was taken out in the crash. If it was hit hard enough from the side the sensors had to be damaged causing the airbags to go off :? I bet someone else may have run a light and clipped his front end while going through an intersection.
I think you are most likely right. The car had to be moving, and got clipped real good.
Reply



All times are GMT -4. The time now is 08:57 PM.