Test driving may be on hold at Bundoora?

[bennylaird]

This is what's left of a VY HSV Clubsport at the Watson Holden dealers in Bundoora (Victoria) after a 19 year old test drove it last
week.

He was driving it back and was going WAY too fast around the corner, up the gutter, travelled the 10 metres to the gates, and landed
as you can see.

Think this Holden dealership will re-think its company "test drive" policies!!!

[bennylaird]

one more

[Wongo]

Whats a 19 yr old going to do with a car like that? They can't afford it anyway. Bloody kids.

[Shedhand]

Under 25's and over 65 shouldn't be allowed to drive anything faster than a speed limited Hyundai Getz. IMHO The punk should have to pay for the car na d all the damage he caused...not that I have much sympathy for the stupid greedy dealer. :mad:

[bennylaird]

Whats a 19 yr old going to do with a car like that? They can't afford it anyway. Bloody kids.


Mum and Dad buy them for them:mad: :mad:

Have to keep the little possums from throwing tantrums:p

[martrix]

yes it is a ripper, and some footage of it would be insane......however, it is at least a year old.

Must be something about the area. I got pulled over for doing burn-outs in an EH, egged on by some drunk yokels as I was leaving rehearsal studios down the corner from that dealership.
Made the rest of the trip home on a tow-truck:o .
I was on my P plates, and lets just say I learned my lesson. Got the towie to drop me and the car off down the end of the street so the olds wouldn't know;) http://www.ubeaut.biz/oldman.gifhttp://www.ubeaut.biz/deal.gifhttp://www.ubeaut.biz/nono.gif

[Wood Butcher]

Under 25's and over 65 shouldn't be allowed to drive anything faster than a speed limited Hyundai Getz. IMHO The punk should have to pay for the car na d all the damage he caused...not that I have much sympathy for the stupid greedy dealer. :mad:

I'm pretty sure that new legislation is coming in QLD that limits poeple on P plates from driving high powered cars. Not just v8's even performance 4 cylinders! Bloody good idea.

And yes, the kid should have to make some sort of remuneration to the dealer!!

[Iain]

Don't want to pee on your parade Benny but I got that email over two years ago, or The Doctor favours me:rolleyes:

[Sturdee]

And yes, the kid should have to make some sort of remuneration to the dealer!!

I disagree, that's why the dealer has insurance which covers all damage caused by a licensed driver when driving a car on a test drive. Responsible dealers will ofcourse take down the licence details of the drivers that they let test drive their cars.


Peter.

[Wood Butcher]

In that case sturdee he should at least be issued a traffic infringement for dangerous driving, driving with undue care and driving causing property damage. If it was real, in no circumstance should the driver be allowed to walk away with no punishment!

[Clinton1]

4 years old?

If I remember correctly (from the Daimond Valley Leader story at the time) the young fellow goosed it a bit hard when turning across a lane in the wet... then panic took over.

[Sturdee]

In that case sturdee he should at least be issued a traffic infringement for dangerous driving, driving with undue care and driving causing property damage. If it was real, in no circumstance should the driver be allowed to walk away with no punishment!

I have no problems with a driver who breaks the road laws being charged by the police but (in normal situations) when you are test driving a vehicle from a motor dealer and an accident happens then it is the problem of the dealer's insurance and not the driver.


Peter.

[DanP]

Do you really think a car dealer would allow a 19 year old kid to illegally test drive one of it's cars. Write off the insurance if they do...

Dan

[woodbe]

This test drive would have been just as expensive :)

http://img348.imageshack.us/img348/7088/crash2pv6md1.jpg

Story goes that some bloke had the $300k+ Ferrari out for a test drive (weekend loaner) and managed to lose it while taking off from the lights making a left turn. Rumor has it that he may have been drinking... Anyway, he wasn't expecting the traction control to kick in, and the car understeered into the pole...

ouch. I can't imagine the look on the car dealer's face when he heard about that...

[Daddles]

That's a very tough pole.

Richard

[woodbe]

Well, yea, I guess it is. Don't forget that the Ferrari has a mid engine, so there's no big lump of iron out the front to mash the pole with. Driver is probably going insane with fibreglass itch...

[Stuart]

I have no problems with a driver who breaks the road laws being charged by the police but (in normal situations) when you are test driving a vehicle from a motor dealer and an accident happens then it is the problem of the dealer's insurance and not the driver.


Peter.
Think I'm going to become a serial test driver then - not required to abide by normal road rules then by the sounds :confused:

[Gra]

I received that Ferrari photo, and a couple of others, in an email today, happened in Perth and the guy was supposedly showing off for some girls coming out of a pub.

Ouch..

[Sturdee]

Think I'm going to become a serial test driver then - not required to abide by normal road rules then by the sounds :confused:

Sorry Stu, you are still responsible for the consequences of breaking the road laws except that you won't have to pay for the damages that occurs as a result of a collision.:D

Peter.

[tameriska]

A couple of years ago I heard a good lurk going with the kids from my old high school.

Go into a caryard (a large highly publicized one over this way) and ask to take a test drive.

No problems.

Except that these kids were on learners. Some didnt even have that.

Obviously this car yard forgot to check their licenses.