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The owner of a Bugatti Veyron has a little accident on Wednesday and ended up with the vehicle in a pond in La Marque in Texas (USA), according to the newspaper "Galveston Daily News"


Man not hurt, but the vehicle was almost submerged. (AP Photo)

One of the fastest cars in the world - reaching more than 400 km/h--, the Bugatti Veyron sells for about $ 2 million (U.S. $ 3.4 million), according to the report.

The man was uninjured, but the vehicle was almost submerged. The driver was devastated by the accident. He said that the Bugatti Veyron is the car world's rarest and is not something you can simply replace ".

He said he had the accident after being distracted by a pelican and lose control of the car. So far, according to the newspaper, were manufactured about 200 units of the Bugatti Veyron and there are only 15 in the United States.
 
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I saw the same thing on Houston Chronicle.....sad thing is he bought it so recently he probably hadn't had time to enjoy it yet!

Car owner takes Bugatti's plunge into La Marque lake in stride | Chronicle | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
 
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And this is the 4th or 5th repost.

It appears we hit enter at the same time.
 
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Originally Posted by belfiglio
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The owner of a Bugatti Veyron has a little accident on Wednesday and ended up with the vehicle in a pond in La Marque in Texas (USA), according to the newspaper "Galveston Daily News"


Man not hurt, but the vehicle was almost submerged. (AP Photo)

One of the fastest cars in the world - reaching more than 400 km/h--, the Bugatti Veyron sells for about $ 2 million (U.S. $ 3.4 million), according to the report.

The man was uninjured, but the vehicle was almost submerged. The driver was devastated by the accident. He said that the Bugatti Veyron is the car world's rarest and is not something you can simply replace ".

He said he had the accident after being distracted by a pelican and lose control of the car. So far, according to the newspaper, were manufactured about 200 units of the Bugatti Veyron and there are only 15 in the United States.
this is the 4 veyron accident at least not like the enzo, that every day there is one wrecked
 
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Old 11-13-2009, 08:15 PM
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Here's a video of the actual crash happening.

http://jalopnik.com/5404403/exclusiv...nto-texas-lake
 
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that was classic. I heard the guy dropped his phone in the car and was looking for it when this happen. I hope he was up for an upgrade on the phone or he will have to pay a pretty penny to get a new one
 
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this quote is classic:

"On behalf of fairness, the film clearly shows the bird being killed.
Please refrain from throwing the guy under the bus as the Pelican has already been thrown under the Bugatti"


 
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