Another Aventador Bites The Dust [Vancouver, BC]

"alexotics" (alexotics)
06/17/2014 at 17:05 • Filed to: Lamborghini, Vancouver, WreckedExotics, Aventador

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Here's the scoop: a modified Lamborghini Aventador flew through an intersection around lunchtime at Alberni and Burrard Street where it was kissed by a Chevrolet Cobalt. The Lambo driver was a young Asian fella with his girlfriend in the passenger seat. From first appearances it looks like everyone involved is OK. Therefore I will now introduce the funny tweets that followed:

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Unfortunately the Aventador isn't the first supercar to succumb to Vancouver (read: Raincouver):

DISCUSSION (100)

thebigbossyboss > alexotics
06/17/2014 at 17:11

I am pretty sure I know the guy who did the glass for the back of the F40. God damn.

Moves-Like-Senna > alexotics
06/17/2014 at 17:20

Ha! Apparently my sister knows the guy.

alexotics > Moves-Like-Senna
06/17/2014 at 17:28

Any juicy details? Like, he walked out, shrugged, and had his driver in a Rolls-Royce Phantom Extended Wheelbase pick him up and drive him straight to the Ferrari dealership where he paid cash for a Ferrari F12?

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > alexotics
06/17/2014 at 17:32

Another case of either too young and showing off to the GF, or too young to handle the power. :P

Poor Aventador. :(

My X-type is too a real Jaguar > alexotics
06/17/2014 at 17:38

It's obviously the fault of the ignition switch in the Cobalt.

pirates-ecu > alexotics
06/17/2014 at 17:39

that lawsuit is going to be huge. If i get hit by an idiot legging their 300k lambo in the middle of a city, you bet your ass I am suing the hell out of them.... Drvie like an idiot you pay the consequnces....

marimvibe, new packaging, same great taste > alexotics
06/17/2014 at 17:41

If F1 has taught us anything, there will be a large number of flat tires in that intersection from the amount of carbon fiber left on the track road.

pip bip - choose Corrour > alexotics
06/17/2014 at 17:43

i feel sorry for the Cobalt!

Ger > alexotics
06/17/2014 at 17:45

Or when he called his chinese construction mogul daddy crying that he broke his toy and he wont give him a male grandchild until he gets another lambo?

Kinjago > Moves-Like-Senna
06/17/2014 at 17:46

The Cobalt driver? Does he have GAP insurance?

nappingatdesk > alexotics
06/17/2014 at 17:46

Impossible to be the Cobalt's fault.....

Wagons-Midwest > alexotics
06/17/2014 at 17:46

It wasn't a Ferrari so it wasn't Dietrich.

hismiths > alexotics
06/17/2014 at 17:50

Oh look! It's Curious George's friend in the yellow asshat!

fritzo > alexotics
06/17/2014 at 17:50

Insurance report:

Cobalt: $1200 damage

Aventador: $1,532,857 damage

scoob > alexotics
06/17/2014 at 17:51

Yay, cue the racist Asian driver jokes because internet.

And btw, I'm Asian.

The Devil Drives a Mustang (Rotary Pending) > alexotics
06/17/2014 at 17:53

America's cheapest car, meet America's most expensive car.

HiMyNameIsNoLongerJay > Kinjago
06/17/2014 at 17:55

ThatbastardKurtis > alexotics
06/17/2014 at 17:57

(sigh) Another Cobalt recall? This time it's "Cobalt 'may' cause accidents due to being a Cobalt and the other car being better than a Cobalt"*

Cavalier by any other name, is still a Cavalier...

*Regardless if it cause it or not.

Victorious Secret > alexotics
06/17/2014 at 17:58

Not a surprise.

Vancouver sells a lot of their exotics to 18 year olds entering school from overseas. Their parents don't care, these kids can't really drive. Do the math.

toecutter (so grey, I gotta wear shades) > alexotics
06/17/2014 at 17:59

Chevy beats Lamborghini. Now there's something you thought you'd never say.

Nitzer Ebblestone > alexotics
06/17/2014 at 18:02

But were they having sex at the time?!?!?

RazorGP > pirates-ecu
06/17/2014 at 18:04

Why a lawsuit? If both parties are uninjured then the cost of repairs through the insurance should be enough. Social rejects that see a cash opportunity and hop on that bandwagon deserve to be brought out around back and dealt with in kind. My Insurance is high enough I don't need it to go up anymore because of some incident I'm completely unrelated to.

Ardhana > alexotics
06/17/2014 at 18:04

Asian driver, you say?

stillthrottledown > pirates-ecu
06/17/2014 at 18:05

Wow just because someone is driving an Aventador you would sue them? If they were driving a caprice you would say everything is fine? If that is the case then you are a cunt.

RazorGP > pip bip - choose Corrour
06/17/2014 at 18:05

Ya me too. It should have been totaled and taken out of its misery.

kinjasignedmeout > Nitzer Ebblestone
06/17/2014 at 18:06

Did it happen to be a 3-way?

Prophet of hoon > Moves-Like-Senna
06/17/2014 at 18:07

AND THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF, SOMEBODY DIED FOR SURE

*capslock off*

jariten1781 > pirates-ecu
06/17/2014 at 18:07

Sue him for what? A dent in your Cobalt? I'm sure the insurance will cover that....

Hell, it probably saved him from a fiery ignition cylinder death.

For Sweden > scoob
06/17/2014 at 18:08

Hi Asian, I'm Swede

Prophet of hoon > Victorious Secret
06/17/2014 at 18:08

the math says enough of these brats wreck the exotics and the salvage price will come down to PoH (or just hoon) level.

DipodomysDeserti > alexotics
06/17/2014 at 18:09

Yeah, those tweets were hilarious.

Prophet of hoon > Nitzer Ebblestone
06/17/2014 at 18:09

In a Lambo? you know, the irony is - a Lambo will get you laid; but a minivan will be more comfortable.... however, you have a minivan, your days of getting laid are over.

Misterfu02 > alexotics
06/17/2014 at 18:09

PR Stunt by GM?

Cobalt held up well! Look at that thing go! Oh wait... THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY! SUE! SUE! SUE!

DipodomysDeserti > pirates-ecu
06/17/2014 at 18:10

What sort of damages would you sue them for? Are you saying you'd fake injury in order to sue them or damages? Or come up with damages that you didn't actually incur?

KuroiNasakari > Moves-Like-Senna
06/17/2014 at 18:10

uuugh that Ferrari in the video thumbnail

It hurts to live

mazda616 > alexotics
06/17/2014 at 18:10

Did the Cobalt shut off during or before the accident? Lol

DipodomysDeserti > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
06/17/2014 at 18:12

Generally when you run head-on into something it has little to do with power. Mostly just not paying attention.

DipodomysDeserti > scoob
06/17/2014 at 18:12

You should start then so the rest of us don't feel bad.

Iwaswonderofwonders > alexotics
06/17/2014 at 18:12

Looks like the Cobalt Won. Take that Aventador.

SpikeFiend > Prophet of hoon
06/17/2014 at 18:13

The trouble is that they make these cars out of glass, so they just shatter into tiny pieces :(

SpikeFiend > kinjasignedmeout
06/17/2014 at 18:15

Nah, only 2 seats!

pirates-ecu > stillthrottledown
06/17/2014 at 18:17

look at the amount of damage in that picture, that was not a 10 mph collision,. If you get hit over 20 mph, you are going to have some lasting medical issues.

You can hate on me if you want, but if you ram me with your 300k car, because your being a fucking idiot in traffic,. you bet your ass its going to cost you big fucking money.....

Dont be a slub in the middle of a city, take it to the track to impress your floozie girlfriend.

Malcham > Moves-Like-Senna
06/17/2014 at 18:19

Great story

Malcham > Moves-Like-Senna
06/17/2014 at 18:20

Great story

stillthrottledown > pirates-ecu
06/17/2014 at 18:24

Ok, but you didn't answer the question. Would you have the same feelings toward a guy in a Caprice, Camry, or Fiesta?

fintail > alexotics
06/17/2014 at 18:25

Ah Vancouver, playground for spoiled irresponsible satellite child kidults.

I mean, hardworking self-made entrepreneurs who aren't dependent on unearned offshore blood money at all.

Prophet of hoon > SpikeFiend
06/17/2014 at 18:26

oh but can you imagine driving around a Lambo in rat rod/half-finished attire? I used to drive around in a 67 Camaro that was mostly primer (and a really ugly orange) - I got more comments and offers for the car in that state than when I finished it .... again, stupid me, I should have sold it as a project; I'd have been dollars ahead

LolBurnertime! > Malcham
06/17/2014 at 18:30

Lol !!!

LolBurnertime! > Malcham
06/17/2014 at 18:31

Lol !!! Great Story!!

fintail > Ger
06/17/2014 at 18:32

Construction mogul = money launderer/real estate speculator?

Not that the average crack shack in Van being 7 figures is anything but legit market forces at work, of course.

fintail > pirates-ecu
06/17/2014 at 18:34

It definitely might make one come down with a case of neck pain, eh

LookingAtCars.com > My X-type is too a real Jaguar
06/17/2014 at 18:35

But damn, doesn't she look good in black? If it weren't for the ignition recalls I'd have 10 of those in my driveway.

Rusty Shackleford > alexotics
06/17/2014 at 18:36

Most people should not mod their car, nor drive a fast car. On the track, most people cannot handle a GTI. Why does this fool think he can handle a Lambo, much less a modded one? He got what he deserved, the car was innocent.

Lesson: If you are going to buy a fast car, learn how to drive it before driving it fast.

LookingAtCars.com > ThatbastardKurtis
06/17/2014 at 18:37

Better than a cobalt? They don't show it but I'll guess it had less damage than the Aventador.

Tibbitt > alexotics
06/17/2014 at 18:38

Kinja'd!!!

You can buy your Canadian citizenship but you cannot buy good driving skills!

v10junkie > pirates-ecu
06/17/2014 at 18:38

Glad I live in Canada where morons like you can't just sue for anything they feel fit.

ohio991 > alexotics
06/17/2014 at 18:38

sounds like someone was being a moron and said

"Hold my Starbucks and watch this"

Tibbitt > alexotics
06/17/2014 at 18:39

Kinja'd!!!

You can buy your Canadian citizenship but you cannot buy good driving skills.

Barbarian772 > pirates-ecu
06/17/2014 at 18:52

I think we don't know enough to say that the lambo driver was at fault...

alexotics > fintail
06/17/2014 at 18:52

Real estate prices here have indeed run off the charts. $1.3 million gets you a Vancouver address if you don't mind living in a triplex with a laneway home in the yard on the outskirts of town.

CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > alexotics
06/17/2014 at 18:53

the never ending romance of the aventador and the cobalt. Romeo and Juliet move obviously

Barbarian772 > scoob
06/17/2014 at 18:54

No, that's jsut racist, but good thing his girlfriend wasn't driving, they would've crashed way earlier.

CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > Victorious Secret
06/17/2014 at 18:56

I have that at the local community college. I've seen an Asian guy in a Maserati quattreporte and another in a GTR. one of my cousin's friend got a CLA as a gift. Then he took the drivers test with it. And I'm Asian.

jimz > alexotics
06/17/2014 at 18:58

I feel worse for the Cobalt owner. At least when you can afford a Lambo, you can afford another one.

Dean Beyer > alexotics
06/17/2014 at 19:05

Kinja'd!!!

Alternate headline: Douchebag Drives Douchebag Car Like Douchebag.

DZen > alexotics
06/17/2014 at 19:06

Kinja'd!!!

Hi..got an car insurance question.....if the Cobalt cause the accident and he only had 1 Million liability and the cost to fix the Aventador was more then 1 Million. Does the Cobalt driver have to pay out of his pocket or will the insurance company will figure something else out? I assume the Cobalt driver is screwed...

dogisbadob > alexotics
06/17/2014 at 19:07

Kinja'd!!!

The perfect place for an ignition switch to fail

yung bramblepelt > fritzo
06/17/2014 at 19:12

So crazy how crashing an Aventador quadruples its worth...

daiheadjai > scoob
06/17/2014 at 19:15

Looks like he took a Wong turn.

I'm Asian too, so that makes it ok right?

daiheadjai > Victorious Secret
06/17/2014 at 19:16

Bingo. Look for the exotic (or semi-exotic like a GTR) with the gaudiest, most tasteless paint scheme, and you've found one.

Hambleton > alexotics
06/17/2014 at 19:26

I live on this street and navigate this intersection every day. Seeing exotics here is a daily occurrence. Only a matter of time, I guess.

Sam > daiheadjai
06/17/2014 at 19:31

One Asian Wong does not make a white.

blahrgen > scoob
06/17/2014 at 19:44

nah, cue racist asian driver jokes because if you've ever lived in vancouver/richmond...

seriously, this stereotype has some actual origins in fact. Rich Hong Kong businessmen send their kids over here for school. These kids have pretty much no parental guidance and a shit ton of money. I'll bet you that lambo was bought with daddy's money, no questions asked.

result is young, spoiled, bratty asian kids who don't give a shit about rules, because rules have never applied to them in the first place.

it's a pretty common story around these parts.

of course, they make the rest of us first- and second- generation canadian-born kids look bad by comparison. we don't like to hang out with them...

steevkay > alexotics
06/17/2014 at 19:46

The F40 is tragic, the Aventador can/will be replaced shortly with a new one.

jalop1991 > alexotics
06/17/2014 at 19:54

sigh....duct tape, bailing wire, LeMons...

...the world makes it SO easy...

jalop1991 > fritzo
06/17/2014 at 19:55

Cobalt: drove away, and will continue to drive for the next 10 years with this $1200 of damage

Lambo: who the fuck cares.

RWD_Volvo > DipodomysDeserti
06/17/2014 at 19:56

Hopefully she didn't choke

SnowMongoose > alexotics
06/17/2014 at 19:57

Someone from BC driving badly is news now?
Author has clearly never driven north of Seattle.

pr1ck35is > alexotics
06/17/2014 at 19:58

the v-tec totally kicked in, yo.

Moves-Like-Senna > alexotics
06/17/2014 at 19:58

I asked her to try and see what she can find out but most likely yes. It's Vancity. Everyone buys disposable super cars haha

AnxiousLogic is a contrarian. > alexotics
06/17/2014 at 20:00

Kinja'd!!!

It's almost as if the Lambo is throwing up its "arms" out of exasperation for the situation.

pirates-ecu > stillthrottledown
06/17/2014 at 20:04

if i was rammed in the drivers door by someone breaking the traffic laws , yes i would probably still pursue litigation.... even if its just suing the insurance company.

Driving is a privilege not a right, people forget they are driving 2 ton boxes of liability around.

pirates-ecu > v10junkie
06/17/2014 at 20:05

weird how Canadians see things like causing a large traffic collision, that results in an impact to one drivers door, as a small thing.

That was a significant accident, not a fender bender.....

v10junkie > pirates-ecu
06/17/2014 at 20:10

The issue isn't with suing for a large traffic accident (and to be honest that Cobalt did not get the worst of it), but the need to sue because the guy has an expensive car. If you are injured to the point you life has changed, or you cannot work and insurance will not cover it, sure, sure away. From what the pictures show both would be walking away no worse for wear. You sound like a blood sucking money grubbing fool. Maybe you should go spill a coffee on your lap and sue over it, moron.

pirates-ecu > v10junkie
06/17/2014 at 20:14

go suck an egg troll,

take a look at those pictures, obviously the lambo was waiting to take a left, tried to punch a small gap and slammed into the side of the car.

the point of the comment is the IDIOT that caused the collision in the intersection is going to be sued, be it directly or through insurance. If i got rammed in an intersection while driving legally, I am going to sue the shit out of the other driver regardless of the model of car they drive.

I said it once and ill say it again, cars are giant multi-ton boxes of liability. That is the reason i drive defensively, and do everything i can to avoid stupid shit like this.... Rear ending someone in a fender bender is one thing. YOU DON'T RUN HEAD LONG INTO SOMEONES DRIVER DOOR, UNLESS YOU HAVE FUCKED UP ROYALLY.

fintail > alexotics
06/17/2014 at 20:17

And the best part is that market fundamentals don't support it. Just don't call out the outside influences inflating the market, some get offended.

Maxaxle > alexotics
06/17/2014 at 20:25

Kinja'd!!!

WTF is this Cobalt made of?...Cobalt (the metal)?

Yarks > alexotics
06/17/2014 at 20:29

That escalated quickly...I just walked past that thing

scoob > blahrgen
06/17/2014 at 20:30

I agree and can/do see that kind of stuff, but really it can happen anywhere and everywhere. Also with other people, not just Asians.

Happens here in NY too, but with anyone's who's rich.

v10junkie > pirates-ecu
06/17/2014 at 20:58

Its pretty clear you are as dumb as a stump, I'm done here.

Mr Joshua > Moves-Like-Senna
06/17/2014 at 21:11

Is he an asshat ?

mad.anthony > DZen
06/17/2014 at 21:13

Typically liability insurance for property damage is capped at a certain amount in the policy, (aka the policy limit) ($50,000 was the standard when I worked in a claims office in NJ ~15 years ago). Presumably the person driving the expensive car will have full coverage and that will pay for the rest. The insurance company could probably go after the individual personally for the balance above policy limits, but I doubt too many companies would bother, especially if the other driver is driving a Cobalt.

dbpc > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist)
06/17/2014 at 21:14

The most outrageous case Ive seen is of this one kid who I am a friend of friends of at my college who owns a Mclearen 12c in the summer and a got a Ferrari ff for the winter since its allwheel drive.

bpands > alexotics
06/17/2014 at 21:16

This is what gets weird about owning a premium/exotic car. If you get into a fender-bender, it's suddenly a circus for everyone beyond the two drivers involved but if it were a Corolla with the nose bashed in, it's not something that makes waves in a blog post.

Mike Bonner > alexotics
06/17/2014 at 21:24

The last time I was in Vancouver, there was a beautiful blond woman driving an Elise. I don't think I've ever been so aroused. I told her how cool it was that she would drive that car, and she told me it was her second one. She apparently was t-boned at high speed in a Vancouver intersection and totaled the first one. Vancouver is not a good place for exotic sports cars.

bacavoit > alexotics
06/17/2014 at 21:36

Kinja'd!!!

I thought it came with a carbon fiber hood =/

gm0n3y > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist)
06/17/2014 at 21:49

VCC? I used to live half a block from there and you'd see a lot of higher end luxury cars (Maserati, Mercedes, Audi, etc). Not usually exotics though (Lambo, Ferarri, etc). Now you do see quite a few exotics up at UBC.

zetec duratec ECOTEC > DZen
06/17/2014 at 21:50

You don't fix an Aventador, you sell it junked and write it off, then have your servant go pick you up a new exotic car later in the afternoon.

gm0n3y > Tibbitt
06/17/2014 at 21:51

Hey now, that was changed recently. It is now slightly harder to buy your Canadian citizenship.

gm0n3y > alexotics
06/17/2014 at 21:54

It would be more surprising if there was an accident at that intersection that didn't involve a 6 figure car. I once saw a limo hit a Bentley on that corner. Also saw another limo hit 3 pedestrians there too.