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Kiwijeff

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4.5 million dollars drove through my little town, and then....
« on: December 04, 2016, 06:11:03 PM »
And then a 20 mil McClaren crashed.

These cars were traveling down South, for the Bruce McClaren run.
I just happened to be in town, and saw em all squeezing into the local BP gas station.
Took a vid, watched local people rubbernecking, myself included.
While these type of car don't really interest me, the fact that Bruce McClaren was a Kiwi was something to be proud of. It was prety cool, and I showed several people the vid, even banged of a few screen shots to my friends overseas.

Well, two days later, we hear that the most expensive McClaren on the run,had crashed, down near Queenstown, which is a tourist town, down toward the bottom of the Island.
These cars are worth around a cool mil each, but the one that crashed, on a straight piece of road, is said to be worth twenty mil.

http://i.stuff.co.nz/motoring/87163104/mclaren-f1-crashes-near-queenstown

Pretty crazy, the lifestyles of the rich. Who spends twenty mil on one car?
Someone who can, I guess. I wonder what else the owner has in his shed.  :D
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Re: 4.5 million dollars drove through my little town, and then....
« Reply #1 on: December 04, 2016, 07:08:11 PM »
If they didn't have those they'd be driving the price up on our rusty relics. ;D
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Re: 4.5 million dollars drove through my little town, and then....
« Reply #2 on: December 04, 2016, 07:33:16 PM »
Your right Sixball. Can't let everyone in on our secret.
Tried loading up pics, but it timesout before it'll load.
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