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Old Oct 21, 2009 | 01:19 PM
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Autopia Planes, Trains, Automobiles and the Future of Transportation World’s Dumbest Man Just Lost His Job
By Chuck Squatriglia October 21, 2009 | 2:30 pm | Categories: Autopia WTF? Dept.

Somewhere in New York an auto dealership employee is almost certainly looking for a job now that he’s wrecked one of the world’s rarest supercars.

The car in question is an 806-horsepower Koenigsegg CCX, a car so exclusive the Swedish boutique automaker — which, by the way, is buying Saab from General Motors — builds just 25 annually. Of those, a mere 10 arrive in the United States. They go for about one mil apiece.

According to WreckedExotics.com, the owner of this 2008 model left it at the dealership, presumably to have some work done. That’s when an employee with more stones than skills took it for a spin and hit a guard rail. As if that weren’t enough, he also took out a new Porsche GT2.

Thanks to WreckedExotics for the pic. If you haven’t checked out the site, it’s a great place to kill some time at work. Not that we do that, of course.
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Old Oct 21, 2009 | 01:37 PM
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lmfao AND he took out a GT2. what a jackass
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Old Oct 21, 2009 | 01:44 PM
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Insurance is going to have a field day with this one
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Old Oct 21, 2009 | 01:44 PM
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wow what an ***!
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Old Oct 21, 2009 | 01:55 PM
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Way to put the fear of leaving anything more expensive that a nissan versa at the dealership
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Old Oct 21, 2009 | 02:12 PM
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The car's whole front looks like it disintegrated.

Doesn't look so safe, doesn't it?
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Old Oct 21, 2009 | 02:32 PM
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oh my.......
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Old Oct 21, 2009 | 03:19 PM
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What a mess.
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Old Oct 21, 2009 | 03:34 PM
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That made me very very sad
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Old Oct 21, 2009 | 06:23 PM
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I'd love to hear how the dealership broke the news to the owner.

In some places in the world, you'd get killed for doing something like that.
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Old Oct 21, 2009 | 09:04 PM
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Originally Posted by muhbuhtuh
lmfao AND he took out a GT2. what a jackass
couldn't agree more...
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Old Oct 21, 2009 | 09:40 PM
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Oh wow ... absolutely nothing good will come of this situation for anyone involved.
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Old Oct 21, 2009 | 10:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Coconut
I'd love to hear how the dealership broke the news to the owner.

In some places in the world, you'd get killed for doing something like that.
like LA

sad day for petrolheads
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Old Oct 22, 2009 | 12:37 AM
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Originally Posted by PVlexus
builds just 25 annually. Of those, a mere 10 arrive in the United States.
I bet the 15 arrive here in UAE lol.
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Old Oct 22, 2009 | 05:58 AM
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what a moron.
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