An 85 year-old who blindly obeyed his satnav and performed a U-turn on a motorway slip road in Bavaria, crashed into a prized Rolls Royce.
The owner of the 1953 Rolls Royce Silver Dawn - one of only two in the world - promptly had a heart attack.
Josef Rossfeld, 57, has recovered - but his car is a write-off, the German paper …
Until I had a good look. It looks like the whole engine has been pranged, and when you add the cost of finding (unlikely, read hand making) a new wind and grille (as well as repairing however much suspension damage has occurred) it might get serious.
Even then, it wont be original, as the replacements, if not original, will surely hurt the car's value as an antique...
What ever he repairs it with is going to ruin the whole point of the car, unless, by some miracle there is a whole load of 100% original spare parts floating around.
Granted car built before 1970 is the engineering (and mass) equivalent of a tank, and therefore the 57 year old RR owner was only ever in danger of the heart attack that did happen, but can the world continue to support entirely literally mind people? What kind of person abandons common sense and ignores the clear and present danger to human life from blindly following... ohh... the satnav'er was born in 1925.
85 year old killer. If he doesn't know NOT to do a U turn on a motorway by now he shouldn't be driving. Get the killer off the road, shame he didnlt do the job for us.
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Satnav pensioner smashes into 1953 Rolls
An 85 year-old who blindly obeyed his satnav and performed a U-turn on a motorway slip road in Bavaria, crashed into a prized Rolls Royce. The owner of the 1953 Rolls Royce Silver Dawn - one of only two in the world - promptly had a heart attack. Josef Rossfeld, 57, has recovered - but his car is a write-off, the German paper …
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Posted Monday 14th June 2010 13:32 GMT
It'sa Mea... Mario
The owner of the other one... #
Is probably quite happy though..
Posted Monday 14th June 2010 14:14 GMT
Tsurotu
Bah #
That'll buff out.
Posted Monday 14th June 2010 14:54 GMT
Hieronymus Coward
Maybe if it was a ford ka... #
I would consider that a right off if it was a bog standard run around.
If it is only one of two left then it is worth more restored than it would cost to fix - right?
Posted Monday 14th June 2010 15:48 GMT
Tsurotu
I thought that #
Until I had a good look. It looks like the whole engine has been pranged, and when you add the cost of finding (unlikely, read hand making) a new wind and grille (as well as repairing however much suspension damage has occurred) it might get serious.
Even then, it wont be original, as the replacements, if not original, will surely hurt the car's value as an antique...
Posted Monday 14th June 2010 16:35 GMT
Insane Reindeer
Repair it with what? #
What ever he repairs it with is going to ruin the whole point of the car, unless, by some miracle there is a whole load of 100% original spare parts floating around.
Posted Monday 14th June 2010 19:41 GMT
Anonymous Coward
Too Stupid to Live? #
Granted car built before 1970 is the engineering (and mass) equivalent of a tank, and therefore the 57 year old RR owner was only ever in danger of the heart attack that did happen, but can the world continue to support entirely literally mind people? What kind of person abandons common sense and ignores the clear and present danger to human life from blindly following... ohh... the satnav'er was born in 1925.
Nevermind.
Posted Monday 14th June 2010 20:11 GMT
Martyn 4
and in other news #
the owner of the only other one left is delighted to hear of its sharp increase in value...
Posted Monday 14th June 2010 21:02 GMT
ElReg!comments!Pierre
Obeying the satnav? #
Hey, to all the really, really stupid people out there: «as soon as possible» does NOT mean «NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW!»
At least it was not in the US so probably no-one is going to try and sue the satnav vendor...
Posted Tuesday 15th June 2010 08:38 GMT
I ain't Spartacus
Can I upload an instruction to all satnavs? #
At the next turning, make a bank transfer of £1,000 to I ain't Spartacus - c/o Register Bank*, London, England.
That should be an effective test of the users, methinks.
*you guys WILL pass it on, won't you? Promise? Phew. That's alright then...
Posted Wednesday 23rd June 2010 12:17 GMT
Simon B
85 year old killer - lock him up ffs #
85 year old killer. If he doesn't know NOT to do a U turn on a motorway by now he shouldn't be driving. Get the killer off the road, shame he didnlt do the job for us.
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