3 teens destroy 2010 mustang on test drive

1990Coupe · Jul 13, 2009

WOW...

http://jalopnik.com/5313453/three-teens-obliterate-2010-mustang-on-test-drive/gallery/

Three 19-year-olds managed to convinced someone to give them the keys to a 2010 Ford Mustang GT, and being teenagers, completely destroyed it after the driver lost control. Amazingly, they all walked away.

The story is unconfirmed, but the way it goes is three 19-year-olds somehow got the keys to a 2010 Mustang GT for a test drive and commenced to drive it like Road & Track they stole it, leading to the inevitable loss of control and complete demolition of the car. The crash was violent enough to destroy every bit of front-end body work, crinkle the main cabin structure and tear the front suspension off. OFF. None of the kids were wearing seat belts of course, and one was ejected from the vehicle in the crash, but unbelievably they all walked away with scratches and bruises. Everything in the story is believable, though stupid up until that last part about no serious injuries. If it's true, these are some very lucky idiots.

jikelly · Jul 13, 2009

Those were some lucky kids.

boston2k4 · Jul 13, 2009

lucky yes... until they got home god help them if the parents are anything like me...Boot right in the .. you get the picture

tag4car · Jul 13, 2009

built ford tough

BlownFiveLiter · Jul 13, 2009

I get dibs on the... is anything salvagable?

wytstang · Jul 13, 2009

Did you hear that? It's the sound of insurance rates going up for all teens. Good job losers.

1990Coupe · Jul 13, 2009

EDIT:

Didn't include the link!

Three Teens Obliterate 2010 Mustang On Test Drive

Mike97gt · Jul 13, 2009

driver will most likely pay full MSRP plus legal fees for the car too..

Thats what happened when this same thing happened with a brand new bullit mustang several years ago At a dealer I worked for back then

The insurance company went after the driver and won in court and garnished his wages.. he was allowed to keep 150 a week out of his check..

I think he has paid it off by now but I lost track of the two guys that were in the car

Aftrbrnr · Jul 13, 2009

One of the Ford dealerships here have a policy where a salesperson must accompany you on a test drive with a Mustang GT, most likely to you as the test driver do not bag the car and to prevent you from getting into situations that leads to things like this particular story. I also wouldn't doubt this isn't the only Ford dealer that has that policy, either.

As for if the car can be salvaged, most wrecked cars can be salvaged if you have the money even if it's severe. As I've said in the past in other threads, I've seen and heard of cars burnt down to the frames be restored (one of them being a Ford GT40 in a process that took seven years). However, looking at the pictures, this car is probably totaled and not worth it to repair it - the only way to justify repairing that car was if it was a GT-500 KR or some other rare vehicle.

walter · Jul 13, 2009

Lucky until they met their parents of course....

or rather one should hope..

32ValveRom · Jul 13, 2009

Aftrbrnr said:
However, looking at the pictures, this car is probably totaled and not worth it to repair it - the only way to justify repairing that car was if it was a GT-500 KR or some other rare vehicle.

Judging by the looks of what happened to the car, yeah I think it's totaled.

walter · Jul 13, 2009

32ValveRom said:
Judging by the looks of what happened to the car, yeah I think it's totaled.

Some Bondo will fix that.

It'll buff right out

TwistedHero · Jul 13, 2009

If I were the parent of one of those kids I would stick my foot up his... then make him/her drive a Geo Metro to school everyday.

NotQuik · Jul 14, 2009

i'll take the passenger headrest....

MustangLX-5.0 · Jul 14, 2009

TwistedHero said:
If I were the parent of one of those kids I would stick my foot up his... then make him/her drive a Geo Metro to school everyday.

Fug that! How about TAKE THE DAMN BUS AND NEVER DRIVE AGAIN AS LONG AS THEY ARE IN THAT HOUSEHOLD!
Make them use a fuggin motorcycle. Cripes. From a good point, that tells you just how much safer Fords are bult.

Yep, built Ford tough! Poor stang though..

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pedro · Jul 14, 2009

How much for the front seats?

Fast05 · Jul 14, 2009

Bunch of idiots. I'm sure their parents will be pleased having to pay for that brand new car just so they could enjoy a stupid joyride. No wonder insurance for teens is sky high. I don't ever remember being that stupid, but then again I've been driving since I was 12 so I guess you learn responsibility...at least they're ok.

Poor car

ar0wan · Jul 14, 2009

At least they were thoughtful enough to bring it back and re-park it at the lot.

BurninRubb3r · Jul 14, 2009

Does the speedo stop at whatever speed the impact happens?

They are extremely lucky to be alive.

Gearbanger 101 · Jul 14, 2009

BurninRubb3r said:
Does the speedo stop at whatever speed the impact happens?

Not sure, but the ECU will certianly have it recorded. One of the nice features of all of the OBDII and up cars. Would be interesting to see how fast they were going.

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