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An Australian man has reason to regret his enthusiasm for the performance of his own vehicle. The man was planning to sell his high-performance Lamborghini and took a prospective purchaser out for a test drive. However, the owner became over-enthused with the car’s capabilities, which were clearly greater than his own. He lost control on a bend and slammed the car sideways into a tree, causing severe damage to the vehicle. Luckily the car’s protection system ensured that the owner and his passenger suffered
March 23, 2016 Read time: 1 min
An Australian man has reason to regret his enthusiasm for the performance of his own vehicle. The man was planning to sell his high-performance Lamborghini and took a prospective purchaser out for a test drive. However, the owner became over-enthused with the car’s capabilities, which were clearly greater than his own. He lost control on a bend and slammed the car sideways into a tree, causing severe damage to the vehicle. Luckily the car’s protection system ensured that the owner and his passenger suffered only minor injuries. No doubt the owner will take his test drives more carefully in future.

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