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Test drive can drive above speed limit?

Didnt see anything about TP going to summon him?

 

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http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/...ts-car-20130511

 

 

A STUDENT who was given a test drive in a Dutch-made sports car at a private race track will have to pay more than $70,000 in damages after crashing it.

 

Mr Sean Liew Cheng En drove the Spyker C8 Spyder SWB at 240kmh during the invite-only event at the Singapore Changi Airshow Exhibition Centre.

 

He had been given a briefing on the vehicle's capabilities and how he should drive it, according to a court judgment published yesterday.

 

But while negotiating a series of turns, the National University of Singapore undergraduate lost control of the car, which spun anti-clockwise, hit the kerb and landed back on the tarmac.

 

He will have to pay damages to luxury vehicle importer and distributer Auto Palace after the district court found he had driven "at a speed that was non-commensurate with his abilities".

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Turbocharged

Test drive can drive above speed limit?

Didnt see anything about TP going to summon him?

 

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http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/...ts-car-20130511

 

 

A STUDENT who was given a test drive in a Dutch-made sports car at a private race track will have to pay more than $70,000 in damages after crashing it.

 

Mr Sean Liew Cheng En drove the Spyker C8 Spyder SWB at 240kmh during the invite-only event at the Singapore Changi Airshow Exhibition Centre.

 

He had been given a briefing on the vehicle's capabilities and how he should drive it, according to a court judgment published yesterday.

 

But while negotiating a series of turns, the National University of Singapore undergraduate lost control of the car, which spun anti-clockwise, hit the kerb and landed back on the tarmac.

 

He will have to pay damages to luxury vehicle importer and distributer Auto Palace after the district court found he had driven "at a speed that was non-commensurate with his abilities".

 

drive on track, not legal road, still bound by Traffic laws?

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The fact he was invited to a private event means he belongs to the well-heeled. $70k is sup sup water to him lah. Should total lost the car and make him for for it. [laugh] [laugh]

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The fact he was invited to a private event means he belongs to the well-heeled. $70k is sup sup water to him lah. Should total lost the car and make him for for it. [laugh] [laugh]

 

if its the same one that's been here all this while (orange colour) then its been here quite long already ... think i saw it at the hong seh showroom 2 years ago ...

wonder what he damaged that can amount to 70k ... if spin out and hit kerb .. bumper? .. undercarriage damage?

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This is the funny part...

 

Before the test laps, Mr Liew had signed a form that required drivers to indemnify Auto Palace against any loss or damage. But he mistakenly put his signature in the witness' column and failed to provide his name and identity card number.
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Turbocharged

Wa...ASK

All paegeant kelong. Got money buy calendars or dinner tables, u will win one of the title.

 

Recently, newspaper reported abt a primary school girl won the pageant title.

Her parents bgt a few tables.

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Twincharged

The fact he was invited to a private event means he belongs to the well-heeled. $70k is sup sup water to him lah. Should total lost the car and make him for for it. [laugh] [laugh]

His father know Hong Seh well,should be well doing,luckily no life loss,i remember a few years back,a sxxker test drive a Mazda MX-5,a young salesgirl was killed,by his stupid acts,that sxxker just jailed only for a few months.

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70k probably is just a loose change for him. [laugh]

 

Maybe 70K is a lot to this guy, otherwise don't have to go for court judgement.

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Maybe 70K is a lot to this guy, otherwise don't have to go for court judgement.

true that ... If really small matter, would have already settled on the spot $$$.

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