ViperSmith
06-26-2014, 09:19 PM
Sadly, even reputable dealers like Miller Motorcars can't seem to keep their techs from doing stupid stuff.
http://www.nydailynews.com/autos/gonna-hurt-1-million-ferrari-enzo-smashed-mechanic-connecticut-article-1.1843311
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Mama mia, this mechanic is going to be in trouble after smashing a Ferrari Enzo supercar on Interstate-95 in Connecticut.
It’s never a good thing when a seriously sexy supercar hits a curb, runs into a guardrail, or is basically dismantled by hard objects that don’t have any respect for exotic cars. But when the hapless person behind the wheel is the guy entrusted to take extra special care of the car, well, things just go to a whole new level of ugly.
That’s exactly what happened when two employees of Miller Motorcars, a classic and exotic car dealership in Greenwich, Connecticut, somehow totaled a customer’s Ferrari Enzo.
From the images taken shortly after the accident, the car appears to be pointing the wrong way on the highway. That hints that someone hit the power way too hard, got the Enzo sliding and skidding, before the center median put an abrupt halt to the fun – and likely the jobs of the two guys in the car at the time.
First on the scene was John Michael Hoda, who was traveling southbound on I-95 to his job at Davis Investigations when the crash occurred at approximately 8:45 a.m. It was Mr. Hoda who snapped the first images of the accident, and who helped the two Miller employees exit the damaged Ferrari.
The driver of the Enzo has since been listed as Leonardo Garcia, a mechanic for Miller Motor Cars. According to online reports, the owner is Michael Fux, owner of an apparently very(!!!) successful mattress company.
Mr. Fux had trusted Miller Motor Cars with the care of his Enzo which, in case you’re in the market for one, can cost roughly $1 million per copy. Ferrari only built 400 examples of the Enzo supercar from 2002 to 2004.
Of course, with roughly 129 cars in his car collection, including the ultra-rare Ferrari FXX, it’s likely Mr. Fux won’t be losing sleep over the loss of his beloved Enzo.
A report in Bed Times Magazine quotes him as a self-confessed “car freak,” who houses his vehicles in a 30,000 sq. ft. garage at his “Horse Power Farm” in Milford, New Jersey.
http://www.nydailynews.com/autos/gonna-hurt-1-million-ferrari-enzo-smashed-mechanic-connecticut-article-1.1843311
http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1843288.1403707806!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/article_970/article-ferrari-0625.jpg
Mama mia, this mechanic is going to be in trouble after smashing a Ferrari Enzo supercar on Interstate-95 in Connecticut.
It’s never a good thing when a seriously sexy supercar hits a curb, runs into a guardrail, or is basically dismantled by hard objects that don’t have any respect for exotic cars. But when the hapless person behind the wheel is the guy entrusted to take extra special care of the car, well, things just go to a whole new level of ugly.
That’s exactly what happened when two employees of Miller Motorcars, a classic and exotic car dealership in Greenwich, Connecticut, somehow totaled a customer’s Ferrari Enzo.
From the images taken shortly after the accident, the car appears to be pointing the wrong way on the highway. That hints that someone hit the power way too hard, got the Enzo sliding and skidding, before the center median put an abrupt halt to the fun – and likely the jobs of the two guys in the car at the time.
First on the scene was John Michael Hoda, who was traveling southbound on I-95 to his job at Davis Investigations when the crash occurred at approximately 8:45 a.m. It was Mr. Hoda who snapped the first images of the accident, and who helped the two Miller employees exit the damaged Ferrari.
The driver of the Enzo has since been listed as Leonardo Garcia, a mechanic for Miller Motor Cars. According to online reports, the owner is Michael Fux, owner of an apparently very(!!!) successful mattress company.
Mr. Fux had trusted Miller Motor Cars with the care of his Enzo which, in case you’re in the market for one, can cost roughly $1 million per copy. Ferrari only built 400 examples of the Enzo supercar from 2002 to 2004.
Of course, with roughly 129 cars in his car collection, including the ultra-rare Ferrari FXX, it’s likely Mr. Fux won’t be losing sleep over the loss of his beloved Enzo.
A report in Bed Times Magazine quotes him as a self-confessed “car freak,” who houses his vehicles in a 30,000 sq. ft. garage at his “Horse Power Farm” in Milford, New Jersey.