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Crash During Pagani Zonda Test Drive Results In $445,000 Damage Bill

 
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Dealers are always a little hesitant to lend out expensive cars for test drives so imagine the feeling one dealership in the UK must have felt when an exotic supercar it lent out to one individual ended up in a crash.


A Pagani Zonda S, similar to the one pictured here, suffered a crash during a test drive in Aberdeen in the UK last September. Fortunately for its owners it was insured because the bill to repair it cost upwards of $445,000, which includes transportation of the car to Pagani’s factory in Modena in Italy for repairs. If you’re thinking the car should have just been a write-off, remember that the Pagani Zonda S itself is valued at around $750,000.

Speaking with the BBC, a spokesperson for insurance company Aviva said: "This is the biggest insurance payout we have had for repairs to a private car in the UK."

Interestingly, the insurance claim was lodged by the test driver, not the owner of the car.

While $445,000 may seem steep, note that there’s also an inherent loss of value now that the car has had accident damage--but if it’s going back to the factory then any future owner can probably expect something nearly as good as a brand new Zonda.

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  1. Driver Posted: 3/29/2010 5:31am PDT

    I believe the Zonda was privately owned. The owner invited the driver to drive it as part of a write-up in a local magazine. The owner was apparently in the car at the time. On Twitter @whealie believes the driver must have been a motor dealer, because of the type of insurance. He is/was a champion driver according to reports.
     
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  2. ziggleradam Posted: 1/5/2011 3:07pm PST

    Pagani Zonda, which recognized the value that of substantially damaged. The vehicle must be returned to Modena, Italy where cars are construct of carbon fiber, titanium and aluminum aircraft.
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