The real italian job

Simon · 28 Dec 2008 at 21:41

Anyone watching this.

Those cars are worth silly amounts of money. Lol at when the bird started writing on his 'million quid' car with pen

panthro · 28 Dec 2008 at 21:54

That bit cracked me up! Didnt realise he was so loaded. Nice overtake by Hakkinen too.

InvaderGIR · 28 Dec 2008 at 21:58

panthro said:
That bit cracked me up! Didnt realise he was so loaded. Nice overtake by Hakkinen too.

He had to get a huge loan for the event though...rather than selling off some of the other shiney metal he has that he doesn't need...but that would be logical...

Simon · 28 Dec 2008 at 21:59

Well to be fair, if the car completes it he can pay it all back and still have change.

Dup · 28 Dec 2008 at 22:06

So he did 80 miles to run it in? Plonker tbh! Hardly program worthy so far.

-westy- · 28 Dec 2008 at 22:11

What channel??

Trick · 28 Dec 2008 at 22:11

The guy's an utter idiot. Had to stop watching.

InvaderGIR · 28 Dec 2008 at 22:13

Well that wasn't a huge surprise really, "don't go above 3500rpm because it's a new engine." so what does he do? Destroys the engine in 200 miles by revving too high.

Housey · 28 Dec 2008 at 22:14

I would love to do that event one year, it is on the list.

Lopéz · 28 Dec 2008 at 22:17

I'd love to do something like this, be it as a competitor or just driving the route at my leisure.

Shame it dropped a valve (sounded more like bottom end knock but it's hard to tell on camera)

Flibster · 28 Dec 2008 at 22:22

Beautiful selection of metal there.

Something I'd love to do...

Lashout_UK · 28 Dec 2008 at 22:40

The show vastly improved when he dropped out of it.

thepharcyde · 28 Dec 2008 at 22:51

Wonder why his wife accompanied him

. I take it he apologised to the mechanic after blatently ignoring the running in advice having blamed the rebuild!

vila · 28 Dec 2008 at 23:03

InvaderGIR said:
He had to get a huge loan for the event though...rather than selling off some of the other shiney metal he has that he doesn't need...but that would be logical...

He is 'seriously loaded' loaded though - he cottened on to putting his name to as many products as possible before most of the current big named chefs.

InvaderGIR · 28 Dec 2008 at 23:06

He knows how to make money, but he's got all of it tied up in cars, his house and his restaurants. Which in my mind means he isn't loaded, if you don't have the cash in your bank then aren't loaded...but that's just my view.

Simon · 28 Dec 2008 at 23:15

InvaderGIR said:
He knows how to make money, but he's got all of it tied up in cars, his house and his restaurants. Which in my mind means he isn't loaded, if you don't have the cash in your bank then aren't loaded...but that's just my view.

Not heard of assets?

Rich people aren't rich by just sitting on money, the invest it to make more.

InvaderGIR · 28 Dec 2008 at 23:21

But the way he handles his money seems very poor, he didn't build up money in assets and sell them on to be able to afford the car and the trip, instead he went to the bank and got a huge loan.

al123 · 28 Dec 2008 at 23:22

I thought he was going to sell the car to make his money back after the trip?

Simon · 28 Dec 2008 at 23:37

Only when it's complete a Mille rally. I think he will try again next year, only next time may listen to the girl rather than making up a 4,500rpm limit

al123 · 28 Dec 2008 at 23:41

Simon said:
Only when it's complete a Mille rally. I think he will try again next year, only next time may listen to the girl rather than making up a 4,500rpm limit

Yeh that's what I meant

I'm sure they said something at the end, that he would have to get it fixed then do the rally again, before he sold it.