the getaway driver was never caught... but rumor says she lives in a huge fancy house nowadays

Sponsored by Takata.

That’s the spirit!

AP Racing brakes and a low cg I think...

Bark, I love you, but:

If I were he, my entire family would disown me for telling this story every 45 minutes.

I find it hilarious that the video shows a Wrangler...

Which just so happens to be the only vehicle in their lineup WITHOUT the now-famously-hackable Uconnect.

UK cops don’t get let off with a slap on the wrist as a general rule. Certainly not to the same extent as in the US anyway.

Here’s a typical stretch of the A11. Not really suitable for bouncing off the speed-limiter, is it?

Easily even, that’s wat 265/280/290 hp will do for you.

It is a victimless crime...just like punching someone in the dark!

Disappointed? Because they didn’t ruin his life over a victimless crime. Reminds me of every time I’m disappointed over the slap on the wrist almost every Police Officer gets when he commits a crime that otherwise would result in you or I spending serious time in a cage.

Yahoo? I’m sorry I missed your 75th birthday, Gramps.

They’ve gone a bit upmarket since then. I had a nose around their latest offerings at a show not long ago, including a bare chassis. They’ve evolved well beyond their man in a shed origins.

Jesus. I bet your shop hates you. There is nothing out of the ordinary in the video. I would hope they tested the upper RPM range before calling it good and giving me the bill.

Yeah, I’d totally be ok with it... I don’t expect a test drive by a mechanic to be done at 20mph (especially in a 460hp Corvette...). Even at the stop light his acceleration is not even done full throttle. He does the 0 to 60mph in 7s... In a car that can do it in under 4s. Hardly a joy ride to me.

It depends on what the complaint was and what the test drive was looking to replicate. I’ve had customer cars at 100+mph simply to bed the brake pads/rotors properly. (the brake manufacturer had explicit instructions of 10 HARD stops from 100+mph to 10mph, without a complete stop. How else am I supposed to do that?

Me too. Am I wrong in thinking some hyper sensitivity on the owner’s part?

Seems like a random 5 minutes test drive to me... A couple of short accelerations to test the car and back in the shop.

Petro-states aren’t necessarily ‘wealthier’ nations. They are just spending money on ractracks and indoor ski hills instead of highways and health care. The Burj Khalifa isn’t even hooked up to a proper sewer system. http://inhabitat.com/the-incredible…