r/ThatLookedExpensive • u/moongirljjaz • 17h ago

A £1 Million ($1.4 Million) Lamborghini Based Bat-mobile got into an accident with a Renault Scenic

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u/Calculonx 17h ago

insurance: "you hit a what?"

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u/m0tionTV 17h ago

a R-E-N-O S-E-N-I-C

/s

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u/internet_humor 12h ago

I’ll never financially recover from this scenic

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u/Filthy-lucky-ducky 10h ago

Reminds me of when I phoned the insurance company and told them a deer ran out in front of me to be asked “did you get the other driver’s insurance details?”

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u/slim2crazy 6h ago

„We need the license plate“

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u/MememeSama 15h ago

A batmobile, are you even listening?

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u/GreatPhase7351 11h ago

It’s in permanent loiter mode…

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u/electriclunchmeat 16h ago

Tiger shark

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u/discomuffin 9h ago

🎶Doodoo doo doo doo 🎵

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u/katze_sonne 8h ago

Honestly, I sometimes wonder why people (through insurances) should pay for something as expensive as this. Sure there should be the ability to drive expensive cars on the road but multi-million dollar cars? Seems like a risk that shouldn‘t have to be insured by the average person.

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u/Immediate_Banana_216 6h ago

The problem with your argument is that someone is being left out of pocket for someone else's mistake.

Why should i be left out of pocket because you hit my car with yours, just because my car is worth a particular amount? What happens if instead of hitting my expensive car, you hit my average house, should i also be penalised for that, what happens if you hit something far more expensive like parking on a railway line and derailing an express train or 2, why should someone else pay for your mistakes?

One of the most expensive car insurance claims was around £30million when a driver fell asleep at the wheel, drove down an embankment and derailed an express train and killed multiple people. Who pays those expenses? If you want to read up about this, google "Selby Rail Crash" or read the wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selby_rail_crash

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u/geeiamback 6h ago

Insurances have limits (at least in Germany) but cars aren't particular expensive when it comes to damages, including this car. The expensive accidents involve severely injured people with long hospital stay and recovery, enviroment damages and damage done to infrastructure, like bridges. that can quickly cost six or seven figure numbers (or even 8 figures like the linked example).

Also, there are very few cars that are that expensive. Insurances regulate hundreds of normal priced car damages for every car this price range, so this isn't making a large bump in the total costs.

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u/katze_sonne 3h ago

I am aware of that and I think that damage to people and property like bridges or other property (like houses nearby) should definitely be insured to a very very high limit. I am even aware of the particular incidence you mentioned, it's the perfect example why insurance limits are often that high.

However, I feel like damage to other cars, though, should be handled differently. Cars can get into accidents, that happens. Don't make your multi-million dollar car the problem of other road users. I guess you are right, though with the fact that they basically average out and won't impose a large cost bump in insurance premium.

Thinking about it, I still think there's a problem with the current system. Cars and thus their repairs get more and more expensive. People buy bigger and more expensive cars. This also makes simple liability insurance less and less affordable for people that don't have the money. I don't know if there can't be a more... social system.

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u/geeiamback 2h ago

I know where you are coming from. This system does currently work because there are few marvelous expensive cars.

While cars get more expensive to repair and even a deer may result in expensive damage to the sensor array in the bumper if hit, said sensor array do protect the car and other traffic participants from damages in other situations. There's also an incentive by insurances to buy new and more expensive cars as these have lower rates as they are less likely to get into (expensive) accidents. While this might be true it also fucks people without money not only when seeking a car but also insuring it in the long term. Yeah... this isn't social at all.

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u/katze_sonne 2h ago

Yeah, exactly. I don't really have a solution for this, but it basically was a shower thought of mine. It just seems a little unfair. And leads to all kinds of other problems, e.g. if you look at the US where this problem is way worse already, you suddenly get tons of uninsured drivers who just don't care anymore.

Valid point about the active safety features! Even though this shifts the liability even more to other "cheaper cars" - they have to pay for damage they cause to the more expensive cars, while the more expensive cars are less likely to be at fault.

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u/MoreYayoPlease 8h ago

Because if you don’t want a regulated market, you’re gonna get it.

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u/katze_sonne 7h ago

Well, true. But I think there should always be limits at a level that is insane. Like the no speed limit in Germany. It makes no sense not at least have one at 250 km/h. No speed limit means being allowed to go 400 km/h - that’s just stupid.

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u/ponyboy3 4h ago

I’m so glad you don’t make the regulations.

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u/MoreYayoPlease 7h ago

That is generally called a rule, and the action of creating new rules is called regulation. Sorry for being condescendjng but i really care about rules and fairness.

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u/slim2crazy 6h ago

No speed limit means being allowed to go at light speed, hyptothetically

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u/katze_sonne 3h ago

Exactly, which is stupid. I love how people who are like "I don't want a speed limit" suddenly are shocked about people "driving 350 on the Autobahn". Well, that's exactly the definition of "no speed limit". Why are they surprised about it?

Historically, there was no speed limit because technology "imposed" a speed limit. Now it's way above anything reasonable.

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u/Jeathro77 10h ago

"Wrong number! Prank caller, prank caller!"

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u/fullload93 16h ago

Here’s a video of it years ago when it was new

https://youtu.be/e_A0G3hjGrI?si=-YXkuE_J0h_fKGqo

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u/Ressy02 10h ago

Oof, that’s not gonna buff out

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u/ATA_PREMIUM 6h ago

That is cool as hell.

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u/Jae-Sun 5h ago

*was.

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u/hapnstat 3h ago

The Tumbler? Oh, you wouldn’t be interested in that.

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u/deramw 3h ago

I like that version better than the one from the picture. Bad redesign.

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u/Greenman8907 17h ago

Did a little motorcycle shoot out of it at least?

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u/FriendlyAutist 16h ago

It definitely self destructed afterwards.

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u/granoladeer 16h ago

Driver became a bat and flew away

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u/thisisyo 16h ago

Different batmobile. This is Batfleck's batmobile

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u/Jack22206 16h ago

Hate to be that guy but this is actually the Batman: Arkham Knight Batmobile

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u/the-dogsox 17h ago

No news on what happened to the Scenic?

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u/DixonLyrax 16h ago

It drove away, largely unharmed. ( probably )

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u/thatjoachim 7h ago

“Honey I think I heard a bonk on the side”
“Heh, probably nothing”

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u/joycourier 6h ago

the scenic won

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u/ToonaSandWatch 17h ago

Quit letting Conan drive it.

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u/Antiphrost 17h ago

Just from seeing the picture I thought Mark McCann had jumped his KTM for a split second

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u/Tcloud 17h ago

Looks like a bot that was killed mid transform.

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u/Chaoslord2000 15h ago

".... and the Joker got away!"

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u/RestInitial2467 15h ago

Getting me in the holiday spirit early! Jingle bells!

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u/stead-fast 14h ago

This is the comment I was looking for!

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u/Fit_Touch_4803 17h ago

Published on June 7, 2021 11:50 am

Unfortunately, there isn’t much information about what happened to the Batmobile after the accident. There is a bit of confusion based on what actually happened. Some folks say it was a low-speed accident at a stop sign. The photo above is not the result of such an accident. The photos show a pretty decimated front end on the Batmobile, which doesn’t add up.

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That Looks Expensive: Lamborghini Gallardo-Based Batmobile Crash

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u/laughingashley 15h ago

Just because a car is a screen replica doesn't mean it's actually durable at all

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u/Bobbyanalogpdx 11h ago

Well sure, but it is a car. And the wheel doesn’t usually just come off of the axel in a low speed collision.

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u/geeiamback 6h ago

Look at the image before the crash, the wheel is completely unprotected, similar to a formula 1 car. F1 car tires are specially attached the the frame by tethers now, but they used to fly around during crashes a lot.

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u/Ooh_bees 10h ago

They don't, because they are protected by the front crash bar etc. It seems that the front wheel and suspension is the crash structure of that poor thing. And then there is just four bolts connecting the wheel to the chassis I think (upper and lower ball joint, steering arm, stabilizer). And Lamborghini derived, they are aluminum and as light as possible. My money is on a pretty slow, low energy crash. That thing isn't built like a factory made car.

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u/FrogmanKouki 7h ago

Fair enough but judging by the suspension and wheel/tire damage this was a significant impact. It's hard to have that amount of damage to a wheel and tire without major force.

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u/BlueEyesWhiteSliver 10h ago

I think the front end is a little bit more than 10% destroyed lol

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u/Corner_Post 15h ago

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u/EclecticDSqD 14h ago

Ooh. Well played sir.

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u/Dicethrower 17h ago

Now imagine if they were driving recklessly...

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u/peatoast 14h ago

Is Batman okay??

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u/ChunkyLaFunga 7h ago

No, his franchise is being remade over and over again.

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u/RedditDommus 9h ago

Yeah, it did, four years ago

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u/Plane-Education4750 2h ago

Why is this not higher

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u/Illustrious-Car-5311 13h ago

The bat mobile lost its wheel and the joker got away

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u/Dartmouthest 13h ago

Was the Scenic alright?

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u/StalyCelticStu 10h ago

Mat Armstrong stare intensified.

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u/teheditor 9h ago

He needs more Lambos. I'm sure he'll find the brand new second hand parts for this on eBay or in Poland.

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u/DardaniaIE 17h ago

Is the Scenic okay?

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u/J3r1ch8 16h ago

I was here to say that. Poor scenic

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u/walco 8h ago

Rear bumper from the scrap yard: €30.

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u/Frisinator 15h ago

More like a Splat-mobile!

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u/FascinatingPotato 12h ago

Man that Renault must have been flying!

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u/fothergillfuckup 9h ago

I hope the Scenic is okay?

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u/Night_the_Noivern 6h ago

Is the Renault ok?

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u/StingingGamer 17h ago

Damn, that thing looked sick

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u/teheditor 9h ago

Now it's fully sick

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u/YoungMaleficent9068 17h ago

Pocket money for the owner

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u/Troggie42 13h ago

No, but literally

Other pics of it show it with KSA tags: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

That thing was built with oily blood money

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u/DorShow 15h ago

Was Drew Carey driving it?

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u/Waste-Text-7625 14h ago

HOLY SMOKES! POW!

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u/docdillinger 14h ago

Is Batman okay?

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u/Wiggles69 14h ago

I don't know that anything of value was lost here. Unless it was a low mile Scenic?

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u/funmx 14h ago

Why Lambo and Accident appear so often together.

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u/YarItsDrivinMeNuts 14h ago

Holy shit did the Renault make it??

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u/aaronschatz 13h ago

Its batibroken

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u/TedGetsSnickelfritz 13h ago

Show me the Scenic

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u/RealEzraGarrison 13h ago

*Lamborghini-based Batmobile

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u/AsstBalrog 12h ago

R&T once ran an article where a Countach crashed into a 2CV

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u/glorfindelreddit 11h ago

You should’ve seen the other car. It was quite the scene…ic

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u/FoRiZon3 9h ago

Proof that Renault Scenic is superior

r/CarsCirclejerk

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u/teheditor 9h ago

Mat Armstrong could use another Lamborghini

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u/throwawayaccountau 8h ago

Guess echo location does not work in a car.

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u/Instance_Unhappy 7h ago

French cars yeeeahhhh. Bonjouuuurrr!!!

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u/verminV 6h ago

Is the scenic ok?

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u/lleeooostmost 6h ago

Is the Renault ok?

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u/Spinal2000 6h ago

I'm really disappointed. I thought a batmobil is more durable.

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u/Chemical_Peach_5500 5h ago

A BAT Lamformer

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u/thatgerhard 5h ago

It's was clearly just busy turning into a motorcycle when it froze

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u/bluris 4h ago

And this is why we will not have flying cars. It would be - at first at least - the plaything of idiot rich kids who will wreck it into a building, putting families into danger.

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u/Snuddud 3h ago

I wanna see now the picture of the scenic

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u/dragonmermaid4 3h ago

Well deserved. You shouldn't be owning a Batmobile if it can't drive through scores of vehicles without so much as a dent

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u/ecwagner01 2h ago

Doesn't this turn into a motorcycle after it is wrecked?

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u/LongjumpingEnd2198 1h ago

You can buff that right out.

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u/TheDarkClaw 27m ago

Is this the Batman vs Superman dawn of justice Batmobile or the Arkham knight Batmobile?

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u/MememeSama 15h ago

Rich idiots always get to drive destroy the best cars

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u/Justah-Spektator 16h ago

Like it ran into a Peterbilt based Bane-mobile

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u/stick004 13h ago

Good riddance…

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u/bobspuds 17h ago

Why would you be driving 1.4 million quid on a public road? Tough titty! the car looked like shit anyway

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u/CMEcfx 16h ago

Nothing a bit of paint and a fresh coat of wax cant fix!

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u/PretendFisherman1999 16h ago

is the Scenic ok?

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u/Possible-Pirate5686 16h ago

It was fun while it lasted…

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u/T1lted4lif3 10m ago

the batmobile so strong that it ate the scenic