Last week's hurricane and then super-storm Sandy took its toll on cars in the Northeastern U.S., with the National Automobile Dealers Association estimating that as many as 200,000 vehicles may have been damaged or completely destroyed.
As is usually the norm in these situations, bad news for some means good business for others, such as towing companies in the affected areas that are summoned to clean up the mess left by Sandy, or in some cases, put the final nail in the coffin for damaged vehicles…
Like this towing operator who was captured on film dragging a Bentley Continental GTC convertible that could cost as much as $200,000 on the used car market, depending on its condition, on the dry streets of New York.
The poster of the video on YouTube, nicknamed "ag32k1", explains: "Being dragged down the West Side Highway on Wednesday. The headlights were half full of water."
Did we mention that the Continental GTC is all-wheel drive and as such, it should either be placed on a flatbed trailer to keep all four wheels off the ground or if that's not an option, at least employ the use of tow dollies on the front wheels to avoid damaging the transmission?
Well, remember that when you discover that dirt-cheap, black GTC on eBay in the following weeks….
As a bonus clip, we have also added a non-neck-twisting version of the Bentley Continental GTC (think it's the same car?) filmed trying to pass through waist-deep water in New York last week.
Story References: YouTube via Jalopnik
6 Comments:
Hahaha it´s the same car... It´s like a movie "Hours/days earlier"
Wierd. No one tows cars that way anymore. Well, almost no one. I had to have my dead car towed in Brooklyn a couple of years ago and I was very impressed by the modern tow truck technology! Some years ago I had the front apron/spoiler of my car mashed by a tow truck, but the modern technology is relatively sophisticated. And one Bentley is worth about 100 of my car.
nice blog...
...looks like "Tow Mater" is maybe stealing the Bentley
BillyBob Towing: yep, i got me a live one...
Bentley GT: oh it'll be live alright with my new hobby aptly named: BillyBob's Last Adventure...
BillyBob Towing: "BobbyJo, I got me a live one..."
Bentley GT: oh it with be live alright, with my new hobby: How to sink unscrupulous tow tow truck operators without water...
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