UK man crashes prize car a day after winning it in a lottery

Comment #23

sam9009 — Fri, 07 May 2021 19:02:24 GMT

Never knew used car prizes existed.

Comment #22

Stack47 — Thu, 06 May 2021 20:13:39 GMT

Seems to be some confusion about how a used car could be a lottery prize so thanks for showing that the used car was the prize and people bought tickets trying to win that prize. But I'll never entering their car into a classic car show their car is really a used car.

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Comment #21

sully16 — Thu, 06 May 2021 09:55:32 GMT

jj, I think they have a hot pink Prius with your name all over it.

Comment #20

sully16 — Thu, 06 May 2021 09:53:20 GMT

My first car was a 74 Dodge Charger, my dad used to wash, wax, scrub the white walls and shine the chrome, lol

He loved that car more than I did.

It's a shame this young man wrecked his car, glad he's okay and nobody was injured.

Comment #19

MillionsWanted — Thu, 06 May 2021 08:15:33 GMT

There are enough videos of people who just have gotten their expensive sports car just to crash right after leaving the car dealership.

They haven't learned to control it yet.

Comment #18

TheMeatman2005 — Thu, 06 May 2021 06:53:17 GMT

This reminds me of the DEAD DONKEY joke

The Dead Donkey

Morty Applebaum bought a donkey from an old farmer for $100. The farmer agreed to deliver the mule the next day. The next day, the farmer drove up and said, Sorry, but I have some bad news. The donkey died.

Well, then, just give me my money back, said Morty.

Can't do that, replied the farmer. I went and spent it already.

OK, then. Just unload the donkey.

What ya gonna do with him?

I'm going to raffle him off.... [ More ]

Comment #17

Crownedslim — Thu, 06 May 2021 03:06:32 GMT

I crashed my used car before less than 24 hrs too

Comment #16

Nimrod9 — Wed, 05 May 2021 20:39:06 GMT

Avg age for Dodge Challenger buyer is 51, and that's the youngest group out of all muscle car buyers. The avg for Mustang and Camero buyers are even older.

On the contrary, avg age for Evo or its rival Subaru WRX owners is 20's or early 30s. Younger drivers are not into American muscle cars. I'm sure that ur older than 51.

Comment #15

Raven62 — Wed, 05 May 2021 17:27:24 GMT

FYI: www.DreamCarGiveaways.co.uk

The company is run by 3 petrol heads, who have grown up around cars their entire lives.

They set up with the sole aim of giving people the chance to win a dream car at the fraction of the normal retail cost. So far they have had over 1500+ winners since March 2018, operating as a registered company.

Win your dream car at a fraction of the cost!

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Comment #14

rcbbuckeye — Wed, 05 May 2021 17:01:05 GMT

Sorry, I can think of plenty of other cars that are just as fast or faster and look better than this car. Especially for a lottery prize. Especially considering this thing is 15 years old with 70,000 miles.

I'm thinking of the lucky dude that won a C-8 Corvette.

Now that is a lottery prize car.

Comment #13

Raven62 — Wed, 05 May 2021 15:33:32 GMT

Why are Mitsubishi Evo's so expensive?

This is because of its phenomenally high speed and its quick acceleration which a lot of drivers might not be used to and will result in misuse of these features. These are some of the reasons for its being considered accident-prone and thus, the most expensive car to insure.

Comment #12

Nimrod9 — Wed, 05 May 2021 15:01:30 GMT

Guess not.

Comment #11

Nimrod9 — Wed, 05 May 2021 14:59:20 GMT

This lancer FQ-360 features a 366bhp version of Mitsubishi s 2.0-litre turbo engine. It's a highly collectible and a rare performance vehicle. The last British-only Lancer Evo FQ 440 MR does 0-60 in 4.5 seconds and can outcorner a Nissan GTR.

Read up on it here https://www.supercars.net/blog/2006-mitsubishi-lancer-evolution-ix-fq-360

Comment #10

jjtheprince14 — Wed, 05 May 2021 12:19:09 GMT

Used cars for prizes now!?!?

As crappy as my state's lotto is, I'm surprised they aren't starting this. Instead of $1,000 cash you get a 1989 Ford Tempo

Comment #9

HaveABall — Wed, 05 May 2021 05:46:08 GMT

Geez, I feel sorry for this prize car winner and his passenger. I wish everybody involved in the car crash a rapid recovery!

I'm curious, does anybody know the value of that prize car when won

Comment #8

Lets-win — Wed, 05 May 2021 02:28:15 GMT

Guess a few of you dont know much about cars! Its an EVO

Comment #7

darthfury78 — Wed, 05 May 2021 01:42:42 GMT

Adam should have SOLD the prize car at a profit. Instead, he decided to drive the car. Karma...

Comment #6

Charloot — Tue, 04 May 2021 23:53:16 GMT

He may have left the Mayberry ABC store with Otis Campbell

Comment #5

Mata Garbo — Tue, 04 May 2021 22:36:58 GMT

I used to own a Mitsubishi. Those engines will run forever if you take care of them. This could have been a car he could have passed down to his kids if he chose to. I can see why so many people were angry at him, you get a free car that did not cost you a dime and the next day you total it and then post it on social media? People are thinking, what a waste! This guy was a knuckle head.

Comment #4

EdG1955 — Tue, 04 May 2021 22:18:12 GMT

A true Homer Simpson moment: Woo-hoo!! D'oh

Comment #3

rcbbuckeye — Tue, 04 May 2021 21:28:53 GMT

A 2006 Mits with 70,000 miles for a lottery prize

Comment #2

noise-gate — Tue, 04 May 2021 21:20:28 GMT

With all due respect: Mitsubishi Lancer with 70,000 on the odometer, wouldn't lose a night sleep, now if he totaled a Lamborghini..

Comment #1

Unluckyone — Tue, 04 May 2021 21:15:20 GMT

UK man crashes prize car a day after winning it in a lottery

Lottery Post — Tue, 04 May 2021 21:03:26 GMT

The brand new car was totaled in 24 hours

By Kate Northrop

Call it a stroke of bad luck or plain recklessness, a South Wales man totaled his brand-new car just one day after winning it in a lottery.

Adam Griffiths was the lucky winner of a bright Palma Red 2006 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX FQ-320 in a drawing conducted by Dream Car Giveaways on Apr. 26, 2021, but his luck didn't last very long. After crashing it and damaging it beyond repair, the prize he possessed briefly is no more.... [ More ]