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Originally Posted by jyl
Interesting. I'd always assumed that if someone provides a million dollar car for a magazine to drive and write a story on, there was some sort of insurance to cover accidents. Why would the writer take the chance of financial ruin just to get a story that he won't make a lot from? I imagine that future drives by motoring writers will require a waiver of claims.
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From what I was able to read, it was not a fiery missed shift with parts flying immediately. Maybe the journalist driver felt he was blamed for an engine failure he did not cause and that's why he went ahead with the lawsuit?
I know several people with shared cars that have given up on the idea of continuing to share cars. One of the biggest problems are mechanical failures that may have been caused due to neglect and the fight over who has to pay.
I am with you JYL - there has had to be a handshake agreement / non-professional setting here, otherwise the writer would have liability coverage or the car would be insured by the owner.
Can you imagine what would have happened if the journalist stuffed it into a wall? He'd owe $2 mil minus the parts that could be sold?
G