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Watch How Not to Test Drive a Ferrari California

For a Ferrari enthusiast, there is probably nothing cooler than taking one of Maranello’s finest out for a spin through the automaker’s hometown. That is exactly what we have here except what should have been an amazing memory for one guy quickly turned into a costly and embarrassing disaster while driving a Ferrari California along some narrow Italian side streets.
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Photo: screenshot from YouTube
Based on some of the other videos posted by Testdrive maranello ITALIA, this company seems to rent out Italian exotics for test drives with an accompanying instructor, who either gives directions from the passenger seat or does the driving himself. To us, this sounds like a unique way for most people to experience a Ferrari while doing some sight-seeing around the city at the same time.

For this guy, though, he seems to be too busy showboating for his buddy sitting in the rear seat as the car gets up to some high speeds while zipping past the slower traffic. This test drive probably had disaster written all over it from the very beginning as the Ferrari almost sideswipes a stopped car early on, but it’s not until about the 3:18 mark of the video that this guy’s apparent inexperience of driving a powerful exotic really shows itself.

As he turns off of the main road, the driver accelerates heavily while cornering causing the Ferrari to fishtail. Even worse, in the midst of the spin he seems to take his hands off the wheel as the instructor attempts to prevent the inevitable. Sliding out of control, the Ferrari slams into a retaining wall

Although we don’t get to see what type of damage happened to the car, everyone walked away from the crash unharmed.

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