The phrase "You have reached your final destination" almost took on a whole new meaning for one British driver on Sunday when the soothing robot voice of his car's GPS became a siren's call luring him toward his doom. The trusting motorist followed the device's instructions as it led him off the road and on to a narrow public footpath. Heading down the steep, rocky trail, he continued blindly obeying commands until the point when the front of his vehicle ran up against a thin wire fence, inches from a 100-foot drop. (story continues below)
Epic Vehicle Crashes
Poor BMW Driver did not read the clearly labeled "watch out for giants playing with balls" sign in the car park.
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Finally, Tacos Jalisco got the drive-through they always wanted.
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Local fire crews seem to be trying to figure out if this is some kind of art installation.
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Creative parking. You could fit a MINI Cooper and two Smart cars in that extra space.
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Listen up, drug dealers -- when you're waiting for the importer to bring in your shipment, don't park right on the airstrip.
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"Ice Road Truckers" would be our favorite show if this happened at some point in every episode.
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Here's one of those wrecks where you wish your car was equipped with a ladder, rather than airbags.
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This trucker got one too many speeding tickets.
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A tornado caused this vehicle to experience two new kinds of AC -- an extra fan from a high-school gym and permanently opened windows.
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He used to skateboard. Now he can grind the rails in his Honda Pilot.
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"It kept insisting the path was a road, even as it was getting narrower and steeper, so I just trusted it," delivery driver Robert Jones reportedly explained after the incident.
Onlookers in the West Yorkshire village of Todmorden gathered to watch as police used a quad bike to haul Jones's BMW away from the cliff's edge and back up to the road. The 43-year-old, who now faces charges of careless driving, described the incident as a "nightmare."
The GPS, meanwhile, sang a slurred, slowing version of "Daisy" before finally shutting down.
Best Losermobiles from Cinema
#10: 1973 Ford Torino, The Big Lebowski
During the film, this Torino is shot, stolen, defecated in, beaten by a crowbar, burned by a dropped roach, crashed into a telephone pole, and finally set on fire by nihilists.
Notable feature: Its obstinate durability.
Fun Fact: In the script, the car was a Chrysler LeBaron (because the real life "Dude" Jeff Dowd drove one). However, John Goodman didn't fit behind the steering wheel so the Coens changed it.
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#9: 1985 Yugo GV, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
Nick successfully courts Norah in his taxi cab yellow Yugo that every drunk mistakes for an actual taxi. Thank God some busty girls believe in geek sheik.
Notable Feature: Its ability to magically find street parking on a weekend in Manhattan.
Fun Fact: One of the three identical Yugos in the film was sold on eBay for $2,600. The seller said the rust spots are "scenic applications," not actual rust.
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#8: 1964 Chevrolet Impala, Up in Smoke
This is the first place Cheech and Chong ever smoke bud onscreen. The multi-colored doors and soupy fog inside are funny, but in real life would belong to a barrio thug.
Notable Feature: The dingle-balls-blue-fur-adorned interior may attract a sexy chola.
Fun Fact: The license plate MUF DVR is a replica. The real owner of the plates claims they were on his T-top Corvette or his customized VW Bug during the filming of the movie.
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#7: 1983 Ford LTD Country Squire, Vacation
The metallic pea Wagon Queen Family Truckster is a modified Ford wagon. The Griswalds get stuck with it when the Antarctic Blue Wagon that Clark ordered doesn't show. "You think you hate it now, but wait 'til you drive it," said the salesman (Eugene Levy).
Notable Feature: An airbag that looks like a trash bag.
Fun Fact: George Barris, the designer who made the original Batmobile and The Munster Koach, customized the Truckster.
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#6: 1975 Dodge Tradesman Santana, Napoleon Dynamite
Uncle Rico's wish to travel back in time is granted each time he drives his Cheeto-colored camper van. It's also his residence when he's not babysitting Napoleon and Kip.
Notable Feature: It's ability to crush Tupperware and withstand hurled grapefruit.
Fun Fact: This van was the first year Dodge offered a one-piece rear door. The year before saw the first sliding door.
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#5: 1976 AMC Pacer, Wayne's World
The Mirthmobile inspired a generation to sing-along and head-bang to "Bohemian Rhapsody." Though there's no data, we're sure this attributed to the 1992 spike in dorky teen head-on collisions.
Notable Feature: The red rope licorice dispenser.
Fun Fact: AMC bragged their Pacer was the first car designed from the inside out. It's apparent from the total disregard for its exterior appearance.
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# 4: 1981 DeLorean DMC-12, Back to the Future
Right away its ability to time travel should exclude it from being a 'losermobile.' However, the DeLorean negates all cool factors. It screams, "clueless underpowered Wall Street douchebag."
Notable Feature: By the end of the first movie, it runs on trash and flies, in addition to time travel at 88 mph.
Fun Fact: The DeLorean time machine is a licensed, registered vehicle in the state of California and sits on Universal Studios back -ot tour.
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#3 1984 Ford Econoline, Dumb and Dumber
The "Shaggin' Wagon" that saw no shagging. It was the home base for Harry's Mutt Cuts until a wrong turn forced Lloyd to trade it straight up for a moped. A move that "totally redeemed" himself in Harry's eyes.
Notable Feature: The rear leg lifts for the gas tank, which makes it hilarious, and horribly dangerous, to overfill it.
Fun Fact: A modification can be downloaded for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas that allows the player to drive this sheep dog van.
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#2: 1959 Cadillac Miller-Meteor, Ghostbusters
The Ecto-1 wins second place for its garishness in nerd-hood. The tubes and plethora of lights on top seem to serve no function outside of warning bully ghosts that it's about time to crush some geeks.
Notable Feature: A Cobra Ultra 1 CB-radio to call your mom when the engine doesn't start.
Fun Fact: One of the three "official" Ectomobiles recently auctioned for $45,000
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# 1: 1951 Studebaker Commander Coupe, The Muppets Movie
For Kermit and Fozzie's road trip, the bear borrows his uncle's Studebaker. "Is he dead?" Kermit said. "No, he's just hibernating," Fozzie replied. It's just like a burnt-out hippy to paint a sweet ride like a five-year-old paints toy unicorns.
Notable Feature: A V-8 engine to outrun mad scientists and hippy-hating rednecks.
Fun Fact: The car was actually driven by a person in the trunk, who viewed the road through a monitor linked to a camera in the grill.
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Thursday 26 March
By loveson
How dumb can you get? You mean to tell me that he kept on going after he realized he was being taken off the road???
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Thursday 26 March
By franny
lolololololol what an idiot!!!
Thursday 26 March
By Larry
This guy is just plain STUPID from the word go. I suppose that if he was driving over a bridge and his GPS told him to turn right or left in the middle of the bridge he would have, hey it told me to. He's many bricks short of a full load I guess. S _ _ T for brains
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Thursday 26 March
By msisis62
LOL Larry, my GPS DID tell me to take a left turn on a bridge. Good thing I'm a smart person! Even in the dark I didn't turn! Sometimes I wonder about people.
Thursday 26 March
By Bree
mine too!! it kept telling me to turn when i was on the Brooklyn Bridge of all places! umm no thanks TomTom i'll wait to plummit to my death tomorrow!
Thursday 26 March
By guysalsburg
This guy is the poster child for that parant statement of, "if your friends told you to jump off a cliff........"
I hope his driv lic is taken away from him at least until he has had a 20 pt jump in his IQ
Thursday 26 March
By Jim
Wow!!!!...What a dumb f'n idiot...you take your car offroad and keep going....some people are just morons!!!
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Thursday 26 March
By Merle T Cornpone
GPS devices are not perfected. Moreover, their sources of information are often outdated. The commercial showing a couple using a road that was just opened is amusing but is serious bulls*it.
US 441 going north from Athens, GA was widened into a 4 lane over a year ago and the GPS still shows your vehicle driving through the woods.
These are useful devices but you must remain conscious to use one safely.
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Thursday 26 March
By Heather
Isnt it great to know what kind of people are in this world? Reminds me of teh ER episode where they drove into the lake bc the GPS said to keep going lol. Only thing that might make it acceptable... was that he was going to something off road (campsite, etc). Otherwise... he is stupid. Affords a BMW and is too stupid to drive it lol. I wonder if he works for AIG ;)
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Thursday 26 March
By Unknown
BMWs in those countries are very, very affordable. I am told that those type cars and Mercedes Benz' are what you see on the street. Unlike over here, those cars are an arm and a leg. Over there, just a sweet smile!
Thursday 26 March
By Joanna
We missed a turn off using the GPS and it then recalculated, sending us on a scenic tour through a trailer park.
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Thursday 26 March
By dannyb
he almost became a Darwin Award Nominee!..seriously tho all i can think of is that car-driving-cat from Saturday Night Live going over the cliff!
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Thursday 26 March
By Brandy
BAH HAHAHAHAHAHAHA oh how right you are!!! You must be smarter than the equipment you operate... how dumb!
Thursday 26 March
By Angiebaby
Man. Wouldn't I love to hear the OnStar operator's response to THAT call! Ahh haa ha! If stupidity were a crime, this guy would be in tra-boo!
There is no replacement for common sense, folks.
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Thursday 26 March
By julie
never trust a gps, maps are better. i know maps aren't always current, either, but they are more reliable!
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Thursday 26 March
By Steve
This is what happens when people get too lazy to think for themselves or read a map. Too much technology isn't always a good thing.
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Thursday 26 March
By georgia
We have a Garvin GPS and it keeps sending us to restaurants that our out of business and on wrong roads. We have had it for just a little over a year. We contacted Garvin to ask about updating the maps. They want $100.00 to update their map system. They don't tell you that when you spent $600.00 to buy it a year ago.
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Thursday 26 March
By josh
whats a garvin? ive heard of garmin but no wonder your lost if you bought a garvin
Thursday 26 March
By bluto
Maybe you should have gotten a Garmin instead of a Garvin. That reminds me of when Homer got the Magnetbox TV on the Simpsons (old episode).
Thursday 26 March
By JOE
Hehehhhhhhhh! That's why u coudln't get a free update c\because u don't what r u talking about.