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R3.5-million Ferrari wrecked during test drive

<b> ADVANCED DRIVER TRAINING NEEDED:</b> A driver (left) will have some explaining to do after he crashed a Ferrari California during a test drive. <i>Image: YOUTUBE</i>
<b> ADVANCED DRIVER TRAINING NEEDED:</b> A driver (left) will have some explaining to do after he crashed a Ferrari California during a test drive. <i>Image: YOUTUBE</i>
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MARANELLO, Italy - Piloting a R3.5-million Ferrari California around Maranello, the Italian automaker's home town, is a dream for most petrol heads.

Sadly, a test drive turned into a nightmare for a potential customer as he wrecked a California. A video captured the moment the hapless customer crashed a California into a wall.

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The salesman is riding in the passenger seat and a friend of the driver is squeezed in the rear close to the camera, occasionally providing commentary to the viewer.

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The customer revs the V8 engine several times and weaves through traffic. The salesman directs the driver around a circle and into a side street. Bizarrely, the driver floors the throttle and loses control as the rear-wheel drive California's rear slides out.

The driver loses control and smashes into a brick wall.

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