# Mr. Bean in a car crash **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [August 5, 2011, 3:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mr-bean-in-a-car-crash/215240 "2011-08-05T15:59:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![z32.kidd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/74df32/32.png) [@z32.kidd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/z32.kidd)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 3:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mr-bean-in-a-car-crash/215240/1 "2011-08-05T15:59:55Z")
and the car he crashed… > **[Comedian Rowan Atkinson 'lucky to be alive' after car wreck](http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/british-comedian-rowan-atkinson-mr-bean-lucky-alive-harrowing-car-crash-article-1.947084)** > > Mr. Bean is lucky he didn't get baked. British comedian Rowan Atkinson, who plays the popular oddball character, walked away from a fiery wreck after crashing his pricey sportscar on an English road. ---
**Author:** ![pirite](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pirite/32/5308_2.png) [@pirite](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pirite)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 4:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mr-bean-in-a-car-crash/215240/2 "2011-08-05T16:07:33Z")
funny that this is right after his top gear appearance ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 4:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mr-bean-in-a-car-crash/215240/3 "2011-08-05T16:08:31Z")
Life imitates art… ---
**Author:** ![Ciaran](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ciaran/32/5612_2.png) [@Ciaran](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ciaran)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 4:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mr-bean-in-a-car-crash/215240/4 "2011-08-05T16:25:51Z")
was hoping it wouldnt be the mclaren was the mclaren ☹ ---
**Author:** ![1QIKZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1qikz/32/6112_2.png) [@1QIKZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1QIKZ)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 4:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mr-bean-in-a-car-crash/215240/5 "2011-08-05T16:33:04Z")
You would think he’d be driving a smart car or something like that. I didn’t know his humor paid that well. Cheerio! ---
**Author:** ![z32.kidd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/74df32/32.png) [@z32.kidd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/z32.kidd)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 5:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mr-bean-in-a-car-crash/215240/6 "2011-08-05T17:18:13Z")
> [@pirite](#): > > funny that this is right after his top gear appearance didn’t he say he was an amateur racing driver? ---
**Author:** ![pirite](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pirite/32/5308_2.png) [@pirite](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pirite)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 5:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mr-bean-in-a-car-crash/215240/7 "2011-08-05T17:26:52Z")
> [@z32.kidd](#): > > didn’t he say he was an amateur racing driver? i think so? either that or he was into track days. one or the other. ---
**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 5:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mr-bean-in-a-car-crash/215240/8 "2011-08-05T17:30:26Z")
They said the car was $1.1… that was the MSRP in 1997… they fetch WAYYYY more than that now. ---
**Author:** ![pirite](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pirite/32/5308_2.png) [@pirite](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pirite)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 5:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mr-bean-in-a-car-crash/215240/9 "2011-08-05T17:33:33Z")
i know wikipedia isn’t a credible source but… “Up until 1998, when McLaren produced and sold the standard F1 models, they had a price tag of around 970,000 USD.[6] Today the cars can sell for up to nearly twice that of the original price, due to the performance and exclusivity of the machine. They are expected to further increase in value over time” ---
**Author:** ![Jeller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@Jeller](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jeller)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 6:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mr-bean-in-a-car-crash/215240/10 "2011-08-05T18:18:10Z")
I thought they produced 106 of them or something like that. That will be a hefty insurance bill :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 7:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mr-bean-in-a-car-crash/215240/11 "2011-08-05T19:55:51Z")
I bet I know what his face looked like just before the crash… ![http://i.bnet.com/blogs/mr-bean-bnet-april-2011.jpg](http://i.bnet.com/blogs/mr-bean-bnet-april-2011.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Karter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@Karter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Karter)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 8:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mr-bean-in-a-car-crash/215240/12 "2011-08-05T20:31:37Z")
> [@Joe](#): > > Life imitates art… life dont imitate art, art imitates life. ---
**Author:** ![08GT500](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/08gt500/32/5417_2.png) [@08GT500](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/08GT500)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 8:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mr-bean-in-a-car-crash/215240/13 "2011-08-05T20:54:51Z")
I am now enlightened. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 9:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mr-bean-in-a-car-crash/215240/14 "2011-08-05T21:07:10Z")
> [@pirite](#): > > i know wikipedia isn’t a credible source but… yes it is 🙂 – this is too bad. Hopefully he wasnt goofing off in the car and hopefulyl he goes and gets another one. ---
**Author:** ![MP\_B240](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mp_b240/32/5697_2.png) [@MP\_B240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MP_B240)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 11:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mr-bean-in-a-car-crash/215240/15 "2011-08-05T23:36:57Z")
all i can think of when seeing mr. bean + car is that green mini he had with like 10 couches piled onto the roof as he’s going under the bridge ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 3:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mr-bean-in-a-car-crash/215240/16 "2011-08-06T15:53:31Z")
> [@pirite](#): > > funny that this is right after his top gear appearance Where he set the record in the Kia no less. ---
**Author:** ![airhead](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/airhead/32/7471_2.png) [@airhead](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/airhead)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2011, 7:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mr-bean-in-a-car-crash/215240/17 "2011-08-06T19:38:54Z")
Ouch! ![http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01355/SNN0617AX_682_1355511a.jpg](http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01355/SNN0617AX_682_1355511a.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![crud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3bc359/32.png) [@crud](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/crud)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2011, 7:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mr-bean-in-a-car-crash/215240/18 "2011-08-07T07:58:42Z")
> [@z32.kidd"](#): > > and the car he crashed… > > [http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2011/08/05/2011-08-05\_british\_comedian\_rowan\_atkinson\_mr\_bean\_\_lucky\_to\_be\_alive\_after\_harrowing\_car\_c.html](http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2011/08/05/2011-08-05_british_comedian_rowan_atkinson_mr_bean__lucky_to_be_alive_after_harrowing_car_c.html) thats odd .he crashed an FI 10 years ago. is this rehashed news or something? ---
**Author:** ![airhead](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/airhead/32/7471_2.png) [@airhead](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/airhead)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2011, 10:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mr-bean-in-a-car-crash/215240/19 "2011-08-07T10:12:03Z")
It was crashed and fixed that time- it’s a little worse-off this time around.