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Houston Man Drives Brand New ZL1 Camaro Into Pool, Discovers It To Be Horrible Submarine


Houston Man Drives Brand New ZL1 Camaro Into Pool, Discovers It To Be Horrible Submarine

The 2014 Camaro ZL1 is a very fast and capable car. With a supercharged engine, huge brakes, tuned suspension, and more, it is capable of running with some of the most well known and highest priced coupes in the world. One man in Houston, Texas found the car’s ultimate weakness, though. It is a horrid submarine and an even worse boat. According to various news reports and accounts of the incident the driver of this Camaro was out and about, driving well beyond his skill level and managed to jump a curb, smash through a fence, and then land his Camaro smack dab into the middle of a community pool. Thankfully there was no one in the pool and the driver was able to escape out of the window, which was open when he headed for Davy Jones’ locker.

Eye witness reports from the scene contain some amazing details, like this quote from a driver who was following the Camaro as the incident happened, “He lost control, and I think he took his traction control off. And then he just hit the curb, and then went into the fence, and then he hit the pool.” We’e not sure if the traction control was on or off but we are sure the “look out for that pool” control was off. There is no word if the driver of the Camaro is at all related to Keith Moon, the famed (and dead) drummer who made kind of a habit out of driving cars into swimming pools although his choice in livery was more luxury minded than sports car minded like the Camaro.

We have video of the car being dead lifted out of the pool by a mighty wrecker with a rotating crane. All of the news reports we have seen claim that the car was removed and then the entire pool was drained and inspected for liner problems where the car landed. We can only imagine the bills that are going to start rolling in and how quickly the insurance company is going to throw the driver off their policy. Note to all ZL1 owners, if you aren’t that versed in high performance driving, leave the “talent switch” in the on position.

Thanks for the tip Wickam!

HERE’S THE CAMARO BEING HOISTED FROM ITS WATERY GRAVE!


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20 thoughts on “Houston Man Drives Brand New ZL1 Camaro Into Pool, Discovers It To Be Horrible Submarine

  1. Angus J

    I drive a cobra. No traction control, no ABS, no million dollar tuned suspension setup. In 12 years I’ve never driven into a swimming pool (or anything else). Stupid is a state of mind

  2. Cletus T Rickenbacher 3rd

    Traction control?

    Isn’t that knowing when, where and how much to stomp on the loud pedal?

    Ditto the whoa pedal.

    Dumb ass.

  3. Blue'67CamaroRS

    ~ here’s to hoping it was one of the ‘Ass Monkeys’….preferably the taller one!

  4. Hot Rodder with Taste

    How come I keep seeing Chevys hanging from a crane? First it was the Corvettes in the sink hole and now some dumb guy who must be the president of the “More Money than Brains” club.
    I hope they pull his license and make him ride the bus!

  5. ken

    put this dip stick back on a tricycle. some people need to be tested before buying high HP

  6. 440 6Pac

    What’s with these Chevy owners? First the tuck in the lake and now this. Don’t they know there’s car washes around? 🙂

  7. Mark C.

    “OK, who’s the U-boat commander?” Seriously though the sat radio “fin” sticking out of the top of the water like a shark is hilarious!

  8. Gregg68

    If the engine is hydro-locked, maybe the moneybags moron driver can have an LS retrofitted…

  9. Tom P

    Retrofitted with a V6 would be more than what is needed.

    Nobody has made a crack about “Like a Rock” yet ??
    Let me be first

  10. Grayfox

    With a supercharged engine, huge brakes, tuned suspension, and more, it is capable of running with some of the most well known and highest priced coupes in the world.

    It “may” be able to run with them, but it cant swim with them.
    Those cars dont even try to “swim”

    When ever someone gets money they go out and buy a car with huge amounts of horsepower.

    Little do they know, more fun can be had with less horsepower.
    EG
    Morris mini.
    About 1500lbs, 60hp engine from a 1.3 liter.
    Now add a new modern 1.3 which can do 120hp and you will have a nice little retro looking pocket rocket.

  11. Stump Chunkman

    I have a Craigslist prediction for the near future:
    “For Sale, Low-Mileage Special ‘Das Boot’ Edition ZL1 Camaro. Only one careful owner who washed it thoroughly. Engine is a special-edition factory Hydrolocked Supercharged LT1
    31,000 solid. No tire-kickers or low-ballers.”

  12. John Brown

    Can’t wait till I see it in person. Got a friend that loves buying nearly new cars that have been swimming from insurance companies.

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