Lofa Tatupu nailed for DUI

[Whoozyerdaddy]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3394719

The police report said an officer parked in his patrol car just after 2 a.m. Saturday observed Tatupu driving a 2006 Hyundai in excess of 50 mph in a 35 mph zone on a main city street and making erratic lane changes without signaling.

He signed a $42 million contract in March and he drives a Hyundai? A Hyundai? I know that lots of rich guys eschew the $200k super cars but a Hyundai?

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3394719

The police report said an officer parked in his patrol car just after 2 a.m. Saturday observed Tatupu driving a 2006 Hyundai in excess of 50 mph in a 35 mph zone on a main city street and making erratic lane changes without signaling.

He signed a $42 million contract in March and he drives a Hyundai? A Hyundai? I know that lots of rich guys eschew the $200k super cars but a Hyundai?

Haven't you heard the rap song? "Win the Superbowl, drive off in a Hyundai" ?

 

[her209]

And...?

 

[zinfamous]

so, he's humble. what of it?

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3394719

The police report said an officer parked in his patrol car just after 2 a.m. Saturday observed Tatupu driving a 2006 Hyundai in excess of 50 mph in a 35 mph zone on a main city street and making erratic lane changes without signaling.

He signed a $42 million contract in March and he drives a Hyundai? A Hyundai? I know that lots of rich guys eschew the $200k super cars but a Hyundai?

Haven't you heard the rap song? "Win the Superbowl, drive off in a Hyundai" ?

Kanye West for the motherfuckin' win.

 

[cKGunslinger]

God-damned gold-digga's!

 

[EGGO]

Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3394719

The police report said an officer parked in his patrol car just after 2 a.m. Saturday observed Tatupu driving a 2006 Hyundai in excess of 50 mph in a 35 mph zone on a main city street and making erratic lane changes without signaling.

He signed a $42 million contract in March and he drives a Hyundai? A Hyundai? I know that lots of rich guys eschew the $200k super cars but a Hyundai?

So what if he drives that? I think you'll be disappointed with the cars some billionaires drive.

 

[RESmonkey]

Being rich doesn't mean you NEED an expensive car, or even a car at that.

If I were rich, I"d invest it, buy a nice house, and for travel, I'd have a personal limo. I hate driving, I'd rather pay someone to drive me if I were rich

 

[buck]

Tis a shame, he does a lot for the community. Everyone makes mistakes, hopefully he gets it together sooner rather than later.

 

[Nitemare]

Mebbe the Daewoo was in the shop?

 

[Pocatello]

Should had called a cab. Don't they cut you for DUI nowadays in the Not For Long career.

 

[Glitchny]

Originally posted by: Pocatello
Should had called a cab. Don't they cut you for DUI nowadays in the Not For Long career.

depends on the team pretty much

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: Glitchny

Originally posted by: Pocatello
Should had called a cab. Don't they cut you for DUI nowadays in the Not For Long career.

depends on the team pretty much

there is always the Cowboys

 

[Slew Foot]

If you suck any theyre looking for a reason to get rid of you then yeah theyll cut you. When youre a stud MLB, you get a free pass.

 

[andylawcc]

could be the 300hp V8 Genesis.

 

[tfinch2]

Originally posted by: andylawcc
could be the 300hp V8 Genesis.

It's still a Hyundai.

 

[allisolm]

Originally posted by: andylawcc
could be the 300hp V8 Genesis.

Not unless some kind of time travel was inolved.

"...observed Tatupu driving a 2006 Hyundai..."

 

[Agentbolt]

Originally posted by: allisolm

Originally posted by: andylawcc
could be the 300hp V8 Genesis.

Not unless some kind of time travel was inolved.

"...observed Tatupu driving a 2006 Hyundai..."

Burn.

And I agree, that's kind of an odd choice. Yeah, plenty of rich people drive sensible cars, but professional athletes aren't your ordinary rich people. This is like a 10 year old getting his grubby mitts on a bunch of rare Pokemon cards and then still only using his stupid Squirtle to fight battles with.

Right? Kids still play with Pokemon cards, don't they? Feel free to interchange that analogy with one that makes sense. Dammit I'm old.

 

[0roo0roo]

stealth wealth would be one reason.
perhaps some would see excessive spending on such things as vulgar and irresponsible as well...
but that view would be undercut by his drunk driving

 

[tw1164]

Maybe he bought the Hyundai while he was drunk

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3394719

The police report said an officer parked in his patrol car just after 2 a.m. Saturday observed Tatupu driving a 2006 Hyundai in excess of 50 mph in a 35 mph zone on a main city street and making erratic lane changes without signaling.

He signed a $42 million contract in March and he drives a Hyundai? A Hyundai? I know that lots of rich guys eschew the $200k super cars but a Hyundai?

a car is simply a tool that gets you from point A to point B faster then walking
an 200K$ car does that no better then a Hyundai


also i have no idea who the fuck Lofa Tatupu is

 

[mayonnaise]

Some kind of a signed endorsement deal could be requiring him to drive it?

 

[buck]

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3394719

The police report said an officer parked in his patrol car just after 2 a.m. Saturday observed Tatupu driving a 2006 Hyundai in excess of 50 mph in a 35 mph zone on a main city street and making erratic lane changes without signaling.

He signed a $42 million contract in March and he drives a Hyundai? A Hyundai? I know that lots of rich guys eschew the $200k super cars but a Hyundai?

a car is simply a tool that gets you from point A to point B faster then walking
an 200K$ car does that no better then a Hyundai


also i have no idea who the fuck Lofa Tatupu is

In the USA we have what is called the NFL.

 

[miniMUNCH]

I drive a POS Hyundai Elantra because it is good for the environment. More expensive cars are 'more expensive' largely due to fact that they cost more to manufacture (duh... right?).

What folks don't seem to realized is that most all of the added manufacturing cost is added energy cost... i.e. extra coal, oil, and gas that has to burned to make your car.

So... in a nutshell... it is really better for the environment as a whole to buy a 15k car that gets 30 mpg than a 35-40k car that get 40-45 mpg. Over the total life-cycle of the car (manufacture and driving use), the cheaper car requires a lot less energy than the expensive car.

 

[MotionMan]

Originally posted by: Anubis
a car is simply a tool that gets you from point A to point B faster then walking
an 200K$ car does that no better then a Hyundai

Wow. Do you know anything about cars at all?

I'll give you a recent real world example: I picked up my uncle for dinner the other night. Due to some inattention by him, he ended up directing me to turn down a street he avoids because of speed bumps. In his crappy Tarus wagon, each speed bump is a bit of torture on him and his car (so he literally drives around that street on a daily basis). However, in my car, you hardly feel the speed bumps and street avoidance was not necessary.

That is just a very small, trivial difference between a crappy cheap car and a nicer car. And I am sure "an 200k$ car" probably makes my car feel like a crappy Tarus.

MotionMan