First razor car in Traun auctioned: 2,000 euros for dangerous heritage

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Von: WOM

In a remarkable event, the first auction of a so -called “racer car” took place in Traun on Wednesday. Buyer of an older VW Passat spent 2,000 euros, a vehicle that was on the West Autobahn (A1) from a 17-year-old driver at almost 200 km/h last summer.

The car was confiscated in the context of new legal provisions and is the first of its kind that was auctioned in Upper Austria. With over 190,000 kilometers on the speedometer, the condition of the car is anything but optimal: the vehicle documents are available, and it has a valid "Pickerl" by the middle of the next year, but the numerous defects require a thorough repair. Problems such as foray damage and the lighting of warning lamps for electronic stability control (ESP) and the engine control light are mentioned on the website of the auction house. In addition, the concerns regarding traffic and operational safety are pointed out.

The circumstances of the speed violation

The incident occurred in the summer near Ansfelden, where the young Salzburg was found at a speed of 198 km/h. Such speed violations not only result in legal consequences, but also the confiscation of the vehicle. After all legal requirements for the auction were met, the car was offered and auctioned online in the Dorotheum in Traun.

The auction was paid, not least because 70 percent of the sales proceeds flow into the traffic safety fund, while the rest passed over to the Linz-Land district administration. It is worth noting that the driver is obliged to train and must also bear the costs for towing his vehicle and the fines themselves. These measures are in the context of the efforts to increase traffic safety and to punish dangerous driving behavior.

This auction could possibly serve as a model for future procedures in which alleged speeders lose their vehicles. Further details can be found in a current article on ooe.orf.at that illuminates and the meaning of this auction.