Huge car bill repair for Rowan Atkinson!

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Rowan Atkinson was the voice of Zazu in The Lion King and performed Chariots of Fire at the Olympic Games in London.

 

http://xfinity.comcast.net/articles/entertainment-movies/20130208/EU.Britain.Actor_s.Car.Repair/

 

Everyone who's had a fender bender knows the cost of repairs is going up. But few cars can be as costly to fix as "Mr. Bean" actor Rowan Atkinson's rare McLaren F1.

 

It took more than a year — and more than 900,000 pounds ($1.4 million) — to get his supercar up and running after a 2011 crash that left Atkinson with a badly damaged shoulder.

 

The high-performance car makes extensive use of carbon fiber and needed specialist care — it took weeks just to get a proper Insurance estimate.

 

Ben Stagg, specialty insurer with RK Harrison, said the quality components used to make an F1 are one reason the repair costs were so high.

 

"He let us do the story because he wanted other enthusiasts to know that he loves it, that he isn't just some celebrity with an expensive car, that he's owned it for 15 years and loved it for 15 years," he said. "He's put it back exactly as it was. He's a bit of a hero. It's much more than the value."

 

Of course, the value is there — Stagg said the last used McLaren F1 sold on the open market went for about 3.5 million pounds.

 

Smart move Rowan! :D