Fiesta driver, 93, wrecks two Porsches

hrag · 17th April 2008, 17:04

Fiesta driver, 93, wrecks two Porsches - Telegraph

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aniguchisan · 17th April 2008, 18:34

993s wrecked by a 93. Awesomely amazing.

fash_1 · 17th April 2008, 19:02

Cant believe how the poor old man managed to do this while reversing!

swift8847 · 17th April 2008, 19:05

Pity the babes. Its hard to see the cars with a scar.

Nitin · 17th April 2008, 20:06

Ouch! Sad that the cars took a beating,but good that the gentleman made it out safely.

nirmalts · 17th April 2008, 20:17

Whats amazing is the reaction of the Porsche dealer - "I'm not too concerned about the cars - what matters is that Jack survived which is incredible considering his great age."

What would be the reaction of a dealer in India? The old man would survive the accident but might not live after seeing the bill he gets

Nirmal

n_aditya · 17th April 2008, 20:19

2 beauties innocently parked only to be wrecked.

Luckily the 'ol man is not injured. Thats a nasty accident for such an old person.

ajmat · 17th April 2008, 20:38

You get a better idea over here

nirmalts · 21st April 2008, 19:05

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Originally Posted by nirmalts

Whats amazing is the reaction of the Porsche dealer - "I'm not too concerned about the cars - what matters is that Jack survived which is incredible considering his great age."

What would be the reaction of a dealer in India? The old man would survive the accident but might not live after seeing the bill he gets

Nirmal

An example of how an Indian dealer would behave if their car is damaged is right here...
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/test-d...up-driver.html

Nirmal

srijit · 21st April 2008, 23:40

oh boy, that Porche dealership guy looks like he is smiling, though the caption says "Shock"

ajmat · 22nd April 2008, 09:04

He is not a dealer I think this is a independent Porsche specialisr. He will be covered by insurance

dipen · 23rd April 2008, 00:57

I know that repairs in US/UK are very very expensive but does the red car look like a writeoff or even does the silver one look like it requires massive repairs or could be be due to the fact that the engines are located at the back.

ajmat · 23rd April 2008, 09:02

Apparently, the red one has a lot of panel damage and the hood, mechanism and all are so distorted, it is not repairable. The silver one has panel damage. The fiesta launched itself over the convertible, and gave the slver one a glancing blow when it flipped over.

Mechanic can make big moolah in salvaging the red convertible and repairing the silver one no doubt

ram_hyundai · 23rd April 2008, 10:37

Given the incident in india the workshops would have made a fortune.Still cant understand how the porche was a total loss.Anyways the old man was safe and sound.
ram

17th April 2008, 17:04	#1
hrag BANNED Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bangalore / Madras Posts: 1,982 Thanked: 32 Times	Fiesta driver, 93, wrecks two Porsches Fiesta driver, 93, wrecks two Porsches - Telegraph Please move / delete if this has already been posted
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17th April 2008, 18:34	#2
aniguchisan Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: London, UK Posts: 2,022 Thanked: 125 Times View My Garage	993s wrecked by a 93. Awesomely amazing.
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17th April 2008, 19:02	#3
fash_1 BHPian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Trichy Posts: 233 Thanked: 92 Times	Cant believe how the poor old man managed to do this while reversing!
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17th April 2008, 19:05	#4
swift8847 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bangalore/Houston Posts: 324 Thanked: 2 Times	Pity the babes. Its hard to see the cars with a scar.
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17th April 2008, 20:06	#5
Nitin Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 3,294 Thanked: 22 Times View My Garage	Ouch! Sad that the cars took a beating,but good that the gentleman made it out safely.
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17th April 2008, 20:17	#6
nirmalts BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Stuttgart, Germ Posts: 252 Thanked: 7 Times View My Garage	Whats amazing is the reaction of the Porsche dealer - "I'm not too concerned about the cars - what matters is that Jack survived which is incredible considering his great age." What would be the reaction of a dealer in India? The old man would survive the accident but might not live after seeing the bill he gets Nirmal
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17th April 2008, 20:19	#7
n_aditya Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Namma Bengaluru Posts: 5,372 Thanked: 3,806 Times View My Garage	2 beauties innocently parked only to be wrecked. Luckily the 'ol man is not injured. Thats a nasty accident for such an old person.
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17th April 2008, 20:38	#8
ajmat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 15,197 Thanked: 31,496 Times View My Garage	You get a better idea over here
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21st April 2008, 23:40	#10
srijit BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 598 Thanked: 8 Times	oh boy, that Porche dealership guy looks like he is smiling, though the caption says "Shock"
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22nd April 2008, 09:04	#11
ajmat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 15,197 Thanked: 31,496 Times View My Garage	He is not a dealer I think this is a independent Porsche specialisr. He will be covered by insurance
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23rd April 2008, 00:57	#12
dipen Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: mumbai Posts: 2,304 Thanked: 975 Times	I know that repairs in US/UK are very very expensive but does the red car look like a writeoff or even does the silver one look like it requires massive repairs or could be be due to the fact that the engines are located at the back.
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23rd April 2008, 09:02	#13
ajmat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 15,197 Thanked: 31,496 Times View My Garage	Apparently, the red one has a lot of panel damage and the hood, mechanism and all are so distorted, it is not repairable. The silver one has panel damage. The fiesta launched itself over the convertible, and gave the slver one a glancing blow when it flipped over. Mechanic can make big moolah in salvaging the red convertible and repairing the silver one no doubt
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23rd April 2008, 10:37	#14
ram_hyundai Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Calicut ,trisur Posts: 2,019 Thanked: 53 Times View My Garage	Given the incident in india the workshops would have made a fortune.Still cant understand how the porche was a total loss.Anyways the old man was safe and sound. ram
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