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Mar 3, 2005 6:44:19 PM

intouch1: Rennteam Master; Loc: Red Sea , Egypt; Posts: 5752, Gallery; Registered on: May 22, 2004

Unbelievable

Its a true story that occured to me:

I had just driven in my 997 C2S when a friend and owner of a modena 360 spider comes to visit. My porsche had only 2200 kms and his spider about 4000.

we race and play. from standstill i was faster till about 60 kms. up to 100 kms he pulled next to me. to 120 i was quickere again and from there he pulls away. must note that his car has f1 tranny and mine tiptronic.

we both had stability control on. ferraris suspension feels softer than porsches but feels smoother when entering the bends. it has more body roll too. porshes suspension feels firmer and more solid.

well, thats the good news so far.
a day later he testdrives my 997 and crashes it. repair is estimated at 27,000 euro.

he leaves me his ferrari for ten days only to come for another visit and crash that one too. repair estimate ? 70,000 euro.

porsche you bolt the parts on and off. ferrrai is all welded aluminium so very man hour consuming.

luckily he is my dealer who already ordered me a new 997 cabrio that is finished production and awaiting shipment.

cool ?

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Mar 3, 2005 6:58:28 PM

airkewl: Newbie; Loc:; Posts: 13, Gallery; Registered on: May 10, 2004; Reply to: intouch1

Re: Unbelievable

Your friend needs to stop horsing around on public roads lest he kills somebody.

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Mar 3, 2005 7:01:44 PM

Ron (Houston): Rennteam Moderator; Loc: Houston, TX , United States; Posts: 8812, Gallery; Registered on: Apr 10, 2002; Reply to: intouch1

Re: Unbelievable

Recommend him to take Porsche Driving School

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Mar 3, 2005 7:03:14 PM

Alex18_996CC: Rennteam Master; Loc: Madrid , Spain; Posts: 3218, Gallery; Registered on: Jun 13, 2004; Reply to: intouch1

Re: Unbelievable

What the hell!!!!!!!!!

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Wow, what a story, your friend must have the best insurance I believe!!!

How did he crashed the 997S???, poor 360

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But well, things can be replaced not human lifes

By the way: How is the tiptronic s in the 997S??? comparing it to the 996(if there are any changes at all)

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Mar 3, 2005 7:08:14 PM

intouch1: Rennteam Master; Loc: Red Sea , Egypt; Posts: 5752, Gallery; Registered on: May 22, 2004; Reply to: Alex18_996CC

Re: Unbelievable

both accidents happened in the same way. running too fast on the straight and hitting into the bend. fortunately no one was involved and nobody hurt as both happened on a very rarely frequented backroad.

tiptronic is ok. not alot better than on 996. i actually see no sense to tiptronic cause its just a simple automatic with 2 buttons. ferrari f1 is a real clutch tranny that shifts on its own and is very aggressive in sport mode. very very aggressive.

i believe upcoming dsg will be the best. it has no lag and no real shift point interruptions.

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Mar 3, 2005 7:32:26 PM

Dr. Phil: Rennteam Master; Loc: Denmark , Denmark; Posts: 5884, Gallery; Registered on: Nov 30, 2004; Reply to: intouch1

Re: Unbelievable

What an amazing story. LOL! Sad, but funny nontheless.
How in the world can anyone smash TWO cars the same way in a couple of days? Thats beyond me.

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Mar 3, 2005 7:39:25 PM

Revvv: Pilot; Loc: Ft. Lauderdale, FL , United States; Posts: 377, Gallery; Registered on: Sep 25, 2002; Reply to: Dr. Phil

Re: Unbelievable

Your friend needs to be cool; and slow down. Revvv

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Mar 3, 2005 7:42:32 PM

intouch1: Rennteam Master; Loc: Red Sea , Egypt; Posts: 5752, Gallery; Registered on: May 22, 2004; Reply to: Dr. Phil

Re: Unbelievable

well, phil, i feel the same.

now can you imagine when i received the calls both times the accidents happened ?

with 997 i thought...sh.. this cant be true !! i havent even had enough time to enjoy the car.

second call he said can you believe the 360 is like the porsche now..

he had to call me 5 times till i thought it might be true only to go and pick him up.

i honestly thought he was crying wolf.

when i saw the car i burst out in laughter which made him turn redder than the car....

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Mar 3, 2005 7:42:43 PM

SrfCity: Expert; Loc: Orange County, CA; Posts: 1339, Gallery; Registered on: Jul 21, 2004; Reply to: Dr. Phil

Re: Unbelievable

Wow, what a story. OK, you can possibly understand wrecking one car, but two? That's someone who does not learn a lesson well. It's good the guy wasn't killed between the two incidents.

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Mar 3, 2005 8:08:03 PM

Dr. Phil: Rennteam Master; Loc: Denmark , Denmark; Posts: 5884, Gallery; Registered on: Nov 30, 2004; Reply to: SrfCity

Re: Unbelievable

I have a friend who co-bought a 360 with a friend of his.
His friend was loaded ($) but couldn't drive a car to save his life, so the first time it was the friend's turn to drive the car for a few days, he managed to clip a scooter within the first hour he had it.....D'oh!
No injury to the scooter rider, but the car had to be fixed for $$.

Another friend of mine bought a Cayenne.
Got it delivered, drove 300 km (200 miles) back from the dealer, got home, had to pick up his kid and forgot to watch the road going there. Wham-o! Slammed right into a couple of cars holding still on a left turn.
Car was in the shop for 7 weeks! after driving it for 4 hours.
D'oh!

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Mar 3, 2005 8:15:31 PM

John SF 2005 997 S: Senior; Loc: San Francisco CA USA; Posts: 530, Gallery; Registered on: May 14, 2004; Reply to: intouch1

WHAT AN 1DIOT !!!

I have nothing positive to say about this story.

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Mar 3, 2005 9:24:30 PM

MMD: Rennteam VIP; Loc: usa; Posts: 9652, Gallery; Registered on: Dec 16, 2004; Reply to: John SF 2005 997 S

Re: WHAT AN 1DIOT !!!

Hey, we all goof off with our cars now and then. These guys just had their bad luck all at once.

Sorry to hear that!

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Mar 3, 2005 9:29:06 PM

Steve R: Senior; Loc: UK - Edinburgh; Posts: 695, Gallery; Registered on: Feb 17, 2005; Reply to: MMD

Re: WHAT AN 1DIOT !!!

That is quite funny though. At least nobody got hurt!

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Mar 3, 2005 10:38:45 PM

Joost: Rennteam VIP; Loc: Dordrecht , Netherlands; Posts: 8054, Gallery; Registered on: May 3, 2004; Reply to: John SF 2005 997 S

Re: WHAT AN 1DIOT !!!

Quote:
John SF 2005 997 S said:
I have nothing positive to say about this story.

I second that.
Just some examples of people with more money than brains. Luckily nobody got wounded.
Thanks for the stroy though! It is always good to hear that ferrari drivers are different people than porsche drivers... (j/k) but really good to hear the 997S beat the 360! Ill drink some rum-coke on that!

-Joost-

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Mar 3, 2005 10:51:07 PM

alin2: Pilot; Loc:; Posts: 389, Gallery; Registered on: Jan 5, 2004; Reply to: Joost

Re: WHAT AN 1DIOT !!!

Good Lord. What a waste...I'm sure that driving 9/10 or 10/10 on a public road is NOT a good idea. Then again, the fact that he crashed a 997 and a F360 is pretty good evidence that he can't recognize the limits of his cars and his driving technique.

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Mar 3, 2005 10:59:43 PM

RichJ: Veteran; Loc: London, England; Posts: 846, Gallery; Registered on: Sep 16, 2004; Reply to: alin2

Re: WHAT AN 1DIOT !!!

Yeah, second that. Youd think after crashing the 911, like most people he would have learnt from his mistake and have chilled his driving for a bit but no!!!!

MMMmmmmm advanced driving course needed me thinks...

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Mar 4, 2005 1:18:31 AM

69bossnine: Rennteam Pro; Loc: FL, USA , United States; Posts: 2028, Gallery; Registered on: Jan 27, 2005; Reply to: RichJ

Re: WHAT AN 1DIOT !!!

Do you plan on continuing to hang out with this friend? Not because he wrecked your car, but because he's got the common sense of a Chimpanzee?

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Mar 4, 2005 3:12:27 AM

jim911: Newbie; Loc: mequon WI.; Posts: 14, Gallery; Registered on: Jul 28, 2004; Reply to: Dr. Phil

Re: Unbelievable

what a fool

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Mar 4, 2005 8:50:55 AM

ADias: Rennteam Pro; Loc: Southwest USA , United States; Posts: 2495, Gallery; Registered on: Apr 9, 2004; Reply to: jim911

Re: Unbelievable

Sounds like 2 boys playing with their toys. The good news is that they don't run to daddy when they break them.

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Mar 4, 2005 9:45:44 AM

Dilinger: Rennteam Pro; Loc: Athens,Greece , Greece; Posts: 2034, Gallery; Registered on: Dec 23, 2004; Reply to: ADias

Re: Unbelievable

sometimes you really cant forsee luck, or bad luck, but of course you can get your precautions, after all, that's why track days do exist.
In any case, you never know when an accident will hit you. This is of course bad news.

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