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If you decide to go to Katie's Cars and Coffee, you really need to get there by 6:30 a.m. to get a halfway decent parking spot. Also, be CAREFUL where you park, there are collisions so choose your space accordingly. Don't go for the "showy" parking like this Ferrari did - he got backed over by the Merc SL, I was right there when it happened. I park by the bank, nice and safe and not too far a walk.
As to the local gas station for your service, choose wisely on that as well. Kevin, the Service Advisor at Porsche Tysons was telling me they just did a $ 92,000 engine replacement on a 2016 Turbo S because the owner didn't want to pay the Porsche Dealer Price for the service and took it down the street to the gas station for the oil change. It didn't go well - and the engine seized as they put the oil in the wrong place. Not saying all are bad - but they don't usually work on these kind of cars as a rule and it can be costly to remedy.
I looked this up and evidently there is a "Curse of the red Ferrari".
"Katie’s Cars and Coffee doesn’t like red Ferraris. At least, you’d think that judging by how many seem to end up in ditches, walls, and Mercedes rear bumpers after heading there. Last year, a red Ferrari 599 crashed into three cars on Georgetown Pike heading into Katie’s Cars and Coffee while later that season, a Mercedes backed into a red 458 Speciale parked at the show. Three years ago, red 458 leaving the famous cars and coffee jumped the barrier on 495 from the entrance ramp leading from Georgetown Pike.
And the Katie’s Cars and Coffee Ferrari curse isn’t over yet. This past Saturday (03/11/17), a red Ferrari 355 heading to the weekly car show had a one-on-one date with nature when a deer jumped into the Georgetown Pike two-lane road causing the driver and passenger to take the vehicle for an albeit short offroading adventure.
Amazingly – other than a few scratches, none of the above accidents resulted in deaths or serious injury. Props to the F-car manufacturer and American safety standards, I suppose."
I looked this up and evidently there is a "Curse of the red Ferrari".
"Katie’s Cars and Coffee doesn’t like red Ferraris. At least, you’d think that judging by how many seem to end up in ditches, walls, and Mercedes rear bumpers after heading there. Last year, a red Ferrari 599 crashed into three cars on Georgetown Pike heading into Katie’s Cars and Coffee while later that season, a Mercedes backed into a red 458 Speciale parked at the show. Three years ago, red 458 leaving the famous cars and coffee jumped the barrier on 495 from the entrance ramp leading from Georgetown Pike.
And the Katie’s Cars and Coffee Ferrari curse isn’t over yet. This past Saturday (03/11/17), a red Ferrari 355 heading to the weekly car show had a one-on-one date with nature when a deer jumped into the Georgetown Pike two-lane road causing the driver and passenger to take the vehicle for an albeit short offroading adventure.
Amazingly – other than a few scratches, none of the above accidents resulted in deaths or serious injury. Props to the F-car manufacturer and American safety standards, I suppose."
Made it to Katie's Cars & Coffee - met a few folks, good to see the P car's out there, I am out of pocket for the next 2 weekends. No pics, but it was awesome...
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