Riverside, CA 996 Accident- Hope this isn't anyone on here =[
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That is another gut-wrenching, horrible story where adults don't have the brains or respect for a helpless little life to at least put the baby in a properly reversed child seat and harnessed to a car with rear seats. Apparently, this Porsche had the rear seats removed, which is more proof of their negligence by driving without having the infant properly secure. God help us.
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I read somewhere you could turn the car over and drop it from 5 feet and the windshield frame would not collapse. Same structure in the Boxster
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Unbelievable damage. Hope they recover fully. What color is that?
#21
I have a feeling they won't be so happy with Porsche's structural engineering in this case. That's certainly a situation I would prefer not to survive...
I want to feel superior and judgmental towards them, but no matter how stupid they were I can't help but feel bad for them to have lost their kid in such a manner. I'm sure they will be beating themselves up for a very long time Not something I would wish on anyone.
#22
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It is a really fun twisty road, parts like the Amalfi coast. From the article is sounds like they went over the edge at the vista point. I wonder if he just drove over the edge?
#24
Alright guys, no more arguments on replica GT3 ebay seats. They can survive an accident like this.
As for the paint, the guy def did a COMPLETE job on it as it seems. Looks like the Lamborghini Reventon color to me.
As for the paint, the guy def did a COMPLETE job on it as it seems. Looks like the Lamborghini Reventon color to me.
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In other news....Drove by this one a couple of weeks ago on the way to lunch. Doctor in a yellow Carrera took the off ramp instead of the on ramp then tried to make a U-Turn on the highway. The entrance and exit are right next to each other so it's not as stupid as you would think. OK, the U turn was but you hate to see a life and a porsche end over such a silly mistake.
http://kfor.com/2016/04/18/traffic-a...ollover-wreck/
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Not that long ago, a guy in a Boxster decided to blast past the person in front of him, lost control, and jumped the guard rail on the right side of the road about a mile from my office. Unfortunately, this took place on the transition ramp from one freeway to another; the Boxster landed top-down onto the road below. The drop from that overpass to the roadway is about 50 feet, so at least it was painless.
Needless to say, I make a point of not blasting around people on that ramp.
Needless to say, I make a point of not blasting around people on that ramp.
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You didn't!
In other news....Drove by this one a couple of weeks ago on the way to lunch. Doctor in a yellow Carrera took the off ramp instead of the on ramp then tried to make a U-Turn on the highway. The entrance and exit are right next to each other so it's not as stupid as you would think. OK, the U turn was but you hate to see a life and a porsche end over such a silly mistake.
http://kfor.com/2016/04/18/traffic-a...ollover-wreck/
In other news....Drove by this one a couple of weeks ago on the way to lunch. Doctor in a yellow Carrera took the off ramp instead of the on ramp then tried to make a U-Turn on the highway. The entrance and exit are right next to each other so it's not as stupid as you would think. OK, the U turn was but you hate to see a life and a porsche end over such a silly mistake.
http://kfor.com/2016/04/18/traffic-a...ollover-wreck/
A note from her husband...
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