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Old 12-13-2004, 11:57 AM
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Default Vancouver Carrera GT Wiped Out

Drove by the intersection of Broadway and Arbutus about 5:30 pm last night. Saw a car stuck on the median getting hauled off by a tow truck. At first I thought it was a Ferrari 360 but as I got closer, it looked a lot like a Carrera GT. The colour was metallic grey.

Anyone else saw it?
Old 12-13-2004, 05:54 PM
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you've gotta be kiddin me.....if it was a CGT, you htink its the same one as the one that was impounded a while ago?
Old 12-13-2004, 06:49 PM
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believed there are now two seal grey cgt in vancouver.my bet it is the same one!!!
Old 12-14-2004, 05:17 AM
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Wow, I didn't hear about that...I don't think I could've stomached seeing that anyways!
Old 12-14-2004, 09:00 AM
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Was it this one?
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Old 12-14-2004, 11:38 AM
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The truck in the back is from Mckenna Porsche.....they are a US dealer. So the answer is no.
Old 12-14-2004, 11:50 AM
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Good point. I guess another one bites the dust.
Old 12-14-2004, 01:57 PM
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Hopefully it was the same moron who was caught doing 240 km/h earlier this year and that he's now put everyone out of their misery.
Old 12-14-2004, 10:36 PM
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Yeah I was told elsewhere it was Dick's car. I met him once at MCL in August for the 997 rollout. He had his car in the show room along with a couple of 997s that were on display. I think that for someone to display thier car for fellow P-car enthusiasts is a really nice gesture. He had no incentive to do it, other than to share his joy with others. The car does sound awsome too.

As far as I'm concerned, those people that don't know him and have made snap comments about him based on the car he drives or the incidents he was involved in: well, those people should keep thier mouths shut.

I live right close to broadway and arbutus... That intersection is a PAIN in the ***. I'm not at all surprised that such an accident could happen there. Apparently he was forced into it by an SUV that didn't stop.

Question is how bad is the damage, and how will it get repaired. I wonder how much the car will be devalued too.
Old 12-15-2004, 04:32 PM
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Old 12-15-2004, 04:48 PM
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Yup, that's it. Where'd you get the photo from Justin?
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Here's another:

Old 12-15-2004, 05:09 PM
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Oh dear... it's surreal seeing the car like that.
Old 12-15-2004, 05:43 PM
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wasn't the car at the mcl 997 intro. silver in colour? is this the same car? doesn't look too bad on the top side.
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Originally Posted by Rich Sandor
Yup, that's it. Where'd you get the photo from Justin?
I grabbed it from beyond.ca Calgary car forum.

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