Sad end to a nice day...
10-22-2012, 10:50 AM
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Now that you can be a millionaire at 22 thanks to the Internet and equity markets that has no idea how to value web-startups, this will probably get worse before it gets better.
10-22-2012, 01:48 PM
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All depends on the person I guess. If I had a fast car when I was 16 I would certainly be dead. I got into a enough trouble in my 84 Subaru GL that only ran on three cylinders.
When I did get a fast car in my early twenties, I got caught doing 220 on the 403. Got a ticket and court date on the spot and a $700 fine.
I slowed down after that.
When I did get a fast car in my early twenties, I got caught doing 220 on the 403. Got a ticket and court date on the spot and a $700 fine.
I slowed down after that.
10-22-2012, 01:48 PM
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I had my first Porsche at 17. I drove fast, yes, but I started driving when I was 12 and was on the road at 14 (Alberta learners age) I also knew my limits as I spent 2 years driving (and frequently) rolling over my beetle while playing in a field behind my dad's shop. The key is education and experience.
10-22-2012, 01:58 PM
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I had my first Porsche at 17. I drove fast, yes, but I started driving when I was 12 and was on the road at 14 (Alberta learners age) I also knew my limits as I spent 2 years driving (and frequently) rolling over my beetle while playing in a field behind my dad's shop. The key is education and experience.
10-22-2012, 03:02 PM
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Drifting
I was never "fortunate" enough to have "stupid" parents that would buy me
ridiculously powerful cars when I was a kid... So instead, I bought junker
Honda CRXs (84-87), shoe-horned more powerful Acura motors in them and
then slapped on a home-made/fabbed turbo kit... I was plenty stupid in those
250hp FWD tin cans. (zero traction until 4th gear..haha)
Man, those where the days!! School, girls, work, girls, and wrenching...
A 139km/h in an 80 zone summons to court 8 years ago (pre stunt driving
vehicle law) taught me a lesson or two.
ridiculously powerful cars when I was a kid... So instead, I bought junker
Honda CRXs (84-87), shoe-horned more powerful Acura motors in them and
then slapped on a home-made/fabbed turbo kit... I was plenty stupid in those
250hp FWD tin cans. (zero traction until 4th gear..haha)
Man, those where the days!! School, girls, work, girls, and wrenching...
A 139km/h in an 80 zone summons to court 8 years ago (pre stunt driving
vehicle law) taught me a lesson or two.
10-22-2012, 09:06 PM
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I don't think that it's the type of car, but the age of the driver. Friday night an 18 yr. old was killed on the s/b Don Valley driving a pick up truck. The road was closed for 5 hours. The police said speed,road conditions (wet), and driver in-experience.
I did some pretty stupid things when I first got my license.
I did some pretty stupid things when I first got my license.
10-22-2012, 09:24 PM
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Race Car
In the pics it looks like a 997 Gen 1 Turbo and they're depreciating rapidly. I thought the price looked a bit high (or included taxes!!) unless it was an exceptionally well appointed ultra low mileage vehicle.
10-23-2012, 12:37 AM
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How come it's often the impaired drivers who survive a horrific crash that they caused...........
http://www.citytv.com/toronto/cityne...rborough-crash
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toront...n-charged.html
http://www.citytv.com/toronto/cityne...rborough-crash
A 20-year-old Toronto man faces several charges including impaired driving and criminal negligence causing death after a Porsche crashed killing a passenger early Sunday.
The crash occurred 3:30 a.m. on McNicoll Avenue and Birchmount Road.
The accused was driving a 2012 Porsche when the car mounted the curb, crashed through several fences and hit a tree in the backyard of a home on Hawkshead Crescent.
His 20-year-old passenger, whose name hasn’t been disclosed, was thrown from the car and died at the scene.
The driver was taken to Sunnybrook hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Hongyu Chen also faces dangerous driving causing death among other charges.
He was expected to make a court appearance Monday morning.
The police investigation continues.
The crash occurred 3:30 a.m. on McNicoll Avenue and Birchmount Road.
The accused was driving a 2012 Porsche when the car mounted the curb, crashed through several fences and hit a tree in the backyard of a home on Hawkshead Crescent.
His 20-year-old passenger, whose name hasn’t been disclosed, was thrown from the car and died at the scene.
The driver was taken to Sunnybrook hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Hongyu Chen also faces dangerous driving causing death among other charges.
He was expected to make a court appearance Monday morning.
The police investigation continues.
Toronto man who was behind the wheel of a brand new Porsche that slammed into a tree on the weekend faces several criminal charges in the fatal crash that claimed another man's life.
Toronto police say that they were called to the scene of a crash on McNicoll Avenue, near Birchmount Road, just before 3:30 a.m. on Sunday.
According to police, the Porsche mounted the northside curb of McNicoll Avenue, left the roadway and eventually struck a tree.
The crash left a trail of debris, some of which was still visible on Monday. Fences in four nearby backyards were damaged by the collision involving the Porsche 911 Turbo.
The 20-year-old passenger was ejected from the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver suffered non-life threatening injuries.
Local resident Ming Cao said the crash did such severe damage to the Porsche that you couldn't tell it was a car. (CBC)A resident who was woken up by the sound of the crash said the car was barely recognizable.
"You couldn’t tell it was a car," Ming Cao told CBC News on Monday.
"It was all broken. The front was mangled. I couldn’t even see the engine. I think it was blown to bits."
Cao said he saw the driver get out of the car and yell somebody’s name.
Driver faces charges
Police say Hongyu Chen, 20, of Toronto is charged with criminal negligence causing death, impaired driving causing death, dangerous driving causing death and driving with a blood alcohol level above zero while under a G2 licence.
Chen appeared in a Toronto court on Monday and was granted bail.
While on bail, Chen is prohibited from driving, he must reside with a surety and observe a curfew from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.
He is due to appear in court again on Nov. 30.
Chen is in Canada on a student visa and is studying business at Mohawk College.
When leaving court, Chen wore a surgical mask on his face and was walking with a limp.
Toronto police say that they were called to the scene of a crash on McNicoll Avenue, near Birchmount Road, just before 3:30 a.m. on Sunday.
According to police, the Porsche mounted the northside curb of McNicoll Avenue, left the roadway and eventually struck a tree.
The crash left a trail of debris, some of which was still visible on Monday. Fences in four nearby backyards were damaged by the collision involving the Porsche 911 Turbo.
The 20-year-old passenger was ejected from the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver suffered non-life threatening injuries.
Local resident Ming Cao said the crash did such severe damage to the Porsche that you couldn't tell it was a car. (CBC)A resident who was woken up by the sound of the crash said the car was barely recognizable.
"You couldn’t tell it was a car," Ming Cao told CBC News on Monday.
"It was all broken. The front was mangled. I couldn’t even see the engine. I think it was blown to bits."
Cao said he saw the driver get out of the car and yell somebody’s name.
Driver faces charges
Police say Hongyu Chen, 20, of Toronto is charged with criminal negligence causing death, impaired driving causing death, dangerous driving causing death and driving with a blood alcohol level above zero while under a G2 licence.
Chen appeared in a Toronto court on Monday and was granted bail.
While on bail, Chen is prohibited from driving, he must reside with a surety and observe a curfew from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.
He is due to appear in court again on Nov. 30.
Chen is in Canada on a student visa and is studying business at Mohawk College.
When leaving court, Chen wore a surgical mask on his face and was walking with a limp.
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10-23-2012, 01:36 AM
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I started young myself. My first time behind the wheel was at age 8 drove my older friends friend standard Mazda MX3 around the block and at age 12, with my brother by my side I put 40 miles on my moms minivan. Im not going to lie I had plenty of speeding tickets but nothing crazy. Since ever I bought a Porsche I never got a speeding ticket.
10-23-2012, 01:56 AM
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Student visa, hmmm. Now rich daddy from abroad will hire a shark lawyer firm and his son will be extradited back home a few months after sentencing and serve a few months in a cell with a view. 
10-23-2012, 07:52 AM
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