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Porsche 911 GT3 RS takes a nose-dive into Amsterdam canal
Oh man what a shame.. I'd pay $30k for this car AS-IS tho...
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A new picture published by AutoVisie this week shows what’s allegedly a brand new 2016 Porsche 911 GT3 RS face-down in an Amsterdam canal. Hope the auto insurance covers flooding. The car has an MSRP of about $175,000.
The owner of the dealership, Hans van der Valk, told AutoVisie that it was a mistake made by a mechanic. It’s unclear how that mistake happened – maybe the car was left in neutral and rolled forward, but there’s “very little damage.” It looks like a truck could easily lift the 911 right out of the river. With a nice soapy sponge, some body work and a bit of wax, my guess is this thing will be looking good as new again.
AR lovers close your eyes because this is the moment a £200,000 supercar went from 0 to very wet in just four seconds.
The top-of-the-range Porsche 911 GT3 RS had just been prepared for its new owner when a garage mechanic put his foot down a little too hard.
With a 500bhp engine it's capable of 0-62mph in 3.3 seconds and boasts a top speed of 193mph.
A Porsche ended up rolling off a dealership forecourt and into a river
A pick-up truck hauled the Porsche out of the water
But this one will not be going anywhere fast after its plunge into the drink.
A passerby snapped the moment it hung in the balance half-off the river bank and posted it to Twitter.
It took around two hours to retrieve on Wednesday morning, according to local media.
A Porsche ended up rolling off a dealership forecourt and into a river
Photos of the accident have quickly gone viral
Hans van der Valk, manager at the Amsterdam dealership, told local press: "The car was parked on the waterfront and a mechanic made a mistake when trying to get the vehicle.
"That is very unfortunate, but it can happen.
"When there are people, mistakes are made."
__________________ "The guy in the CR-V meanwhile, he'll give you a haughty glare. He's responsibly trying to lessen his impact, but there you go lumbering past him with your loud V8, flouting the new reality. You may as well go do some donuts in a strawberry patch and slalom through a litter of kittens." Dan Frio, Automotive Editor, Edmunds
it sucks they can't use a rotator or a cherry picker because of the building's low overhang, unless they drive a wrecker straight into the water
__________________ "The guy in the CR-V meanwhile, he'll give you a haughty glare. He's responsibly trying to lessen his impact, but there you go lumbering past him with your loud V8, flouting the new reality. You may as well go do some donuts in a strawberry patch and slalom through a litter of kittens." Dan Frio, Automotive Editor, Edmunds
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Because water-cooled.
The car was being moved out of the showroom onto the sidewalk display by a tech that was not informed that the brake callipers had been removed to paint with the gulf livery at request of the owner before he picked it up apparently. Could you imagine being in a 200k car and putting your foot to the floor on the brake pedal and nothing happening as you approached the canal. Fuck me.
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Westopher is correct.
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seems like you got a dick up your ass well..get that checked
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Well.. I’d hate to be the first to say it, but Westopher is correct.
Because water-cooled.
The car was being moved out of the showroom onto the sidewalk display by a tech that was not informed that the brake callipers had been removed to paint with the gulf livery at request of the owner before he picked it up apparently. Could you imagine being in a 200k car and putting your foot to the floor on the brake pedal and nothing happening as you approached the canal. Fuck me.
Because water-cooled.
The car was being moved out of the showroom onto the sidewalk display by a tech that was not informed that the brake callipers had been removed to paint with the gulf livery at request of the owner before he picked it up apparently. Could you imagine being in a 200k car and putting your foot to the floor on the brake pedal and nothing happening as you approached the canal. Fuck me.
I'd be running for the nearest border, you could be in Germany within the hour.
Really though, whoever removed the calipers but put the wheels back on is the knob I'd be blaming for this.
__________________ 1991 Toyota Celica GTFour RC // 2007 Toyota Rav4 V6 // 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee
1992 Toyota Celica GT-S ["sold"] \\ 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee CRD [sold] \\ 2000 Jeep Cherokee [sold] \\ 1997 Honda Prelude [sold] \\ 1992 Jeep YJ [sold/crashed] \\ 1987 Mazda RX-7 [sold] \\ 1987 Toyota Celica GT-S [crushed]
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half those dudes are hotter than ,my GF.
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reading this thread is like waiting for goku to charge up a spirit bomb in dragon ball z
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OH thank god. I thought u had sex with my wife. :cry:
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