Porsche 911 owner saves car from flood w/ inflatable cushion (pic)

Danny Tse
Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
edited May 2011 in The Clubhouse
The photo tells the whole story....

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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited May 2011
    Wow...that's hilarious....and smart.
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,270
    edited May 2011
    One of the smartest things I've seen...the insurance company needs to give a grand just because...funny
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  • fishbones
    fishbones Posts: 947
    edited May 2011
    Just shared this with email buddies, thanks.

    Now that's dedication!!!
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,713
    edited May 2011
    Not sure if I'd agree with the "smart" part.
    Perhaps if the owner of the (possibly) Porsche American Roadster had spent a little time looking at the weather forecast, he might have ..... well .... driven the Porsche to higher ground before the river rose ? :confused:
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  • Vette C6.r
    Vette C6.r Posts: 1,560
    edited May 2011
    Looks like an early 90's American Roadster. Pretty rare Porsche.

    If it was me my 2.3's would be on a raft as well.
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  • joeparaski
    joeparaski Posts: 1,865
    edited May 2011
    And that is one heck of a nice house too!

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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited May 2011
    very nice house indeed.

    tell me, when the water subsides, won't he has a much more expensive bill, to check on the water erosion damage on the house's foundation?
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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited May 2011
    It has a wrap around deck. He obviously planned for this much water frontage. He's gonna chill on the deck and enjoy the lovely river/ocean he lives in. Maybe even hook a sail up to the raft and "drive" around in the Porsche.
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited May 2011
    I want a moat.
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited May 2011
    Not sure if it the roadster, the windshield doesn't look round enough. In either case that is awesome. Smart thinking, probably why he has a Porsche and I have a VW Golf.
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  • ysss
    ysss Posts: 213
    edited May 2011
    more pictures from the source...

    http://ca.jalopnik.com/5798491/ingenious-owner-saves-rare-porsche-from-flood-with-floating-parking-spot

    large_porsche_964_upclose.jpg
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    edited May 2011
    They guy who owns that car did a interview with jalopnik. Its here:

    http://jalopnik.com/5799401/how-i-saved-my-porsche-from-a-flood-by-floating-it

    Pretty interesting story...
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited May 2011
    Vette C6.r, I apologize it is an American Roadster. I stand corrected....
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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited May 2011
    Very clever!:cool:
    I spoke to one of my co-workers who has seen the house firsthand, and he said it sits up a lot higher than what it looks like in the Google Earth image. So one can surmise that the access road through the marina got flooded before he could get the Fly Yellow Cab out, so enter the flotations devices. Well played sir, well played.

    joeparaski wrote: »
    And that is one heck of a nice house too!

    Joe
    Agreed and it seems to be well designed in the advent of such natural disaster.
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  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
    edited May 2011
    polkatese wrote: »
    very nice house indeed.

    tell me, when the water subsides, won't he has a much more expensive bill, to check on the water erosion damage on the house's foundation?

    Based on the design of that house, he prolly planned ahead, and painted the exterior with a 2 part epoxy paint, like what they paint ship hulls with.:confused:
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  • Vette C6.r
    Vette C6.r Posts: 1,560
    edited May 2011
    Joe08867 wrote: »
    Vette C6.r, I apologize it is an American Roadster. I stand corrected....

    Yeah the closer pic is a bit easier to tell. I think they had the turbo bodywork on a normally aspirated motor. Not many were made at all. Probably why he is going to such lengths to save it.
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    edited May 2011
    Vette C6.r wrote: »
    Yeah the closer pic is a bit easier to tell. I think they had the turbo bodywork on a normally aspirated motor. Not many were made at all. Probably why he is going to such lengths to save it.

    Per the article it is not only 1 of 250, but the ONLY one in that color. Rare indeed!
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