Oops. Porsche mechanic drives 911 down elevator shaft
In Hong Kong, an unlucky Porsche owner and a very fortunate Porsche mechanic are going to have one heckuva story to tell their friends and relatives for a long time to come. A mechanic at Jebsen and Company, HK's only Porsche distributor, was bringing a freshly-serviced 911 Carrera 4S down for customer pick-up when he somehow wound up flying through a set of elevator doors. He and the Porsche plunged down two floors, coming to an eventual halt atop the elevator at ground level.
Aside from complaining of pain in his arms, the mechanic was reportedly unharmed. He climbed out of the car with the help of rescue workers on scene. Local police say that they believe the mechanic stepped on the gas instead of the brake as he arrived at the elevator doors.
Expensive mistake: That Carrera 4 was purchased in '01 for HK $1.2 million (around $154K USD by today's rates).
Something tells me that the technician/daredevil won't be entrusted with customers' car keys anytime soon. The good news is that if the whole "mechanic thing" doesn't pan out, he appears to have the makings of quite the stunt driver.
[Source: The Electric New Paper (Singapore)]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
JC Whitless 8:39PM (7/10/2006)
I believe this is your floor, Mr. Bond
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Cernnunnos 8:55PM (7/10/2006)
Monkey let the hogs out!
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PJ 9:01PM (7/10/2006)
Let's see 'em blame *this* on lifting off mid-corner.
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Clarke Scott 9:01PM (7/10/2006)
surely this cant be true!
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Tim UF 9:06PM (7/10/2006)
Damned, I was beaten to the Bond joke!
so, i'll go with a line from the movie Snatch instead:
Where. Is. The. Porsche.
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Daddy-O 10:36PM (7/10/2006)
uhhh.... EVERYONE enter headline here_______________________
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Brian Wong 6:04AM (7/11/2006)
That picture is going to be used for woman driver jokes for years to come.
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Brian Wong 6:05AM (7/11/2006)
That picture is going to be used for woman driver jokes for years to come.
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Nick 1:01PM (7/11/2006)
No worries, dude. Just blame it on sudden acceleration like the old Audi owners used to. Oh, and apparently Jeeps are also aflicted, but mysteriously only in the vicinity of car washes.
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gbh 2:31PM (7/11/2006)
One less 911 in the world. This is a problem why?
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Greg A. 9:39PM (7/11/2006)
That'll buff right out.
Is anyone else reminded of the allegedly true story of the car salesman who took a new Corvette out for spin just before the customer was to pick it up and damaged the body on the passenger side? He parked it against a wall so the customer wouldn't notice the damage. Later, the customer came back saying someone must've hit the car while it was parked and bought another new Corvette (from the same salesman!) to replace it!
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Brandon 3:34PM (7/13/2006)
since james bond was used im gonna use this
dude wheres my car
im glad thats not mine if i was the owner of the car i would sue the dude that drove it down the elevator
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mitch 8:33PM (7/13/2006)
I wonder if this will show up on CarFax as a minor accident?
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Kodgo 1:48PM (7/14/2006)
"First floor. Parts, accessories, paint and body work. All out please."
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Jaime 12:25PM (7/16/2006)
Maybe if I take the elevator it will be faster...?
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John Coble 1:56AM (7/17/2006)
Let's see now, this CD goes in this slot, ya?....
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Kim Cummings 9:09PM (7/17/2006)
"Going down sir?"
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Mike K. 12:01AM (7/20/2006)
But boss, it says right here on the service ticket - Check airbags!
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