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Man Crashes Co-Worker's New Porsche

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COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The owner of a Porsche Boxster is likely regretting his decision to let a co-worker take his new car out for a 'spin' in Maryland on Friday. His afternoon joyride turned ugly when he crashed into a Jeep Cherokee, which landed on top of the convertible. Luckily, no one was hurt.

Prince George's County officials say it happened on Friday around 12:30 p.m. on Route 1 (Baltimore Avenue) near Greenbelt Road in College Park.
They say when they arrived at the scene of the two-car crash, they found a Jeep Cherokee lying on top of the Porsche Boxster, which had its convertible top open.

EMS and fire crews quickly rescued one person who was trapped inside the wreckage of the Jeep Cherokee, but no one was seriously hurt.
The owner of the Porsche told police he just bought the used sports car on Thursday, and he allowed a male co-worker to take it out for a 'spin'.
As the driver was approaching traffic stopped at the red light, police say he wasn't able to stop in time. The front end of the Porsche went underneath the back of the Jeep, lifting it up off the ground and spinning it backwards. It landed on top of the Porsche.

That's likely not the type of 'spin' the owner of the car intended.
 
#6 ·
Kinda reminds me when I asked a friend to move my '74 Levis Gremlin around the corner, and he hit another person's we knew POS pulling out of the parking lot of the Pizza place. Well, not really the same thing, but..........

In any case, a cheaply learned lesson - don't drive someone else's car...............
 
#7 ·
...hence my rule: if you don't own a Porsche, BMW, Benz, or a highly modified car... you don't get to touch steering wheels of either of my cars. Yes, ride-along is required ;)
 
#8 ·
"The front end of the Porsche went underneath the back of the Jeep, lifting it up off the ground and spinning it backwards."

So he used the Boxster like a giant spatula and flipped the jeep like a pancake.

Are these cars amazing, or what?

Was the driver arrested for "flap-jacking"? :hilarious:

I crack myself up.
 
#10 ·
I feel for the Boxster owner While his insurance should cover the driver for damages, he'll never get back the good will or friendship.

Early in my AF career I worked weekends (single & recently divorces--what else did I have to do), let my boss "borrow" my 1979 Camaro Berlinetta..comes back to tell me his WIFE hit 120MPH on local roads in the car.

My response was #1 why was she driving the car as I ownly loaned it to you to run to the store"

#2, who in the HELL told you that you were allowed to drive that fast?

Needless to say, the next time he tried to borrow the car when I was working, it was unavailable to him. When questioned, I told him he didn't make the car payments, pay for maintenance or pay the insurance, so I had no need to have someone else put miles on the car.

For some strange reason he tried to burn me on an evaluation when he moved to another assignment.

After that "lesson", no one drives any of my cars.

Mike Osborn
 
#11 ·
I've seen friendships end over car mishaps. I don't loan or let anyone drive a car I really care about. Nor do I borrow or ask to drive someone else's. I'd rather rent a car if I needed one in a pinch and for some reason none of mine were available. If someone wants to drive a Porsche that bad, they can go to the local dealer and arrange a test drive.
 
#16 ·
I let my friend drive my new car(2800MI) '08CS tip and he put it in manual and guns it to the redline and freaks out and forgets how to upshift until I reach over and start pushing the + arrow to calm the engine and get him to turn over the keys. He has a 14 year old corrolla. What was thinking!:eek:
 
#17 ·
Yes. Friendships can be lost over this kind of stuff..

My wifes best friend for many years opened our passenger door to our Cayenne Turbo into a fire hydrant and left a quarter sized deep ding in the door.
She told my wife ooops, sorry I did not see it, but I will pay for it. Then the $1100 bill came, and she disappeared :- (

As you can imagine she did not expect such a small ding to cost so much money... Still have not gotten a dime and she has not called back.....

So Friends in General seem to be dangerous around our vehicles!
 
#18 ·
"As the driver was approaching the stopped traffic, he wasn't able to stop in time". What? So, was he tailgating? Was he not paying attention? Did the brakes on the used Boxster fail?

It does make for an interesting photo op.
 
#21 ·
Over thirty years ago a co-worker of my Dad let another co-worker take his new 914 out for that proverbial "spin." Spin it he did, right around the trunk of a tree. Something about the car "getting away from him," as I recall. No one drives my cars, and I avoid driving anyone else's car. It's much simpler that way. 987f
 
#25 ·
That is hilarious on so many levels. :hilarious: