{"id":730351,"date":"2010-05-20T14:28:00","date_gmt":"2010-05-20T18:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/05\/20\/auto-journalists-16-year-old-son-crashes-porsche-911-turbo-in\/"},"modified":"2010-05-20T14:28:00","modified_gmt":"2010-05-20T18:28:00","slug":"auto-journalists-16-year-old-son-crashes-porsche-911-turbo-in-his-garage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/730351","title":{"rendered":"Auto journalist’s 16-year old son crashes Porsche 911 Turbo – in his garage"},"content":{"rendered":"

Filed under: Coupe<\/a>, Performance<\/a>, Etc.<\/a>, Porsche<\/a>, Canada<\/a><\/p>\n

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We’ll admit it – one of the best parts about being an auto journalist is the ability to spend time with many different cars, most of which are in our possession for a week at a time. And while the automakers trust us to be extremely careful and avoid damage at all costs, sometimes the unavoidable happens. Usually it’s a chipped windshield or a bit of curb rash, and even that’s enough to make us wince and break out the apology pen. Peter Cheney, a writer for Canada’s The Globe and Mail<\/em>, had one such experience lately, but he wasn’t behind the wheel. In fact, he wasn’t even in the car.<\/p>\n

We’re very accustomed to the idea of friends and family members wanting to take a closer look at the cars we’re testing, and when Cheney’s 16-year-old son wanted to snag a closer look inside the Porsche 911 Turbo<\/a> his dad was driving that night, Cheney thought nothing of it. That is, until his son came tearing back into the house, a look of panic in his eyes. When Cheney went to investigate what was up, he saw the unthinkable – the big-buck sports car had rocketed through his garage door, causing an reported $11,000 in damage to the car and an additional $2,700 in garage repairs. “Yikes” doesn’t quite cover it.<\/p>\n

Be sure to head over to The Globe and Mail<\/em><\/a> to read the full account of what happened. It’s an incident that we hope never happens to any of us, but most importantly, we’re glad no one was hurt. Thanks to everyone for the tips!<\/em><\/p>\n

[Source: The Globe and Mail<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Auto journalist’s 16-year old son crashes Porsche 911 Turbo – in his garage<\/a> originally appeared on Autoblog<\/a> on Thu, 20 May 2010 13:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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