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Nick
 Post subject: Two escape flooded Porsche
PostPosted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 2:09 pm 
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Two escape flooded Porsche, oh dear! :(

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 Post subject: Re: Two escape flooded Porsche
PostPosted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 2:50 pm 
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Flooded up to the roof but still got the windscreen wipers working :?

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PostPosted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 8:44 pm 
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That's some seriously impressive waterproofing on the electrics! A report on the website for the local paper stated that it was a 911, and has a few shots of it being recovered.

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PostPosted: Fri Dec 21, 2012 10:53 pm 
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What I don't get is, when did the driver stop the car and realise maybe the water was too deep to drive through? When the water line was at the windows?...? :lol: doh.

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 Post subject: Re: Two escape flooded Porsche
PostPosted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 11:40 am 
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Well at least the father and daughter got out ok.

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PostPosted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 11:58 am 
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Nick wrote:
Well at least the father and daughter got out ok.

:shock:

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That's the main thing. Safety first people. :D

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 Post subject: Re: Two escape flooded Porsche
PostPosted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 12:30 pm 
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KatPorsche wrote:
What I don't get is, when did the driver stop the car and realise maybe the water was too deep to drive through? When the water line was at the windows?...? :lol: doh.


Maybe they aquaplaned to the middle of the flood, and then starting sinking, cartoon style.

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 Post subject: Re: Two escape flooded Porsche
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Well the old VW Beetle used to float, not the 996 it seems.

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