Great article by Globe and Mail's automotive reporter Peter Cheney about his son accidentally crashing the latest 2010 test Porsche Turbo valued at $180,000 in their house garage door. Quite a Bueller moment indeed.
When I parked it, the Turbo had been pristine. Now it looked like the car from Dukes of Hazzard after a chase through the southern backwoods. Stunned, I surveyed the damage. The hood was raked with gouges, the top of the right front fender was flattened, and the driver’s door (which is made from aluminum to save weight) had taken a beating. Worst of all was the rear fender, which had hit the concrete door frame as the Turbo launched itself into the alley – it looked like a giant blacksmith had smacked it with a sledge hammer.
...As the dust settled, my wife and I confronted the parenting issues that attended the disaster. What was the appropriate punishment for a boy who trashes a car worth $180,000?
This is like the time I crashed my mom's new Mac, EXCEPT SO MUCH WORSE. View more photos of the accident here.
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