WSJ: Porsches Are Too Difficult For Celebrities To Drive

Remember Nikki Catsouras? Possibly not. The young lady borrowed her father’s 911 Cabriolet, made a mistake at speeds reported to be in excess of 100 miles per hour, and was killed in a remarkably bloody and graphic fashion by the blunt end of a tollbooth.

Remember Chris Brown? The singer and occasional girlfriend-beater mildly crinkled the nose of his 911 Turbo S Cabriolet while ostensibly avoiding a squad of photographers.

Ever think those two incidents might be related?

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  • Rna65689660 For Los Angeles, this is super cheap housing. For it surely will be not going anywhere very often. Park it at Wallyworld for 3 days, then move to the next lot.
  • MaintenanceCosts This is half a car, because half the time it will be in the shop.
  • Mm3 ^^^ Sounds like a bunch of dudes who have never owned a Land Rover/Range Rover
  • 2ACL The seller is opting out of the 200,000 mile overhaul, and so should anyone else whose wrenching proficiency isn't seasoned dealership tech-level at a minimum. I can't think of an appropriate use for this other than a left-field choice for an overlanding rig project. There's already an expectation of spending lots of money on one, and some of the potentially troublesome systems like the air suspension will be addressed, if not discarded outright.
  • FreedMike Sounds like an excellent way to waste a ton of money.