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  • ACMF74
    E30 Fanatic
    • Nov 2005
    • 1245
    #1

    “Porsche…There is no substitute”



    Porsche Owner Saves 911 From Flood Using Inflatable Cushion
    http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2011/05/porsche-owner-saves-911-from-flood-using-inflatable-cushion.html
    A resident near Louisville Kentucky has saved his Porsche 911 from a flood caused by a rapid flowing river.It appears as though the Porsche owner fastened his yellow 964 to an inflatable cushion, and then tied it to his house to save it from being washed away by the flood.The home was in close proximity to the Ohio River which flooded this April.It is unclear whether the 964 is a Porsche America Roadster (250 produced) or a C2 Turbo-look roadster.
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    • Ryan Stewart
      I Love Miatas
      • Oct 2003
      • 8978
      #2
      Saw that on CNN of all places. SRS bidness, nice house too.
      Im now E30less.
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        • Conki
          E30 Fanatic
          • Mar 2009
          • 1254
          #3
          That is pretty cool. Sucks to be in that situation though, it's a nice house.

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            • Kershaw
              R3V OG
              • Feb 2010
              • 11822
              #4
              AWD > RWD

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                • vlad
                  Banned
                  • Dec 2003
                  • 0
                  #5
                  wow !!! :shock:

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                    • N2MYE30
                      R3V Elite
                      • Oct 2007
                      • 5536
                      #6
                      Thats a big ars cushion.

                      COTM

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                        • Mlarsen
                          R3V Elite
                          • Feb 2010
                          • 4082
                          #7
                          yellow 964 convertible, gross. cool story though.

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                            • joshh
                              R3V OG
                              • Aug 2004
                              • 6195
                              #8
                              I have a feeling someone will shoot a hole in it before the water goes down.
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                                • nomansland92
                                  E30 Mastermind
                                  • Aug 2010
                                  • 1657
                                  #9
                                  it would be funny if it floated away, but i bet he tied it down
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                                    • e30nub
                                      E30 Mastermind
                                      • Jun 2008
                                      • 1741
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by Kershaw
                                      THANK YOU. This was my exact thought.
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                                        • F34R
                                          sLaughter
                                          • May 2009
                                          • 12385
                                          #11
                                          I love that house, it has amazing design. The idea to keep the Porsche safe is awesome!
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                                            • cyborgben
                                              Noobie
                                              • Feb 2011
                                              • 35
                                              #12
                                              cool but stupid...
                                              first -don't build your mansion in flood plain.
                                              second - if you must break the first rule, couldn't you probably just drive the car to your buddy's house a half mile away who didn't break rule #1? certainly faster the strapping the car to an innertube that had to be strapped to the house...

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                                                • Ryan Stewart
                                                  I Love Miatas
                                                  • Oct 2003
                                                  • 8978
                                                  #13
                                                  Originally posted by cyborgben
                                                  cool but stupid...
                                                  first -don't build your mansion in flood plain.
                                                  second - if you must break the first rule, couldn't you probably just drive the car to your buddy's house a half mile away who didn't break rule #1? certainly faster the strapping the car to an innertube that had to be strapped to the house...
                                                  Actually the guy lives on a cul de sac that is basically an island, the house is elevated so its not going to flood and apparently the main road from the penninsula he lives on flooded before he could evacuate the car.
                                                  Im now E30less.
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                                                    • bimmerteck
                                                      Mod Crazy
                                                      • Mar 2009
                                                      • 762
                                                      #14
                                                      I know the house, It actually sits on a rise at the mouth of a small inlet where there's a marina. It can be easily seen from the river, and if he moved inland he wouldn't have a view of the river and be walking distance from his boat. ;)

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                                                        • BillBrasky
                                                          E30 Mastermind
                                                          • Dec 2008
                                                          • 1641
                                                          #15
                                                          Haha. That's an inflatable air dock for boats. My dad has that exact same one. Unfortunately, it does not have a 911 on it.

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