Beware the Flower Pot Scam

[legion]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071205/od_nm/germany_thief_dc

BERLIN (Reuters) - A thief in Germany used a flower pot to steal a 150,000 euro ($221,000) Porsche.

Reversing out of his open garage, the car's owner heard a scraping noise and got out to investigate, police in the western city of Bonn said Tuesday.

As the 56-year-old was bending down to remove a flower pot jammed against a tire, a man pushed him aside, leaped behind the wheel and drove off in his grey Porsche 997 Turbo.

"All the shocked man could do was jump to one side to avoid being run over," police said.

I'm surprised that the media referred to the car by the internal project number (997) instead of by the model number (911).

[kach22i]

Originally Posted by legion

I'm surprised that the media referred to the car by the internal project number (997) instead of by the model number (911).

Perhaps that paticular member of the media is a Porsche owner.

[71T Targa]

I'll guess that's what the owner called it when he made the report. If I had a 997, that's what I'd call it too.

[Hendog]

Quoted from a Berlin newspaper; The Germans know their Porsches!