A Bad Day in a 959......

Stophos · Stophos's Garage

Porsche 959 flips over in Geneva after speeding on wet road

puddy · puddy's Garage

Thats an expensive Oopsie!

fred cook · fred cook's Garage

That car is too valuable to not fix! It might take years to find all of the body parts but someone will do it!

gshiwota · 03-23-2015, 07:20 AM

I hope he survived that one.

diverdan · diverdan's Garage

Someone used his inferior intelligence in order to display his inferior driving skills.

Spumato · Spumato's Garage

Unfortunate accident. I'm hoping the driver and/or any passengers are okay. High speed is dangerous and should only be done by competent, seasoned drivers. Wet roads add another element of safety risk. Too many people these days are taking too many risks in Porsche's. Please be careful out there. Drive have fun, but arrive alive!

trader220 · 03-23-2015, 07:59 AM

High speeds, inexperienced drivers, public roads, wet weather, extreme performance vehicle.... any combination there of, in any order does not often yield a good result.

Hope they were unhurt, hope they didn't involve anyone else in their thoughtlessness.

edgemar · 03-23-2015, 08:11 AM

Hope they're OK...driver is probably thinking this:

86 911 Targa · 03-23-2015, 12:43 PM

^^^^^
We had a better in 1986 @ Weissach.........

G.

TR · 03-23-2015, 04:13 PM

No great loss. Dated look which appears to have been more of a design study back in the 80's along with padded shoulders and big hair. A bit over engineered, fat ugly hips and a stance which just doesn't quite look right.
My 2c

dentist90 · dentist90's Garage

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Originally Posted by TR

No great loss. Dated look... fat ugly hips and a stance which just doesn't quite look right.
My 2c

That's what I told Sandro! Beauty is in the eye of the beholder I guess!

speednme1 · 03-23-2015, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by TR

No great loss. Dated look which appears to have been more of a design study back in the 80's along with padded shoulders and big hair. A bit over engineered, fat ugly hips and a stance which just doesn't quite look right.
My 2c

Newsflash....all old Porsche's are dated in one way or another. Timeless beauty is in eye of the beholder. May not be a great loss to you but I'm sure the owner of the vehicle doesn't feel the same way...

RSBob · RSBob's Garage

Interesting article in that the fate of the driver is not mentioned. The car can be fixed.

Nico911 · 03-23-2015, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by TR

No great loss. Dated look which appears to have been more of a design study back in the 80's along with padded shoulders and big hair. A bit over engineered, fat ugly hips and a stance which just doesn't quite look right.
My 2c

Meh ?

TR · 03-23-2015, 08:19 PM

Thought my comment would get some of you going. Get over it. This is what 914 advocates have had to put up with for forty years. But you must admit, if the 959 was so good why didn't it ever go into mass production. Even Porsche realised it was just too over the top. And that's not taking away from it achievements. It was just too 80's and just too expensive.

speednme1 · 03-24-2015, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by TR

Thought my comment would get some of you going. Get over it. This is what 914 advocates have had to put up with for forty years. But you must admit, if the 959 was so good why didn't it ever go into mass production. Even Porsche realised it was just too over the top. And that's not taking away from it achievements. It was just too 80's and just too expensive.

It was never meant for mass production, in fact Porsche didn't make any money on the sales of the car. It was over the the top but that was the intention. It was basically a limited run test bed for things to come. May not be your cup of tea but look up the current prices...they sure have escalated. As far as 914's are concerned, even they are rising in prices. Truth be told I could care less of a 914 years ago, as of late I can see myself owning one....especially with the flared fenders. Would be a cool car to have.

ASD · ASD's Garage

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Originally Posted by TR

No great loss. Dated look which appears to have been more of a design study back in the 80's along with padded shoulders and big hair. A bit over engineered, fat ugly hips and a stance which just doesn't quite look right.
My 2c

sounds like you are referring to a girl you used to date

mgatepi · 03-24-2015, 09:34 AM

Calling ROAR!!!
I see some parts availability!!

GeorgeK · 03-24-2015, 10:23 AM

Those are plates from a garage. Hope the owner crashed it.

Geronimo '74 · 03-24-2015, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by TR

. But you must admit, if the 959 was so good why didn't it ever go into mass production. Even Porsche realised it was just too over the top. And that's not taking away from it achievements. It was just too 80's and just too expensive.

sounds like you know what you're talking about.