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Thief drives $125,000 Porsche away after convincing dealership it's his.

A thief in California, has driven off in a new $125,000 Porsche after convincing sales staff it was his. The real buyer, who'd waited two years for his special order, arrived 20 minutes later at the San Jose dealership. Palo Alto police, are still looking for the Porsche 996 Turbo and the man who drove it from Carlsen Motor Cars.
They say he arrived at the dealership dressed in a grey business suit and carrying a handheld computer. According to police detective Dana de la Rocha, the general manager had just told a worker to finish washing the car, because the customer who ordered it was on his way. The suspect then told the worker the Porsche was his and was given the keys. "This guy just got lucky. He was in the right place at the right time," general sales manager Ron Burton, said. "The last time this happened was 20 years ago."
The car still officially belongs to the dealership, The Mercury News reports.

Story filed: 15:28 Wednesday 31st October 2001

I had exactly the same idea! I just haven't been able to get up enough money to buy the handheld computer. The grey suit's a little tattered, too....

On one hand I feel bad.. then on the other I just chuckle :-)

The last time that happened was 20 years ago? Maybe that's how his father got his first Porsche.

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Dan Tolley
1987 911 Coupe
http://www.cheaterswayside.com/911/gallery.asp?sort=0&userid=294

Call my cynical, but I would suspect it was an inside job. Way to "right place right time", but who knows.

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plain fan