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Oops: Journalist’s Son Crashes $180k Porsche Press Car

Posted on 26. May, 2010 by PB.

What happened in journalist Peter Cheney’s garage was any parent’s nightmare. Peter Cheney is an automotive journalist who writes for the Globe and Mail, a Canadian news publication. Peter frequently test drives automobiles and writes reviews of his experience driving the cars. Recently, Cheney was given an opportunity to take home a Porsche 911 Turbo, valued at $180,000. Cheney was supposed to keep the car for a few days so that he could write a full review of the luxury automobile’s performance and handling. Ideally, he was supposed to return the vehicle in one piece.

Instead, Peter came home to find his garage in shambles and the Porsche badly damaged. Read on for the full story and photos!

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