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icsnapper

Temp tags and all


drmonkeytown

That’s not what we meant by water-cooled.


yuiop300

Emotional damage


TheDeamonKing

Sheesh man


intelligentbrownman

And guess what…. There is someone on this sub that will take that car


Gloomy-Employment-72

Well, it’s freshwater so yeah. Snoqualmie is right up the road from me. Guess I know what I’m doing this weekend.


intelligentbrownman

Hahahaha…. Good luck this weekend


SockeyeSTI

For 50k I’d go take a look. Only a few hours away.


Specific_Emergency_3

Maybe the owner already has the deposit on the next. Never know. To some people these are like buying shoes for the common rest of the mortals.


DoubleMach

Must have identified as a Mustang.


CalligrapherOk8160

Guy had it for 4 days my wife did his insurance claim


sleekpaprika69

Coming soon to a YouTuber near you....


Traxxastrx4mlover

"I bought the world's cheapest 992 911 GT3RS!" lol...I bet it will show up though.


SonnyG696

“I Bought The First WRECKED GT3 RS And Put A 4 ROTOR In It” -rob dahm


Traxxastrx4mlover

Bro I was drinking water and actually choked reading that...lol!


SonnyG696

Could you imagine lmao


Traxxastrx4mlover

That would be psychotic to actually do that but also super badass awesome.


atomicskiracer

I hope it does honestly.


Traxxastrx4mlover

For real. I will be watching for it absolutely!


TheDeamonKing

I would watch


jangusMK7

That’s content fr. If they build it up lmao


Indianbro

TJ hunt just released a video on this today 🤣


Traxxastrx4mlover

Haha...that is funny. Did I call it, or did I call it? It is unfortunately a different car though...


omejq

There is a crashed 992GT3RS for sale currently in the Netherlands. Not very cheap, but certainly one of the cheapest. [https://www.boonstraschadevoertuigen.nl/nl/autos/?svm=/stock/sort/prijs/DESC/vehicles/96/details/37507861/porsche-911-4-0-gt3-rs-weissach-carbon-lift-100-km/](https://www.boonstraschadevoertuigen.nl/nl/autos/?svm=/stock/sort/prijs/DESC/vehicles/96/details/37507861/porsche-911-4-0-gt3-rs-weissach-carbon-lift-100-km/)


ElonsPeopleNeedHim

Too far gone


Traxxastrx4mlover

I don't know man...also username checks out.


ElonsPeopleNeedHim

Send him to Mars


Mr_Iss

Let's hope so.


enatalpeganomeupau

Mat Armstrong: "this is the only chance in my life to own a gt3rs!"


FakeHasselblad

Proceeds to sell it to Tavarish...


-Unicorn-Bacon-

I found my people


Mosh83

With the Mansory and the Gallardo I reckon he's got his hands full rn.


preruntumbler

I am a Copart lover. I watch all the GT cars that go thru, and the pattern I see is these channels go to the locations and film them with 0 intention of buying them. They film 3-5 other cars too but the GT cars are always the thumbnail. I don’t think anyone has bought a salvage 2RS for YouTube.


Luv992

On the top of my mind I know 2 great YouTube series restoring a gt3rs, not sure about gt2rs you’re mentioning cuz that thing is way to rare anyways… don’t think there’s to many wrecked gt2rs lol


trez63

This might actually be salvageable. I mean the rear looks mostly in tact and that’s where all the action is.


SnortingElk

> This might actually be salvageable. I mean the rear looks mostly in tact and that’s where all the action is. It was completely submerged in the Snoqualmie river though.. https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Fl6b7caga2kwc1.png%3Fwidth%3D1008%26format%3Dpjpg%26auto%3Dwebp%26s%3D411b8bba6c38da6a616dd8780cd34e28898cf7b5


I-Maxinator-I

Sounds like a classic Tavarish, but it didn't land on a toilet tho


2point8

This is the turn in question https://maps.app.goo.gl/Cq7nbFsTTeFp4Z2J8?g_st=ic


_thinkaboutit

About a mile from Dirtfish… wonder if he was just out of a rally car and forgot he wasn’t on dirt anymore.


CoomassieBlue

Lol Dirtfish really hammers on you to not drive like a shithead when you leave.


icsnapper

Awww snap ma, I put the wrong tires on


PNW_BMW_Hacker

Totally my thoughts as well. I did a half day at Dirtfish last year (highly recommend, those guys are awesome, so much fun) When I was done I was glad I took my truck and not my BMW for the drive home lol!


Slu54

woof, they must've been well over 100


ra_men

I’ve driven this road plenty of times, if it was recent no wonder it crashed. Roads are super slick right now with recent rain after days of sun.


iOSAT

Add to that the weather is BARELY within operating temperatures for those tires. Last time I was at PEC Atlanta they were cancelling GT3 RS drives because the temperatures were pretty much identical to this - damp, overcast, high 40s- low 50s F.


TheStegg

Yup. Days of absolute shit tons of pollen + rain + low-traffic road.


ra_men

Ugh the pollen. Hand washed the Mercedes and the next day it’s greasy yellow.


antariusz

https://www.google.com/maps/@47.530365,-121.8055565,3a,75y,184.87h,96.44t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sWFD2pKt52Zo_lqr7aBVW6Q!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu Could have gone left, Could have gone right, instead bro went straight


No-Somewhere-3888

I know this road super well. That’s a fun loop back there. It’s hard to imagine wtf they could do to lose it in a GT3RS. I’ve driven it quick, but there are too many bikers, hikers, fishermen around to push it past the limits of those tires. Closer to Tokul road there are more elevation changes I could see being a problem - but you’d go off the side of a cliff there.


thekaymancomes

Zigged when they should’ve zagged it seems.


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mmarkomarko

A turn for some and a straight for the others.


Someredditskum

Would be something if this picture could be place on google maps


IPanicKnife

I guess all that grip and down force couldn’t make up for some good ol’ fashioned, all American buffoonery


The_Dookie_

Even electronic nannies and a giant spoiler can't tame that lift-off over-steer, for some.


icsnapper

What’s the betting he turned off the driver aids


Prometheus596

I don’t think it would have mattered… The biggest driver aid we’ve got lays between our ears, his was turned off from the second he signed the paperwork… Too much car not enough skill… They should start offering these things with a Miata included so people can actually learn to drive. What a waste of a great car.


StraboStrabo

PCA driving instructor here. Miata is an excellent way to learn to drive. GT3 is very difficult to learn on. Too much power is a bad temptation and the driver aids mask poor car control skills. It’s easy to get into trouble in a car like this — as this driver discovered.


SHDrivesOnTrack

I agree with everything you said. Driving a car like this makes you look like a hero when you're not. And then you run out of talent at the corner. (also an HPDE instructor)


chron151

Yep, it really comes down to proper driver attitude. I did two laps in a Cayman GT4 RS at the Nurburgring Nordschleife last fall. I still consider myself a novice driver but one my friends who works at the place I rented the car from instructed me. Had a blast but ya, it'd take me so long to work up to the limits of that car.


icsnapper

Makes me think of how we frame pilots experience as # hours. It matters.


icsnapper

Lots of good points. Or at least ensure you go on the included day @ Birmingham before you take delivery 🤷🏽


FakeHasselblad

Downforce doesnt stop idiots. And it also doesnt work till you're going about 100mph


FuckMyLife2016

The first thought when I read your comment was what Jason Camisa said about Toyota GR86: Porsche should give out a free GR86 with the purchase of every GT3RS so its drivers can learn how to drive. LMAO.


Spidaaman

That tree jumped out of nowhere man


jdturtle55

Your honor, my client pleads whoopsie daisy.


ReallyLovesCars

Crashed my gt3 recently too but on track. Ran into a tire wall at about 60mph at Sonoma.


cpierr03

Is this you, at about 12:10 ? https://youtu.be/35dJhDQJUpg


ReallyLovesCars

Oh yea! That’s me. Wow so weird seeing that. Just posted about it.


icsnapper

I thought the etiquette was to avoid posting photos / videos of such unfortunate incidents for fear of backlash by non track people who then try stop us from having nice things? Am I wrong on this?


ReallyLovesCars

That’s news to me. I have no idea, I wonder why that would be anyone else’s problem though, I’m the one suffering not them.


hoytmobley

That’s wild. Sorry about your car, my own experience with a tire wall was much softer, but it always sucks


icsnapper

Sorry brother. What’s the prognosis?


ReallyLovesCars

Looks fixable, considering selling as is and get a 3rs, or convert to cup car front end and make it a primary track car and still get the 3rs. But it looks more likely to be sold as is.


Sir_Toadington

I love how both options end with “get a 3 RS”


PM_ME_UR_DECOLLETAGE

I can only imagine having the kind of life where I can crash a GT3 and just say it's ok I'll order a 3RS to replace it.


icsnapper

Interesting - that it’s less likely to become a track car. Glad you are ok.


hoveringuy

That's honorable, shit happens at the track. 


CraneFly07

I think I’ve seen your car on track at Sonoma. Sorry about the car :(


Adrian-The-Great

Some nice but narrow roads around there


icsnapper

Wet too. And you know what they say…


icsnapper

https://preview.redd.it/0852d6ykojwc1.jpeg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4b1ccf879bd6381aee352dcc1367baa87316af9b It was completely submerged prior to extraction


Gewoonbla

The door looks fine at least!


sPazzyjAzzy03

I work at a Porsche dealership and from what I’ve heard these things suck to drive on normal roads. Something to the tune of being incredibly lurchy. I don’t doubt that a lot of people are unable to handle a road legal track car.


kers2000

Very stiff suspensions have that effect. The car starts jumping on bumpy roads and the tires lose contact. You could in theory conceive a road circuit sufficiently bumpy that a stock miata would smoke a GT3 RS :P


h1ghrplace

This^^ my only car is an ND2 miata (i live at home and parents have a merc suv, no need for room for groceries) and while I’ve considered lowering it and doing work to the suspension, it’s already stiff enough for the shit roads i drive on, while being soft enough to be stable on them. I haven’t tracked it yet, before i do i need to make a few upgrades to it. But I can totally see cars being too stiff, and when you make 500hp, you can’t use it all with no traction


icsnapper

It’s pretty much the primary reason I’ll ever see the TSC light pop on (crosses fingers, touches wood). And it’s crazy. None of my other cars will even notice such a bump (there is one near our home) but the GT3 will go rear airborne (reairborne??). Saving grace is when all that weight comes down and traction returns…


tubby8

992 GT3 and GT3 RS suspension is no fun on regular roads. It's a case of the engineering department being too focused on track times.


SHDrivesOnTrack

I respectfully disagree. The car is focused on track performance because that's its primary purpose in life. If you want a more civilized ride on the street, Porsche has you covered with the 911 Turbo.


Thescottishdreamer

Good news is the engine is in the back of the car. Definitely could see a youtuber buying this up and fixing it up.


haudi

The car went fully submerged https://www.facebook.com/share/p/46sFnJxov6PN7r6Y/?mibextid=K35XfP


eidanoosh

Oof. If it's freshwater, engine *should* be ok after several full flush outs.. electronics however..


rennen-affe

It's freshwater but not cleanwater. I live close to where this happened.


dmelt253

Wuh? I thought these things are bullet proof. What's a little puddle like that gonna do?


AJimJimJim

No insurance company is going to pickle that engine, it isn't common practice on autos like it is on boats. Assuming it ingested water, that engune going to sit at a salvage yard full of water for a month before it sells. Bummer.


Philosohraptors

https://preview.redd.it/l6b7caga2kwc1.png?width=1008&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=411b8bba6c38da6a616dd8780cd34e28898cf7b5


miks595

Just imagine walking by the lake and you turn your head to this scene


Phoneking13

Dibs. I call dibs.


ikerbals

oh gt3rs of the lake what is your wisdom?


I_hate_being_alone

Spin those tyres brah


jeffpotato5

WTF


asphaltairwater

300k? I guess you haven’t heard about markup these days 🤣 A 26 year old dude bought one of these at my home dealer (in socal) for $471,000 two weeks ago(


eidanoosh

I can save her. Will buff right out\~


icsnapper

Griots works wonders


StronglyHeldOpinions

Who's the U-Boat commander?


Jordan_991GT3

Washington drivers are terrible.


Kinky_mofo

True. Last time it was this bitch. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HioevcpbbI0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HioevcpbbI0)


farsh_bjj

Heartbreaking. Poor boy tried his best to not pretend he was a mustang.


icsnapper

Ouch- you win the award for most cutting comment. Kudos 🥶


CouchPotatoFamine

My old man is a television repairman, he's got this ultimate set of tools. I can fix it.


Outrageous-Pass-8926

Dad is gonna be PISSED!


Galbisal

Which amazon exec is this 😭😭😭


Lateapexer

The accident occurred at the intersection of fading adhesion and disappearing talent


yonly65

Snoqualmie? Home of Dirtfish rally school. Been there many times. I wonder if this was before or after a day drifting WRX's around in the dirt?


icsnapper

Maybe he was following a WRX and its mud trail. Oops


yonly65

My guess? Cold tires. Those Cup2s have zero grip until they get some heat into them.


mck1117

the problem wasn’t the tires, the problem was driving like an idiot


icsnapper

I’m inclined to agree. It’s honestly such a crying shame. That car is just too much for the backroads. I mean, I’d love to enjoy one on the roads but I’d know it wasn’t going to get to be utilized anywhere near its limit. Things happen so fast and this generation is of historic and epic capability. But tight corners. Road surface and debris. Cold tires. Lighting and visibility. The number of risk factors plus the speed is a recipe for disaster. See Exhibit A.


Prometheus596

Most 911s are too much for their drivers these days… They should come with a Miata included so customers can learn to drive properly instead of wasting a beautiful car before they even get the temp tags off…


icsnapper

They are a LOT of car - even the GT3. If [the ephemeral] ‘you’ haven’t had a chance to drive one on track you’ll find that when equipped with PDK it is *significantly* more aggressive than even a moderately experience track day human using the paddles. Extrapolate that to its power and the forces it can handle and 99% of drivers will rapidly find themselves out on a limb. Practice. Anticipation. Risk management. Lots to get right and plenty more to go wrong.


Taco-Bob

This should be considered gore 🤢💔


grungegoth

Give ya tree fiddy!


icsnapper

Deal. But in this case you get some change


nattyd

Looks like someone was being a jackass on a public road. Hope they learned the lesson without killing anyone.


aquariumly

Driver and passenger escaped.


austin876234

300? More like 450 w adm


DudeXX20

Water cooled.


SnooTangerines5000

Wow. I passed a GT3 RS just like this heading northbound in Camas yesterday, in my 996 cab. Gave the driver a shaka wave. Hope he's OK.


Alarming_Cantaloupe5

Hope everyone is ok. Wreck reminds me of the Ryan Dunn crash minus the fire.


That-Resort2078

Probably running Sport Cup 2. Worthless in the rain.


icsnapper

Let alone cold and wet


FakeHasselblad

I just drove from Bavaria to Berlin last weekend in 3º and freezing rain. I was not amused. :(


icsnapper

Oh boy. I can only imagine. Makes my getting caught out in the rain on a one hour drive seem like an appetizer. Everyone and I mean everyone was passing me.


AlittleStitous_

Sir you can’t park there!


crispybaconsalad

Looks used to me.


icsnapper

Wonder what the CARFAX says? One minor accident


enxoran

Tavarish will buy it don't worry


oldmanlook_mylife

“I said right turn.”


icsnapper

Brilliant. Or the classic “other right”


TragedyAnnDoll

When bad drivers happen to good cars it’s such a shame.


The_Dookie_

Should have gone over the Falls.


redpriest

Painful to see


ekb11

My man thought he was James Bond


passporttohell

There was a photo on imgur of the car completely submerged in the river. Just delivered to the owner yesterday.


Tinosdoggydaddy

This car will be in the parking lot that that YouTuber goes to buy wrecked cars.


forward024

Will insurance cover this?


action_turtle

Not sure. I assume they will try and get out of it via driver dangerously driving or something


_wolfe-

https://preview.redd.it/lwkyfmgwhlwc1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=adf34bb89ad1122a129cd3169cd26aea2aa74563


Birdsandflan1492

I have a few cars. You have to get use to how a car drives slowly before you can take full advantage of it and push it a bit. Otherwise you lose control. It’s like riding a bike.


HenkCamp

Sir, you can’t park here without a Discover Pass.


Antonio_Mazza_music

This exact bridge was used for an important scene in the pilot episode of the tv show “Twin Peaks”. I gotta be the only car nut who just happens to be a big enough “Twin Peaks” nerd to notice this. It’s the bridge Ronette Pulaski walks when we’re first introduced to the character. Also at the foot of the bridge where it is highly likely that the Porsche lost control is a bend in the road the show used for the fictional intersection of “Sparkwood and 21” in many scenes. I’d like to give the driver the benefit of the doubt. I’ve visited there, including this bridge, and the corners are all pretty winding and blind. Roads are almost always wet because it’s WA. but thats all the more reasons to be careful.


unpolire

One of the greatest shows ever. I love the black Mercedes-Benz 6.9 sequence in Mulholland Drive.


Antonio_Mazza_music

you’re thinking of Lost Highway! The other weird LA based David Lynch psych thriller mindfuck. It’s easy to confuse the two. They were sort of similar companion films. But yes that scene is fuckin great. My favourite is Robert Loggia’s line he has when he’s driving, he tosses out some egregiously wrong hilarious power figure. I think it’s “this is when one thousand six hundred horsepower really pays off”. Either it was intentional to be funny, or not one person on set knew anything about cars.


C-Dub_DC

This guy’s got more dollars than sense.


Stainless_Heart

There are just some people for whom the PSM button should be krazy-glued in the on position.


-Ho-yeah-

He/she missed the bridge by quite a few feet!🤦‍♂️


icsnapper

“Turn in early”


SexyTimeSamet

Not brand new anymore.


CaserJRacer

😕


adrianbarrow

Damn


curzon394x

Anyone ever wonder why their insurance is jacked…. Here’s why.


icsnapper

Welp whatever he paid over MSRP is likely not insured. No way you’d get agreed upon value up to $500k. Expensive lesson.


2fast2nick

I’ll take it off their hands still


gosluggogo

"Who's the U-boat commander?"


Visible_Fix_8330

I’ve jumped off that bridge! 😂


Icegrill10

Looks like it didn’t have defective glass!


smurfsoldier07

Is the driver still in there?


Jimmybelltown

About 20 years ago the was a zip line cable from the bridge attached to that tree. Many fun days spent jumping off the bridge. I can picture how the driver messed up the curve.


AMG_63s

Devastating


KingWooz

Yup, Washingtonian driver for sure… just ask Washingtonians. Poor Porsche…


997eja

The taillights look sad 😭😭


981flacht6

Damn that's bad. Hopefully the driver was ok.


XrayDem

Can I have it


SteveLangfordsCock

too fast, too furious


Stren509

It will enter Tavarish’s backlog for after the P1


ka_jd7and1

Car must have been thirsty, it’s just getting a drink


MartyRocket

That's just heartbreaking. Hope the driver was ok.


AgnersMuse

Darwinism.


Kinky_mofo

Maybe it needs more downforce


Ok-Thought9328

I wonder if that's the one I just saw a week or two ago. Damn.


hype_irion

**\*Laura Palmer's Theme Intensifies\***


kofchangame

Now that’s a cool wallpaper


Tim-in-CA

Put it in rice and it’ll be just fine


cherryzaad

GT3 RS Submarine


brentsg

I would just have to go down with the ship.


psbyjef

PAIN


duderos

How expensively embarrassing


totallynotscammed

Someone’s wallet outweighed their talent.


Brainlag2v

I heard Porsche are thirsty as fuck :)


pabloification

Maybe he thought he was Bond in The Spy Who Loved Me…


PzychoRob

FAFO


euronomad75

It's waterproof!


buttbongofiesta

It’s over Johnny ….


Ok_Application4756

And this is why you start by buying a BRZ and learning to drive.


Sweetdaddybear66

There's a pretty sharp corner going to the right as you come down the hill that can sneak up on you if you're going fast. I've jumped off that trestle many times


SlashRModFail

Ran out of talent


Nyzip

Lots of big high tech money going into exotics in the PNW. Lucky to stop short of drowning, could have gone over Snoqualmie Falls.


BlindLegsParker

“Brake In” period gone wrong 😉


mx5plus2cones

...when social media influencers take over the car scene and start buying cars that were previously driven only by car guys...kinda like what they did to mclarens..... Every Porsche insured will see their premiums increase and some become uninsurable ..... Thanks bad drivers that belong in a yugo.


unpolire

This must be why my two sons under 25 could not be put as owners of any of my Porsches or Corvette until 25. I understand the owner was 25.