Man saves his rare Porsche from flood damage

[Kompresshun]

Pretty awesome, looks like he's been prepared for flooding in the past, but major props to this guy for planning ahead:

http://jalopnik.com/5799388/how-i-saved ... loating-it

[sbird1]

Interesting. Not the method I would have used, but effective non the less.

[OriginalWheelman]

That is weapons grade awesome.

[frapjap]

Commitment. This guy has it.

[alms24sebring]

If you had to choose between saving your wife or a rare collectable Porsche and you could only choose 1, which would you choose?

Clearly he picked the obvious choice. Bravo

[elwesso]

That's awesome. It makes sense to float it that way you don't worry about miscalculations in weather. Looks rough and tough but worked

[orangeNblue]

Sounds like his house was designed to survive the flood too...smart man

[Dattebayo]

Floods destabilize foundations, even if you plan for it like his builder did. SO, a few more like that and the place will be unsafe, too.

As for what he did with his car, tricky. You'd think he would build a higher garage instead or something. I saw places in the lower Keys like that everywhere...

[audtatious]

Nothing new around here and the water wasn't that bad. 1997 was much worse and they actually closed off the flood walls during that time. I have a boat marina at the end of my street off the Ohio River and see things first hand, plus the main street I follow to Louisville runs along the river as well.. There is a section near me where all the houses are on pylons as they are directly on the shore, except for one single-wide mobile home. This mobile home had pontoons under it so when the river rose, so did the home. Additionally, the parking pad next to the trailer was a metal grate with more pontoons under it to keep the car floating. There were numerous times I went by and saw it and their car floating when the river got high. I think it was finally removed a number of years ago.

[frapjap]

There is a section near me where all the houses are on pylons as they are directly on the shore, except for one single-wide mobile home. This mobile home had pontoons under it so when the river rose, so did the home. Additionally, the parking pad next to the trailer was a metal grate with more pontoons under it to keep the car floating. There were numerous times I went by and saw it and their car floating when the river got high. I think it was finally removed a number of years ago.

What a brilliant idea. Aside from the whole not having power thing, at least you aren't going to lose your home and auto(s) in the mix as well.

[Bubba1]

It's an interesting idea, but I wonder if it would have been easier to...(gasp)...simply drive his beloved porsche to higher ground and park it before the river floods.

[lavon_andy]

It's an interesting idea, but I wonder if it would have been easier to...(gasp)...simply drive his beloved porsche to higher ground and park it before the river floods.

why think logically when you own a porsche?