bagwell

Well before "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee," Jerry Seinfeld was known in automotive circles as a consummate car collector, especially for classic Porsches, and his garages include the first 911 built. And as any car collector knows, the value of owning such vehicles isn't just in looking at them, but driving them as they were meant to be.

Which is all great, right until someone uses your rare Porsche 911 as a slow-motion crash tester.

According to the New York Post, Seinfeld was out in his 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR — a racing model of which only 49 were built — last weekend in the Hamptons when a woman in a white BMW began backing into it:

“We could hear the sound of metal crunching — rare, classic, expensive, vintage metal, by the way — from across the street. A sickening sound to a car person,’’ Seinfeld said.
“And even though I’m sure I deserved this, because of who I am and that I have this amazing car, I was furious. I ran across the street, out of my mind, and yelled at her, ‘You just crashed into my car!’

In Seinfeld's telling, the woman seemed oblivious, and while she offered to trade information he let her go because "the idea of having her in my life for one more second was intolerable." This may be a bit of an over-correction; while even Seinfeld will find vintage Porsche repair parts pricey, it's not like he doesn't have a few other cars to drive.

Serenity now, Jerry. Serenity now.

https://autos.yahoo.com/blogs/motora...154037560.html

corradoMR2

He let her go?

bagwell

appears so....

TangoRed

He doesn't need her insurance money, of course he let her go.

bitkahuna

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the guy's a billionaire. he doesn't need the aggravation.

Stormwind

Seindeld was pretty much asking for it tho parking his one of a kind vintage car out in the streets in NY of all places.

mmarshall

Although that alone is not an excuse for the woman's carelessness, I tend to agree. If you drop your hand into the Amazon River, don't be surprised if the Piranhas bite.

SC300Es

I would take that car out of the garage, drive, put it back in the garage. Never park anywhere near other drivers.

Hoovey689

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Marshall getting all philosophical with us

I8ABMR

I would have let her go. No way in hell he is taking that to a GEICO approved shop.lol. I love when you have money to wipe your *** with problems

bitkahuna

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#firstworldproblems...

mmarshall

One does not have to be a philosopher to understand common sense.

Hoovey689

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then you'd be surprised by how uncommon common sense is these days

tex2670

What--Jerry Seinfeld is going to haggle with her insurance company? I'm with Jerry--the sooner to be done with her, the better.

tex2670

It happened in the Hamptons--he wasn't street parking in NYC.