ouch - hope this never happens to any of us

[husker boxster]

Yep, gotta call BS on this one. I tried starting my car as the story states - it doesn't start and a "depress clutch petal" light appears. Wouldn't think a Turbo would be any different.

The Mythbusters would call this one busted.

The pics don't make sense either. No way you could've been going fast enough to cause that much damage by just jumping off the ignition. The door is blasted off the tracks. That can't happen at 1-2 mph (or kph in this case) from a standing start no more than 1-2 feet from the door. Maybe the door's fiberglass or aluminum and is very light, but it still doesn't look right. And wouldn't you instictively remove your hand off the key when you first bump it?

Something's very fishy.

[rick3000]

The article said the kid showed off the cars his dad tested a lot, so he most likely knew enough to push the clutch in to start it. I'd be willing to bet he revved the engine to show off for his friend and let off the clutch by accident launching it into the garage door at a few thousand RPM.

[Cloudsurfer]

If you have RoW software (as I do on my car), you don't need to depress the clutch to start the car. It's possible, that since this was a press car, that it was not North American spec, and if that was the case, it's absolutely possible to crank it in gear and have it light.

As for me, I typically park in neutral with the e-brake, unless I'm on an incline.