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A $250K Porsche is stuck in a giant Montreal snow pile, and no one wants to move it

<img src="https://www.mtlblog.com/media-library/a-porsche-buried-in-snow-in-westmount.jpg?id=56535800&width=1200&height=800&coordinates=96%2C0%2C96%2C0"/><br/><br/><p>After getting buried under more than 70 centimetres of snow from <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/montreal-weather-blowing-snow-warning" target="_blank">back-to-back storms</a>, many Montreal residents have grown used to the winter ritual of digging out their cars.</p><p>But what happens if you just… don't?</p><p>Well, you might get away with it on a small residential street. But if you're the owner of the Porsche 911 Targa 4S (992 I) parked in front of the Tim Hortons at Westmount Square, your car ends up completely swallowed by a snowbank so deep even tow truck drivers are too nervous to touch it.</p><p>MTL Blog co-founder Josh McRae spotted the snowed-in luxury ride on the corner of avenue Greene and rue Sainte-Catherine on Tuesday morning and shared the video below on social media.</p><p> Looking at the scene, it's clear that moving the Porsche, <a href="https://finder.porsche.com/ca/en-CA/details/porsche-911-targa-4-gts-preowned-KKVGWG" target="_blank">valued at $250,000</a>, is not as simple as getting in and putting it in drive. </p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/DGOGL9UpKhc/" data-instgrm-version="4" style="background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"> <div style="padding:8px;"> <div style="background:#F8F8F8; line-height:0; margin-top:40px; padding:50% 0; text-align:center; width:100%;"> <div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAAGFBMVEUiIiI9PT0eHh4gIB4hIBkcHBwcHBwcHBydr+JQAAAACHRSTlMABA4YHyQsM5jtaMwAAADfSURBVDjL7ZVBEgMhCAQBAf//42xcNbpAqakcM0ftUmFAAIBE81IqBJdS3lS6zs3bIpB9WED3YYXFPmHRfT8sgyrCP1x8uEUxLMzNWElFOYCV6mHWWwMzdPEKHlhLw7NWJqkHc4uIZphavDzA2JPzUDsBZziNae2S6owH8xPmX8G7zzgKEOPUoYHvGz1TBCxMkd3kwNVbU0gKHkx+iZILf77IofhrY1nYFnB/lQPb79drWOyJVa/DAvg9B/rLB4cC+Nqgdz/TvBbBnr6GBReqn/nRmDgaQEej7WhonozjF+Y2I/fZou/qAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC); display:block; height:44px; margin:0 auto -44px; position:relative; top:-22px; width:44px;"> </div> </div> <p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DGOGL9UpKhc/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_top">See on Instagram</a> </p> </div> </blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script><p>Down in the comments section, our Instagram followers aren't showing much sympathy for the driver.</p><p>"I mean that expensive of a car, but you have it parked on the street in a winter storm?" wrote one Instagram user, questioning the owner's decision-making.</p><p>"It's okay, that's his winter car," someone else joked.</p><p>"<span style="background-color: initial;">Why would anyone park overnight downtown?" another asked.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: initial;">Even Porsche's social media team got in on the fun.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: initial;"><br/></span></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image"> <img alt="A comment on a MTL Blog Instagram post." class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="d29da773573c221b49f12b90b4cfb6a0" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="da9a1" loading="lazy" src="https://www.mtlblog.com/media-library/a-comment-on-a-mtl-blog-instagram-post.png?id=56536391&width=980"/> <small class="image-media media-caption" placeholder="Add Photo Caption...">"Somebody, please help!" Porsche wrote under our Instagram post.</small><small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit..."><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DGOGL9UpKhc/" target="_blank">@mtlblog | Instagram</a></small></p><p><span style="background-color: initial;">Funnily enough, one of our followers reported seeing the vehicle in the same spot "for over a week," adding that "multiple parking tickets" have been placed on the windshield. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: initial;">Instagram user @</span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/lafransh038/#" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lafransh038</a> snapped a photo of the ticketed vehicle a few days before the snow had engulfed it. </p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image"> <img alt="A Porche with parking tickets in Montreal. " class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="d96b632867a9f4b343855415a6b59ab6" data-rm-shortcode-name="rebelmouse-image" id="dfc68" loading="lazy" src="https://www.mtlblog.com/media-library/a-porche-with-parking-tickets-in-montreal.png?id=56537118&width=980"/> <small class="image-media media-caption" placeholder="Add Photo Caption...">Three tickets were visible on the car's windshield long before the storm. </small><small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">@<a href="https://www.instagram.com/lafransh038/#" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lafransh038</a> | Instagram</small></p><p><span style="background-color: initial;"></span>While checking out the scene, McRae says he spoke with a tow truck driver who outright refused to move the car, fearing he might damage the high-end vehicle. Instead, he's waiting for the city to handle the igloo around it first.</p><p>That might take a while, though. On Monday, the City of Montreal acknowledged the massive impact left by the pair of storms, <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/montreal-snow-removal-garbage" target="_blank">estimating that cleanup could take "at least eight days"</a> — thanks to snowfall levels not seen in decades. All garbage, recycling and compost collections are also cancelled this week.</p><p>Whether or not the Porsche owner shovels themselves out before it's too late remains to be seen. A basic tow in Montreal costs around $170 for the first 10 kilometres. But in this case, the problem isn't the price — it's finding someone brave enough to move the car.</p><p>Ironically, there's an indoor parking garage just around the corner.</p>