Thieves Trying to Steal a Porsche Abandoned the Car and Escaped Because They Didn’t Know How to Use a Manual Transmission [Video]

A mind-blowing event took place in Washington DC, the capital of the USA. A group of thieves became infamous when they tried to steal a Porsche 718 Boxster. The thieves, who could not manage to drive the car, had to leave the scene. Moreover, this robbery attempt was captured moment by moment on the cameras of the Porsche 718 Boxster. Washington DC police launched an investigation to catch the thieves whose faces were visible.

In the interesting incident that took place on the night of November 26, thieves followed the owner of the Porsche 718 Boxster for a long time. The thieves took action when the vehicle stopped and robbed the vehicle owner with a gun. The thieves, who seized the vehicle keys, the owner’s phone number and the password of the phone, encountered an unexpected incident while trying to escape from the scene.

The thief, who did not know how to drive a manual transmission car, could not move the vehicle!

The security camera of the Porsche 718 Boxster recorded the events second by second. In the image shared with the public, we see that the vehicle is started but does not move in any way. The vehicle is even stopped twice. This was because the thief who tried to steal the vehicle could not drive a manual car. The thieves, who became more and more worried as the seconds passed, found the solution to escape. For those wondering, the owner of the vehicle is in good condition.

According to information shared by FOX 5, one of the US local news sources, the thieves specifically chose the Porsche 718 Boxster. Because this theft was not an instant decision. The thieves had followed the vehicle for kilometers, which is not an uncommon situation. However, what the thieves did not guess was that the vehicle was manual.

You can watch the footage of the failed theft below: