Want a Porsche 911 Targa 4..?

The man got into the high-performance car and asked a saleswoman to switch on the engine before making his dramatic exit, Malaysian news agency Bernama said.

It described him as well-dressed, and said he produced a cheque book before smashing his way out of the showroom in the 963,000-ringgit Porsche 911 Targa 4.

But the thief did not get very far. Officers found the car abandoned 1.5 kilometres away, and newspapers reported it had run out of fuel.

Then...

Malaysian police were left red-faced after a man who abandoned the theft of a $280,000 Porsche for lack of fuel attempted the crime a second time and drove the sportscar out of a police station, local media said.

The man kept the keys and returned with a canister of petrol to a local police station where the car had been towed. He drove off with the Porsche, ditching it later after he discovered roadblocks had been set up to stop him. Police recovered the car an hour later, about 15km away. But this time, unlike in the first incident, the car had fuel.

Maybe next time Porsche should use a new tag line...

"Visit your local Porsche showroom or your district police station for the latest Porsche Model!!!"
"And 'drive away' with a new one, today"