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Thread: Supercar on Fire Part XXVII - Ferrari 458 Italia Edition

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    07-18-2010 07:15 PM #1
    Italia Ferrari 458 on Fire in Central Paris

    http://www.autogespot.com/nl/viewima...6072010101358]

    But it will happen! Are you not so long in possession of your new car, a Ferrari 458 Italia in this case, he just flies into the fire! Separate but very true. The photos were uploaded on Autogespot.com and that we can now show you. The owner was driving around in Paris when he suddenly noticed that one of the rear wheel arches started to burn.

    How the fire as may arise out of nothing is still unclear. It is good to see that the fire started in the wheel and soon was expanding. Fortunately there was a passer-by who happens to be a big fire extinguisher with him and he was able to extinguish the fire, according to the spotter, "to prevent further damage and explosion. How high the cost will be and what the damage under the panels will be is unknown. It is also striking that most new ones quite flammable. When the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano on the market just flew spontaneously on fire.


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    07-18-2010 07:16 PM #2
    Quote Originally Posted by DrewSXR View Post
    Italia Ferrari 458 on Fire in Central Paris











    photos didnt link. I dont care about the story without photos

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    07-18-2010 07:22 PM #3
    Do supercars inherently spontaneously combust? Because it seems like this happens way too often.

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    07-18-2010 07:32 PM #4
    ........poor rich dude in brand new ferrari, its burning....how will he feed his family?

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    07-18-2010 07:35 PM #5
    Quote Originally Posted by GTE77 View Post
    ........poor rich dude in brand new ferrari, its burning....how will he feed his family?
    Rich people don't have car insurance?

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    07-18-2010 07:46 PM #6
    Quote Originally Posted by 1.8Tquattro View Post
    Rich people don't have car insurance?


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    07-18-2010 07:49 PM #7
    Is that covered by warranty?

  8. 07-18-2010 08:02 PM #8
    Quote Originally Posted by GTE77 View Post
    ........poor rich dude in brand new ferrari, its burning....how will he feed his family?
    Your comment is foolish and unnecessary.
    Quote Originally Posted by 20aeman View Post
    No, the real enthusiast vehicle would be the RX8. It combines V12 Lamborghini gas mileage with Hyundai Genesis 4cyl. performance.

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    07-18-2010 09:42 PM #9
    Quote Originally Posted by mellbergVWfan View Post
    Do supercars inherently spontaneously combust? Because it seems like this happens way too often.
    Lots of cars suffer from fires. Chevy Malibus and Honda Civics don't make the news when they go up in flames though.

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    07-18-2010 09:55 PM #10

    Dude on a mixte in a skirt? If that is a dude, that's kind of awesome.

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    07-19-2010 04:06 AM #11
    Quote Originally Posted by Double-V View Post
    Your comment is foolish and unnecessary.
    Yours evens it out then.......

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