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Old Nov 3, 2006 | 09:25 AM
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got this from another forum...warning these pics may make you cry


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Old Nov 3, 2006 | 09:38 AM
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wow, what the hell happened??
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Old Nov 3, 2006 | 12:05 PM
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Holy crap. I think I'm going to be sick.
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Old Nov 3, 2006 | 12:10 PM
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I wonder how that one is going to work out. Is the dealer liable ?
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Old Nov 3, 2006 | 12:16 PM
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Wow...wonder what sparked that fire? I just got a different catback installed on my car, hope mine doesn't go up in flames! I'll cross my fingers
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Old Nov 3, 2006 | 12:18 PM
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Old Nov 3, 2006 | 12:27 PM
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All that from an exhaust install?......
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Old Nov 3, 2006 | 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by WickedC5
All that from an exhaust install?......
Yeah...there's gotta be alot more to it than what the witness typed.

Sad deal though, insurance co. will make sure he gets a new one and jack up his premiums
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Old Nov 3, 2006 | 12:44 PM
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fuel leak
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Old Nov 3, 2006 | 12:48 PM
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yea would definately be interesting to find out what exactly happened
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Old Nov 3, 2006 | 03:04 PM
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Oops!

For the price of the car, I'd be surprised if they actually total it. A local dealership told me a story of a wrecked suburban. It was involved in a pretty serious accident and had severe frame damage. They had to replace the frame itself, which was several thousand bucks. Point is that the price of cars has gotten so high that totalling vehicles isn't as common as it used to be - they cost less to repair.

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Old Nov 3, 2006 | 04:01 PM
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that sucks
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Old Nov 3, 2006 | 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by 96-speed
Oops!

For the price of the car, I'd be surprised if they actually total it. A local dealership told me a story of a wrecked suburban. It was involved in a pretty serious accident and had severe frame damage. They had to replace the frame itself, which was several thousand bucks. Point is that the price of cars has gotten so high that totalling vehicles isn't as common as it used to be - they cost less to repair.

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I can hear it now...

"Yeah, we'll just go ahead and replace the entire body, x-pipe back of the exhaust it's warped now...rearend and tranny are pretty warped now due to the heat of the fire as well...oh yeah the frame is kinda bent back here so we better just staighten her back out." - body shop

HAHAHA...good gettin rid of that thing, I sure hope they total it for that dude's sake and the resale of it! There's gotta be TONS of crap wrong with it now in the assend
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Old Nov 4, 2006 | 09:38 PM
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i want dibs on the motor!
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Old Nov 4, 2006 | 09:52 PM
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That sucks! It shows that red is the hottest color though.
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Old Nov 5, 2006 | 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by chris.shea
i want dibs on the motor!
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Old Nov 5, 2006 | 05:11 PM
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I'd like the followup to that and see what was the cause.
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Old Nov 5, 2006 | 09:21 PM
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Buy German, because they don't catch fire? http://www.bmwworld.com/parts/article-stuff-new.htm
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