Midwestern Members IA, IL, IN , KY, MI, MN, MO, NE, OH, WI, KS, OK

ws6 on fire!

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 03-31-2010, 04:28 PM
  #1  
Staging Lane
Thread Starter
 
nick122590's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: ohare, il
Posts: 53
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default ws6 on fire!

yesterday leavin school around noon i notice smoke so me being noisy i go outta my way to see what it was. it was at the corner of higgins and cumburland. i see a vette parked on the side then a see a black ws6 looked stock with flames coming from the hood. anyone know about this. made me a little sad.
Old 03-31-2010, 04:52 PM
  #2  
TECH Apprentice
iTrader: (8)
 
99FBODY's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Oak LAwn, IL
Posts: 397
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Default

Damn that sucks, I dont know what I would do if my car started on fire.
Old 03-31-2010, 06:38 PM
  #3  
Staging Lane
Thread Starter
 
nick122590's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: ohare, il
Posts: 53
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

thats what i was thinking. yea its replaceable but all the memorys that make it yours.
Old 03-31-2010, 07:44 PM
  #4  
TECH Apprentice
iTrader: (8)
 
99FBODY's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Oak LAwn, IL
Posts: 397
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Default

That and all the time and money I have put into mine that I wouldnt get back from insurance.
Old 03-31-2010, 08:37 PM
  #5  
TECH Regular
iTrader: (36)
 
naperws6's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 478
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Default

That really sucks.
Old 03-31-2010, 08:38 PM
  #6  
On The Tree
iTrader: (2)
 
raisuli81's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Burlington, IA
Posts: 164
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Wow....that sucks. I don't know what I would do it it was mine.
Old 04-01-2010, 12:42 PM
  #7  
Staging Lane
Thread Starter
 
nick122590's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: ohare, il
Posts: 53
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

i talked to my school security gaurd. he said the guy just bought it and its been sitting for almost a year. there was a nest built by the headers that started on fire. it only had 30k miles!!!!!!
Old 04-01-2010, 01:01 PM
  #8  
TECH Resident
iTrader: (15)
 
cgroh89's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Memphis TN
Posts: 822
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Default

Originally Posted by nick122590
i talked to my school security gaurd. he said the guy just bought it and its been sitting for almost a year. there was a nest built by the headers that started on fire. it only had 30k miles!!!!!!
How the **** do you buy a car without popping the hood and seeing this.
Old 04-01-2010, 01:15 PM
  #9  
TECH Junkie
iTrader: (2)
 
1995blacktattop's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: somewhere that doesn't get snow
Posts: 3,455
Likes: 0
Received 3 Likes on 3 Posts

Default

Originally Posted by 99FBODY
That and all the time and money I have put into mine that I wouldnt get back from insurance.
Collectors insurance FTW. If your car isn't a daily driver and you have another car, you can insure it for "agreed value" which will pay you replacement value in the event of a total loss, not just kbb value or what a normal policy would pay. I carry $10k agreed value on my 95 T/A with almost 128k on the clock. My car is clean and rust free. i'd have to travel south to find a replacement car since most up here get driven year round. The insurance costs me $264 a year with a 5k mi mileage restriction, however they didn't ask for an odometer reading when i started the policy. I usually do around 4k mi a year.
Old 04-01-2010, 01:21 PM
  #10  
TECH Fanatic
iTrader: (10)
 
ttranssam's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: plainfield,IL
Posts: 1,389
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Default

thats why i went to ace hardware and spent a little over 100 for a 4 pack of fire extinguishers and keep two on me....

oh...they really dont weigh that much either
Old 04-01-2010, 06:00 PM
  #11  
Staging Lane
Thread Starter
 
nick122590's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: ohare, il
Posts: 53
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

yea when i heard that. i didnt know if i should laugh, cry, or chase him down and beat him with a bat.
Old 04-01-2010, 11:45 PM
  #12  
TECH Senior Member
iTrader: (39)
 
TORCHD 02 TA's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Chicago
Posts: 7,883
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by 1995blacktattop
Collectors insurance FTW. If your car isn't a daily driver and you have another car, you can insure it for "agreed value" which will pay you replacement value in the event of a total loss, not just kbb value or what a normal policy would pay. I carry $10k agreed value on my 95 T/A with almost 128k on the clock. My car is clean and rust free. i'd have to travel south to find a replacement car since most up here get driven year round. The insurance costs me $264 a year with a 5k mi mileage restriction, however they didn't ask for an odometer reading when i started the policy. I usually do around 4k mi a year.
What insurance is that, that you're going through?
Old 04-04-2010, 05:03 PM
  #13  
12 Second Club
iTrader: (15)
 
Nick_Rapitis's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: 20 minutes east of Cleveland
Posts: 849
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

interested in the collectors insurance as well
Old 04-04-2010, 07:00 PM
  #14  
TECH Resident
iTrader: (32)
 
1badWS6's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Chicago, IL
Posts: 909
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Default

Ya some ********** hit mine the other day and didn't leave ****.... ******* jag offs.
Old 04-04-2010, 10:09 PM
  #15  
TECH Junkie
iTrader: (19)
 
MetallicaMatt's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Sandusky, Ohio
Posts: 3,155
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Default

Originally Posted by ttranssam
thats why i went to ace hardware and spent a little over 100 for a 4 pack of fire extinguishers and keep two on me....

oh...they really dont weigh that much either
Might help, but most likely those will be as good as pissing in the wind by time you get them, get out of the car, get the hood open, etc.

But a good idea still


I have a Halon system for my race car, JUST incase. Hold your break and pull the cord
Old 04-04-2010, 10:21 PM
  #16  
10 Second Club
iTrader: (5)
 
SpaZMaN's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Chi-Town
Posts: 1,373
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Default

Originally Posted by MetallicaMatt
Might help, but most likely those will be as good as pissing in the wind by time you get them, get out of the car, get the hood open, etc.

But a good idea still


I have a Halon system for my race car, JUST incase. Hold your break and pull the cord
You'd be surprised on how much you can put out if you know what you're doing
Old 04-04-2010, 11:45 PM
  #17  
TECH Regular
iTrader: (10)
 
94 s dime's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 406
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Default

when i totalled my 99 SS, i fought with insurance over the value of the car.. took me about a money of persuading.. found every decent NBM ss on the site and showed them, and they told me to pick one that was the closest to mine mileage wise and year wise.. and they gave me the $, I got LUCKY, because they were trying to give me somewhere in the 6-7k range...
Old 04-05-2010, 01:46 PM
  #18  
11 Second Club
iTrader: (27)
 
Z28/2002's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Your girl's back door giving her the long stroke while you're at work
Posts: 6,801
Likes: 0
Received 3 Likes on 3 Posts

Default

Having a car burn is no fun, I've been there




Old 04-05-2010, 02:49 PM
  #19  
FormerVendor
iTrader: (6)
 
AES Racing's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Elk Grove Village IL
Posts: 900
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Default

I always carry a fire extinguisher in my GTO, the one i have is from Halguard, it doesn't leave any powder or residue.

We sell them, the one I have is $125
http://www.h3rperformance.com/hg250r.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjFZc...layer_embedded
Old 04-05-2010, 03:37 PM
  #20  
Staging Lane
Thread Starter
 
nick122590's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: ohare, il
Posts: 53
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Originally Posted by Z28/2002
Having a car burn is no fun, I've been there




ouch that hurts to see. alteast your safe tho


Quick Reply: ws6 on fire!



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 04:52 PM.