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Old Dec 9, 2011 | 10:39 AM
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Old Dec 9, 2011 | 10:48 AM
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Damn.. What a waste!
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It looks like somebody ignored the recall letter.

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ohhhhhhhhhhh nooooooooooo!....
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Originally Posted by Manic Mechanic
It looks like somebody ignored the recall letter.

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I remember reading something about the glue catching on fire...
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Nothing like the smell of good italian cooking.
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Well atleast he had good insurance lol
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Damn that sucks!!

If that would have been me you would see me on the side of it crying with my hands in the air lol WHY WHY WHY me!!!!
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damn that sucks!!

If that would have been me you would see me on the side of it crying with my hands in the air lol why why why me!!!!
^^^^ this!
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Originally Posted by ssteven
Nothing like the smell of good italian cooking.
lol yeah it's my favorite.

Originally Posted by SSHAWK
Damn that sucks!!

If that would have been me you would see me on the side of it crying with my hands in the air lol WHY WHY WHY me!!!!
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Someone posted on my board the car just left the detailer. Something about the chemicals used to clean the engine area...

sucks either way
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Originally Posted by Bad Chad
Someone posted on my board the car just left the detailer. Something about the chemicals used to clean the engine area...

sucks either way
Hope it wasn't Andy's place. What a waste of a beautiful car...must suck.
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If any of you guys lamenting on what a waste it is for one Ferrari to go up in smoke make sure you open the thread "Japanese Drivers FTMFL!". You're in for a treat.

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"buy another you rich ***** fu@&er"
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Kinda reminds me of that Ford GT that went up in flames not to long ago in Addison.
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Originally Posted by Bad Chad
Someone posted on my board the car just left the detailer. Something about the chemicals used to clean the engine area...

sucks either way
sounds doubtful. considering the recall these things had in the exact same location of the car.
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Originally Posted by lane_change
Hope it wasn't Andy's place. What a waste of a beautiful car...must suck.
No it was not Andy

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sounds doubtful. considering the recall these things had in the exact same location of the car.
Could be, Just saying...
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If I coils afford that, I would shrug it off if I had no extra cosmetics, ect.
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I can't recall any other manufacturer having as many cars catch fire as Ferrari. Their engineers nees to get with the program, this is far from being a freak incident.
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