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> Bad day for My V8 car, Fire
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post Sep 22 2011, 01:23 PM
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Came out from Walmart (got a subway sandwich) to see a fire truck in the parking lot huuum right ? Kept walking to my car, which I always park a mile away from others. Well It was my car! All I saw was the hood bent into a pretzel and the windows all black with smoke damage. Water everywhere being sprayed throughout the car. The right side of the dash area i was told was the starting point. The fire melted the paint and most everything inside the car. It also entered the gas tank area melting a lot of stuff. The passenger door gap has narrowed and that can't be good. The windshield cracked along with the gauges seem to be melted. I really can't bring my self to investigate the damage yet as my stomach is notated up 24/7 since it happened. I do have Hagerty insurance but this is the last thing I thought would ever happen. I am waiting to here from the adjuster and I have the car in my garage because this is where it was built. I wonder how the steel in that corner of the car has been effected ?

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post Sep 22 2011, 01:26 PM
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Ouch! So sorry!
I don't think that will buff out.
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post Sep 22 2011, 01:29 PM
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sorry to hear about this. once you get over the shock, please keep us posted as to what may have happened. hopefully, our communal knowledge can prevent this from happening to someone else.
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post Sep 22 2011, 01:38 PM
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post Sep 22 2011, 01:38 PM
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Wow....that sucks!!

Sorry for your loss.
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post Sep 22 2011, 01:40 PM
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i have no words......


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post Sep 22 2011, 01:44 PM
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Wow, Sorry to hear that! Let us know if you need anything!
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post Sep 22 2011, 01:47 PM
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sorry to see this!

looks like some old wiring may be the cause?

some times it is the little things : (

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post Sep 22 2011, 01:55 PM
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post Sep 22 2011, 01:59 PM
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Another 914 burns. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
It's been a rough year for these little cars.

Good luck with the insurance and I hope you are able to rebuild.

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post Sep 22 2011, 02:07 PM
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That is a real shame. Sorry for your loss. Yes, please keep us abreast of the root cause so that we can all be smarter from it.

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post Sep 22 2011, 02:07 PM
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Another 914 burns. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
It's been a rough year for these little cars.

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post Sep 22 2011, 02:16 PM
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That sucks. I hope insurance will take care if it for you.

I like this idea of the fuse block off of the battery and am going to put one in my car. see here
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post Sep 22 2011, 02:20 PM
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Ughhh god thats rough, sorry to see and hope the insurance comes through for you! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
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post Sep 22 2011, 02:22 PM
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post Sep 22 2011, 02:42 PM
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That's a nightmare. Time to up my insurance :/
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post Sep 22 2011, 02:56 PM
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That really sucks. I hope the insurance company does you justice.
Read the thread on here that was started in the last few weeks about what to do BEFORE seeing the adjuster.

AND, it seems that ALL of us should consider a battery cutoff switch like in all of our race-cars.

That would have even helped when a previous fire victim said that his car restarted by itself while on fire.....

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post Sep 22 2011, 03:01 PM
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OMG! So sorry to see that. Thank goodness you have good insurance. I hope you are made whole again.
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post Sep 22 2011, 03:23 PM
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) You must be in shock, i am very sorry this happened to you and your car.
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post Sep 22 2011, 03:46 PM
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