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Old 05-19-05, 08:31 PM
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http://www.putfile.com/media.php?n=SRgtiFIRE
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Old 05-19-05, 11:01 PM
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It was more than a little bit late to break out the fire extinguisher when he did.

The GTI isn't a bad little car - but it looks especially great on fire.

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Old 05-19-05, 11:03 PM
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wow damn, holy "smoke".... this is indeed the real deal.... very sad
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Old 05-19-05, 11:27 PM
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Must be one of this electrical problems VW are infamous for
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That's horrible...it really makes my gut hurt. You can tell that guy loved his car and had some $ and love into it. I don't care what it is, if you love something like that it's gotta hurt to just watch it go up in flames. I couldn't even imagine my baby...

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I feel really bad!!!
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Wow, I have never seen something like this in person.
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Poor bugger......I'd be in
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Wow, I even feel sick. He obviously loved his Dub for it looked like he had a great deal of mods on it and pricey ones at that. I've known VW folks to be very passionate about their cars regardless of the car's reputation, they share the same loyaty that most BWM owners have with their cars, so I know for a fact this guy was super sick.
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I hope he had comprehensive coverage. He kinda waited a while before he tried to put it out though.
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Originally Posted by GammaLex
I hope he had comprehensive coverage. He kinda waited a while before he tried to put it out though.

Too busy trying to get footage maybe?
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Saw this and read about it already on a local VW forum thread. Basicly the majority of people think the oil feed line to the turbo leaked and spilled oil on the exhaust headers. Flames away.
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what a bunch of fools. if that was my car i wouldve dropped that damn camera and tried everything i could to save my baby
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Originally Posted by ARISTO*7
what a bunch of fools. if that was my car i wouldve dropped that damn camera and tried everything i could to save my baby
that's the thing with a very "good" friend of yours in your car. they are really trying to document everything when you are running around for help
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I think it's insurance fraud. The pin isn't out of the extinguisher, nothing is coming out of it.
Conveniently the person has a camera when the car is going ablaze.
If they were trying to save the car with the extinguisher you could've killed it when it was still only in the engine.
Doesn't a firewall have something to do with this? You know to keep fires from entering beyond the enigne compartment?
They're lucky those flames never licked close enough to the gas tank.
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