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Old 07-05-06, 09:49 PM
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Default Brand new Audi's up in FLAMES

Looks like a few cars caught fire while on the delivery train. How in the world is that possible.















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Old 07-05-06, 10:02 PM
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nooooooo


i LIKE Audis....
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Old 07-05-06, 10:44 PM
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dam looks like the new Allroad that's melted on the front end.
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Old 07-05-06, 11:04 PM
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ouc that hurts....... damn talk about short circuits inside a car.......

i thought all batteries have to be disconnected when delivering these cars, seems like that's not the case?
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wow, that fire must have gotten REALLY REALLY hot seeing as to how it warped the entire railcar and caused it to bend in the middle o.O
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Is it just me or does it look like a few car totally burned, like to the point where only the wheels are left and the rest if debris? That ish is crazy.
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Old 07-06-06, 01:08 AM
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Originally Posted by 92 SC400
Is it just me or does it look like a few car totally burned, like to the point where only the wheels are left and the rest if debris? That ish is crazy.
yeah you are right..... that seems like some very intense heat that actually "destroy" the metal frames...
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Old 07-06-06, 03:13 AM
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German electronics.
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Old 07-06-06, 05:22 AM
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Audi - 1
Train - 0
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Old 07-06-06, 05:31 AM
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
German electronics.
LMAO...good one.
Reminds me of the Ford Expedition recal recently made because of brake fluid igniting. Some Expeditions exploded while parked in the owners driveway.
Would you put you family in one of their cars? I had bought a new 2000 Expedition w/Sport pkg for my (now ex) wife. Broke down and stranded her (and kids) twice in the first month we had it. It eventually got returned to Ford. Later I heard of the recal and was glad she didn't have it any longer than she did.
Hum... Ford... ...Audi... ..Merc...undecided
Lexus...
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8 cars destroyed, 1 railcar heavily damaged, the two seemingly untouched ones towards the front might have some rear end damage due to heat, fun
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how did the rims survive?
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on the two rubbled cars the wheels look like they survived yet on the two wagons in front of it the wheels look nearly gone, strange
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Oh nooooo ma, ma grill ma, ma ma grill.
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Wow , never seen anything like thisbefore, Electrical problem(short circuits) inside one of the cars started it ?
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