Brand new Benz goes up in flames, owners reaction is hilarious
#34
I have but not to the point where my car went up in flames. Again the situation sucks, but his reaction was a bit overboard.
#36
Well, yes, that's right...I had forgotten that your Sedona had a little bout a few months ago. But, from what I remember, it was just mainly some exterior front-end and trim components, and not a total fire like this guy had. And, if I remember, it was caused by some leaves catching fire, (from an arsonist, right?) not a (probable) production defect like with that guy's Mercedes.
#37
I can't imagine behaving the way that this guy was in this video lol. You're alive...nobody is hurt...you've backed up like 1/4 mile from the thing...things are just that...things...thats why you have insurance.
Last edited by SW17LS; 02-22-16 at 03:56 PM.
#38
Yeah but when you walk outside and see the front end of your car on fire...its a shock and an experience most posters won't have had. I've also stood in front of a townhouse totally ablaze 5 doors down from my own house after having been awoken by 13 fire trucks at 3:00 in the morning. I remember walking out the front door and looking right to see a fireball shoot out of the attic off the end unit TH. I didn't run around and shriek and squeal. Nor did the people who's actual house was on fire. Several of the neighbors went out back to hose down our own roofs to keep the fire from spreading. No shrieking...no squealing.
I can't imagine behaving the way that this guy was in this video lol. You're alive...nobody is hurt...you've backed up like 1/4 mile from the thing...things are just that...things...thats why you have insurance.
I can't imagine behaving the way that this guy was in this video lol. You're alive...nobody is hurt...you've backed up like 1/4 mile from the thing...things are just that...things...thats why you have insurance.
#41
Lately, Honda has been picking up on that safety theme by showing kids sleeping peaceably in the back seat of a CR-V during bad weather.
Last edited by mmarshall; 02-22-16 at 05:25 PM.
#42
Well, shrieks notwithstanding, he was smart recording it and publishing it. I'm sure if no recording was made, Mercedes wouldn't be doing a dang thing, but since it got so much publicity, I'm sure they are doing something or will do something, so he gets an A for having the wherewithal to record it, but an F in reaction. This has to be bad publicity and doing everything they can to rectify would be in their interest.
If this happened to me, I would just shake my head in disbelief, say a few cuss words under my breath, then stand there in quiet indignation. If I had a marker and piece of cardboard, I would write a sign saying, "will work for a fire extinguisher," or "brand new German car on fire!"
If this happened to me, I would just shake my head in disbelief, say a few cuss words under my breath, then stand there in quiet indignation. If I had a marker and piece of cardboard, I would write a sign saying, "will work for a fire extinguisher," or "brand new German car on fire!"
#44
I also recall a few years ago when I was in a meeting with a guy who had a 1-2 year old 335i convertible. Within a matter of seconds, the sky went from bright blue to pitch black, and rain started coming down in sheets. I went to the door to watch (the rain was quite the spectacle), reminding him that his roof was down. He didn't budge from his seat, calmly saying, "There's no point now, it's already too late". We finished the meeting and he went out to assess the damage after the rain stopped.
Again, neither is this this exact situation, but both are kind of in the same realm. Gabriel overreacted by an order of magnitude.
Last edited by geko29; 02-24-16 at 03:16 AM.