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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 01:27 PM
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Car was a test ride, a mulet. When they fill it up with gas, some gas spill on the downpipe onto the exhaust, causing the ignition of fire when exhaust was hot, and making the car to burn in flame.
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 01:29 PM
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ouch looks like it hurt... the car i mean
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 01:32 PM
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DAYUM!!!

I hope nobody was hurt...
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 01:47 PM
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If it caught on fire when filling with gas one would assume the ignition of flame happened in the gas station..........why are they on some random road?
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 01:54 PM
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If it caught on fire when filling with gas one would assume the ignition of flame happened in the gas station..........why are they on some random road?
it was probably just something little that became bigger when driving down road....would be my guess.
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 02:00 PM
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That's what I call a burnout.
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 02:04 PM
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at least they can part out the front end.
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 02:25 PM
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as a proud owner of an A6.... it hurts me to look at those pictures... wonder if they are parting the two front rims out...
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Black_SC
Car was a test ride, a mulet. When they fill it up with gas, some gas spill on the downpipe onto the exhaust, causing the ignition of fire when exhaust was hot, and making the car to burn in flame.
Gas spilled b/c it was overfilled?
I hope it was the stupid driver's error and not a defect.
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 04:12 PM
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another one...








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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 04:27 PM
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the second one is "treed"
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 04:28 PM
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 04:33 PM
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moved here....
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 04:39 PM
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