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Old Apr 26, 2012 | 12:19 AM
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Default Quite possibly the saddest photoshoot... Ever...

This is truly a sad sight to see for any car enthusiast.

Courtesy of stance nation:
http://www.stancenation.com/2012/04/...the-ups-downs/

From this...



To this...



To this...





And this...



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Old Apr 26, 2012 | 12:51 AM
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yikes. great photos, hope no one was injured. Good thing it was in a closed off parking lot
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Old Apr 26, 2012 | 01:10 AM
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That sucks at least the firefighters came or else it would of been BBQ'D.
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Old Apr 26, 2012 | 07:42 AM
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Luckily, it looks like the firefighters were on the scene pretty quick.
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Old Apr 26, 2012 | 08:03 AM
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Man that is a real heartbreaker very sad site beautiful RX-7 too, this photoshoot is right near my house.
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Old Apr 26, 2012 | 09:27 AM
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Sad, such a nice RX7. So it is a total loss huh?
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Old Apr 26, 2012 | 10:05 AM
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That SUCKS! The worst part is just having to watch it burn... lucky the firefighters got there it seems quick.
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Old Apr 26, 2012 | 10:55 AM
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From the article I believe the owner plans to have it back up and running in 1 month. when people talk about modding burning a hole in the wallet this takes it literally...
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Old Apr 26, 2012 | 11:39 AM
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this is why i always have a small fire extinguisher bottle in my Supra.
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Old Apr 26, 2012 | 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Nick2JZ
this is why i always have a small fire extinguisher bottle in my Supra.
Same here! I never took it seriously until I witnessed my friend's modded G8 catch fire. Now, I carry a mini fire extinguisher in all my cars. Only $14 bucks at Walmart.
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Old Apr 26, 2012 | 08:43 PM
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That sucks but it could have been much worse. Lucy those fire fighters got there as quickly as they did
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Old Apr 26, 2012 | 11:35 PM
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Aren't those turbocharged rotary engines of the RX-7 notorious for their tendency to break down?
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Old Apr 26, 2012 | 11:39 PM
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Looks like it could have been much worse, hope he swaps a 2jzgte or LS motor to replace burned rotary.
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