10-14-2014, 03:56 AM
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I am my own mechanic....
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Lambo joins the hot car club....
Car fire at Richmond Hill Shell gas station - WTOC-TV: Savannah, Beaufort, SC, News, Weather & Sports
I was going to comment on how rare these cars actually are, but this one............
Funny thing is, when I saw the 918 story I was thinking how glad I was when I read consumer reports that 25% of all 918's on the road burst into flames then got my deposit back. (4 were made)
Then this happens the day I was heading over to Lambo SLC to check out their "fire sale" with "hot deals" and seats you can melt into, and man was I glad I saw this. Saved even more!!
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10-14-2014, 04:54 AM
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its not that common for a Gallardo burst into flames on its own, the G being one of the most robust and safe lambos ever made ..... having said that, there was a recall in the early versions to fix the power steering hose that would leak onto a hot exhaust causing a fire hazard.
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10-14-2014, 05:12 AM
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I am my own mechanic....
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Originally Posted by BTfd2e93
its not that common for a Gallardo burst into flames on its own, the G being one of the most robust and safe lambos ever made ..... having said that, there was a recall in the early versions to fix the power steering hose that would leak onto a hot exhaust causing a fire hazard.
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Gallardo? I thought this was a concept car venture with.......
Hot Wheels........
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'08 VW Touareg T-3 wife's car
'13 F150 Super Crew long bed 4x4 w/ Ego Boost
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10-17-2014, 04:36 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Timco
Then this happens the day I was heading over to Lambo SLC to check out their "fire sale" with "hot deals" and seats you can melt into, and man was I glad I saw this. Saved even more!!
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Looks like this extinguished your burning desire to own a Lambo just in time. It saved you from having to go back and flame the salesman
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10-17-2014, 06:34 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BTfd2e93
its not that common for a Gallardo burst into flames on its own, the G being one of the most robust and safe lambos ever made ..... having said that, there was a recall in the early versions to fix the power steering hose that would leak onto a hot exhaust causing a fire hazard.
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My new Porsche 911 almost caught fire a decade ago when the power steering fluid hose popped off ....sudden loss of steering and smoked like crazy...but somehow no flames ....there was later a service action to do something with the clamp on certain VINs
theres a lot of hot stuff stacked one atop another with hoses snaked around all of it with mid or rear engined cars
Last edited by RMD; 10-17-2014 at 06:37 AM.
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10-19-2014, 09:04 AM
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Oh god this is right by where I live. Considering how hot it is here, I wouldn't doubt that it caught fire.
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10-19-2014, 09:34 AM
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I am my own mechanic....
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Originally Posted by austinkthompson
Oh god this is right by where I live. Considering how hot it is here, I wouldn't doubt that it caught fire.
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The humidity prevents spontaneous combustion.
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