Expensive Fire

[Wraith]

Ouch !!! what a way to end the life of a Ferrari...and a beautiful F430 at that, painful sight :(

Some may have already seen these, they're doing the rounds over the net ATM.

http://i17.tinypic.com/5xnfr7a.jpg

http://i9.tinypic.com/5zh2fl2.jpg

http://i9.tinypic.com/61wcgn8.jpg

http://i10.tinypic.com/67zq0yh.jpg

http://i16.tinypic.com/53afk11.jpg

[bornwild]

I think there was another thread about this already Wraith :P

But yeah....gotta love the smell of burning Carbon-Fibre and 1st grade Aluminium :D

[Calibrated]

ouch.....insurance is not gonna be friendly with him

[bornwild]

Oh yeah while we're on insurance.

One interesting thing I found out:
The way supercars are insured in Germany is per-km. For example, you drive your ferrari only on the weekends, you ring up the company tell them where you're going, approximately how many kms you will be driving and you pay the fee. And it's only 3rd party!!!

I've heard this from a F355 owner.

[btm]

a very sorry sight...

[Calibrated]

Oh yeah while we're on insurance.

One interesting thing I found out:
The way supercars are insured in Germany is per-km. For example, you drive your ferrari only on the weekends, you ring up the company tell them where you're going, approximately how many kms you will be driving and you pay the fee. And it's only 3rd party!!!

I've heard this from a F355 owner.
thats gonna sting the asshole a bit...

[poita]

For Sale: Ferrari F430 front cut, goin cheap

[btm]

turn the front half into a BBQ :D

[oneightoo]

it'll buff right out

[EL BURITO]

that is not nice wheels still look good thou

[Wraith]

Isn't it strange how the back left rim somehow escaped the inferno :rolleyes:

[pred8r]

Burst fuel hose???


Isn't that a common cause of commodore underbonnet fires that cause write-offs........you know the one......pinhole leak through the fuelhose where it joins the fuelrail......then go for a drive causing fuel to spray under the bonnet and onto the exhaust....WHOOF!!!

Everyone should know this, as it is quite dangerous, potentially fatal, and can happen anywhere to anyone.......

Not really common for diesel vehicles though....

[bornwild]

Because Diesel has to be lit by extremely high amounts of energy; compared to petrol.


Wraith I think an explenation for the left rim staying relatively alive is that the wind took the flames to the right of the car. Pics #1, #2 and #3 show it well. :)

[Wraith]

Yeh, just pot luck, not that matters, the cars totalled :(

[bornwild]

The stainless steel exhaust is still useful :D

[pred8r]

Because Diesel has to be lit by extremely high amounts of energy; compared to petrol.

Flashpoint; The flashpoint of a flammable liquid is the lowest temperature (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperature) at which it can form an ignitable mixture in air.

Unleaded > -40°C

Diesel > +62°C

Still not very high, but comparatively much safer. Either way, both are much lower than exhaust manifold temps.

[bornwild]

Temperature has little to do with Energy :P

[cbrmale]

I don't want to appear anti-diesel, but I used to work for the railways, and quite a few diesel locomotives have caught fire after accidents when diesel fuel (fuel oil actually) sprayed onto hot exhaust components, especially onto hot turbochargers. Certainly fuel oil is less flammable than petrol, but still flammable enough.

I once had a car catch fire when a wire from the battery to the fusable link shorted. I was at the dealer at the time, and they grabbed an extinguisher from the workshop to put the fire out. From then on I have always fitted fire extinguishers to the passenger side floor of all my cars. If you get to a fire early enough, you can save the car.

[jsantos]

Wouldn't the warranty cover that? If its an engine fire that is.

[bornwild]

Warranty on ferraris is something like 6mths or 1yr.

[jsantos]

Warranty on ferraris is something like 6mths or 1yr.

I'm not sure about other countries however in aust the f430 comes with a 3yr\unlimited km one