must have been fuel related. for it to be due to oil it would have needed major heat an i rekon there would have been a strong smell of burning oil first. regards tony

 

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must be a bitter pill to swallow watching that clip Jim

 

yea mate it was,never realised how quick a car could totally burn out.wouldn't wish it on anyone

 

Holy ****, thats messed up.

FAO everybody else ....its worth having a fire extinguisher in the car to prevent this from happening

This would have happened to Killers car at the MSOC meet if it wernt for
M444GY's quick thinking and the use of his fire extinguiser

hope it works out for you mate

 

your taking it really well, i tip my hat to you!

gutted all the same

 

firstly im glad you got out ok!

a sad sight but the car can be replaced

on the subject of extinguisers is there anyone with contacts for a group buy on the rally style plumbed-in systems? a flick of a switch and the engine bay sprayed and more importantly the cabin.

possible insurance reduction too????

its quite scary how quick your car went up!

cheers steve

 

How much do you wont for the rear bumper mate?

Come on you gotta smile! At least you live to tell the story to your kids

 

i wondered how long it would take i was eyeing up the back box

 

actually thinking about a fixed system myself after seeing this, after all the £1000`s ive thrown at it a little more is just a drop in the ocean really, going by what he say`s a portable one wouldent have made a jot of difference as he couldent open the bonnet to get to it, plumbed in is the way to go!

 

Damn can't believe that, gutted for you mate, that was an awsome car Jim.

 

Peter Lloyd Rallying is the best place from which to buy mechanical plumbed in systems. Id suggest that you have a 2 litre AFFF hand held mounted in the cabin too; or a 1kg powder type at the very least.....

 

Sorry sight to see your own car burning away like that but as long as your ok i guess as from the amount of fire you mentioned i would just walk away, a fire extinguisher in a fire like that could be dangerous to tackle unless it was caught really quickly.

All the best in finding next scoob

 

That's a shame mate - looks like you had that car set up just as you wanted.

 

Gutted for you fella. Very sad sight.

 

what a terrible thing to see

gutted for you

 

Wow....Ive no idea how you must of felt watching that unfold.

 

Thats a terrible site. At least you are OK.

Re: fixed fire systems. I would agree that they are a good idea but they are a bit like roll cages - if you got them its assumed your going to need them so insurance would probably increase.

 

I am so sorry for you. She looked like a real minter too.

See those pictures and the video, is just stomach churning sickness

Chin up.

 

Ouch! i feel that the 500 ponies were a little too much for the engine to take but you wont know if it was catastrophic engine failure until they can look at it sounds like it though
Still, on the bright side, you can get another car and once you know what went wrong with this one, either adapt in that area or dont go that route

Tony

 

That scoob is mine Grieg why?

not the one in my profile tho


It wasn`t fuel fire to start with

and an exinguisher would have been no use on it, was too far gone before we stopped.

 

Thats just awful mate, I feel very sorry for you. Thought you took it very well. Good luck with finding your next project.

 

That's gutting. Looked like a lovely motor. Glad you are ok though.

 

Been there buddy, its heart breaking. Important thing is you walked away. there will be other Impreza's, there's only one Jimser!!

 

Thats a painfull vid to watch
Sorry to see that.
Good luck with the claim.

Mit

 

Gutted for you
Was it insured for an agreed value?

 

Jesus!! That looked so tidy without the spoiler

 

Sorry to hear that, whats the story with the insurance? Were all your mods declared?

 

feckin ell m8, really feel for ya.......... any ideas?? how and what failed