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458s on Fire

Discussion in '458 Italia/488/F8' started by Andreu Tautou, Jul 16, 2010.

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  1. vaqas0

    vaqas0 Karting

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    bdelp where are you .. you usually ignore that kinda topics :)
     
    vaqas0, Aug 1, 2010
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  2. arhimede

    arhimede Formula Junior

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    Lambo gallardo and r8 have this problem. I think that common thing is direct injection. Maybe there is the problem
     
    arhimede, Aug 1, 2010
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  3. photonut

    photonut F1 Rookie Owner Rossa Subscribed

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    'ya think??
     
    photonut, Aug 1, 2010
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  4. Hellfrost

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    I wonder if the California has the same issue then.
     
    Hellfrost, Aug 1, 2010
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  5. arhimede

    arhimede Formula Junior

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    Slightly different cars....
     
    arhimede, Aug 1, 2010
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  6. Hellfrost

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    What do you mean? You just said it was the direct injection, which is also present in all cali's.
     
    Hellfrost, Aug 1, 2010
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  7. SL%%

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    any best educated guess as to why these 458's are burning like BBQ?
     
    SL%%, Aug 3, 2010
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  8. SS2012

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    ^Most likely because it's an authentic Ferrari.
     
    SS2012, Aug 3, 2010
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  9. stratos

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    The car in this thread is a friend's car.
    When burnt to the ground Ferrari rushed to repossess the remains but the police prevented them from doing so. An investigation is on-going and as you know this is not an isolated incident. I am sure a recall is in the air.
     
    stratos, Aug 4, 2010
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  10. Street&Track

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    If I was to hazzard a guess. Maybe the fact that the new 458 does not have a gas cap and may be susceptable to fire if the driver tops up the fuel or in other words overfills the fuel tank. But that is only a guess:)
     
    Street&Track, Aug 4, 2010
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  11. stereotaipei

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    fire started on the left, cap is on the right....
     
    stereotaipei, Aug 4, 2010
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  12. JEP

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    A black one and a red one
    how is this possible ???
     
    JEP, Aug 4, 2010
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  13. Jedi

    Jedi Moderator Moderator Lifetime Rossa Owner

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    Scroll through the 458 section - this has already been posted with pictures and lots of discussion.

    Jedi
     
    Jedi, Aug 4, 2010
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  14. Andreu Tautou

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    Andreu Tautou, Aug 19, 2010
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  15. IcyJ

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    Technically that's not the Ferrari's fault....
     
    IcyJ, Aug 19, 2010
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  16. Bounce

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    A lot of bad luck, and is there anyway to disable youtube comments? Someone always manages to piss me off with their dumb remarks. ugh
     
    Bounce, Aug 19, 2010
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  17. TheMayor

    TheMayor Ten Time F1 World Champ Rossa Subscribed

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    What's the point of this post? So, a car is damaged in a warehouse fire.

    Can I say... big deal????
     
    TheMayor, Aug 19, 2010
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  18. Jedi

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    +1

    Jedi
     
    Jedi, Aug 19, 2010
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  19. TheMayor

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    +2

    (I always wanted to do that)
     
    TheMayor, Aug 19, 2010
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  20. absent

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    absent, Aug 19, 2010
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  21. AX lover

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    The problem for the owner is that the paid 300k euro's for the car and he only gets 36k euro's from the airline company...

    E-mail from airline company to customer:

    E-mail from customer to airline company

    Source: http://www.gtspirit.com/2010/08/17/ferrari-458-italia-destroyed-in-fire-at-london-heathrow-airport/
     
    AX lover, Aug 19, 2010
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  22. Gran Drewismo

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    Ouch. I hate to see this.....hopefully no injuries.

    http://wreckedexotics.com/articles/055-458-crashes.shtml

     
    Gran Drewismo, Aug 19, 2010
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  23. agup48

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    Oh man :(

    I hope it isn't that person on Fchat
     
    agup48, Aug 19, 2010
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  24. Stefan_009

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    I guess it's safe to say it's becoming a problem?
     
    Stefan_009, Aug 19, 2010
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  25. hifipj

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    Yes, as said before, there needs to be a recall, and fast. Looks like this fire started at right rear, where others were left rear.
     
    hifipj, Aug 19, 2010
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