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11-29-2007, 04:20 PM

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Red Hot RX-8

From this morning on the M4 Motorway in sydney. I hope it wasn't someone from the forums.

I was not sure how to post the video as it does not like the file type, so I renamed it to .pdf, to play it, you will need to save it and rename the extension to .mp4.

If anyone want to host it please do so.

EDIT (TAKA): Let me help you Gibbo

http://www.veoh.com/videos/v1557139kjhk4HwA

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Last edited by takahashi; 11-29-2007 at 06:05 PM.

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11-29-2007, 05:25 PM

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Holy mother of god! That does not look good!

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11-29-2007, 05:47 PM

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Looks like a big crash - the front end is all gone to the wheel arch.

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11-29-2007, 06:40 PM

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If mine fireballs, I'd be hoping it'd look more spectacular than that!

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11-29-2007, 06:56 PM

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No crash, just caught fire.

Thanks for the video post Taka.

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11-29-2007, 07:34 PM

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I bet it was the coils!

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11-29-2007, 07:42 PM

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Either that or his fuel line split due to the heat.

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11-29-2007, 07:47 PM

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I was kidding.

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11-29-2007, 07:51 PM

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that makes me sad

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11-29-2007, 07:54 PM

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Quote:

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I bet it was the coils!

Nah, bet he kept taking it to the dealer and telling them it was overheating...and they ignored it

Or was it the motor vehicle equivalent of Seppuku

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11-29-2007, 08:10 PM

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Quote:

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I was kidding.

Could've been a mixture of both ... fuel vapor and coils arcing out = ignition

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11-29-2007, 08:23 PM

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I saw him at the Dealer yesterday. He was told he needed new brake pads.................

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12-03-2007, 04:20 AM

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OMG!!! Reason enough for a fire extinguisher install!!! Is this a common problem?? Should I also add some marshmallows in case Max decides to spontaneously combust!!!!