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Old 04-24-2008, 10:30 AM
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Local Rx8 on Fire - pic attached

This was taken in Bethpage, Long Island NY, hopefully no one we know on the forum....

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/ph...,4866814.photo




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Old 04-24-2008, 10:36 AM
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Damn... I hope whomeva it was got out in time.

Ok now onto funny comments...
Must of hit the afterburner button a weee bit to soon.
This is what happens when you go past 10k RPM.
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Oh damn...

What could've caused this?
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From the picture, it didn't start from the engine compartment. It's hard to know what caused it. They could have been carring something in the trunk that we don't know about. It could have started as an electrical fire due to a bad sound system install.

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Looks like somebody had time to stop and park on the shoulder before running like hell? Damn, talk about devastating....
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thats a hot car!
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Oh snap I just noticed that he has the Front Rotary accent that I want! It's probably sitting in junk yard just wanting to be on the front of my car. Oh the humanity...
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there are 3 threads.....seems it might have been an electrical short from an amp in the trunk
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3 threads and people still havent seen it enough!!?!
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Would the headlights remain on with a short that could cause that?

The trunk is open.....

Where's the rear door o.O
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Sucks to see that happen to an 8.
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is that photo chopped?

if not, the passenger's family will probably be suing mazda for the car being so flammable.

good grief.
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cars can light up pretty well...

i love how the headlights are still on.
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THAT SUX...its not surprising it got engulfed like that, the tank is right there!
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