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Old 07-31-2008, 11:32 AM
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The whole back of the car is roasted.
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Thats so crazy... now you got me spooked--dealer has my car waiting for an engine
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Thats so crazy... now you got me spooked--dealer has my car waiting for an engine
Avoid Galpin.
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Originally Posted by shadycrew31
Sorry for not introducing myself...

My names DC I live in west LA and would love to come to a meet, and see some other 8's. I'm a big freakin noob so be nice. My last car was a 91 300zx and I had a 96 Celica, sold both and bought an 8 woot!
Come to the next meet. I'll be on my bicycle. (with no handle bars, of course)
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Rodger, wtf happened!??
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......holy god Rodger!!! OMFG, your new engine is to blame for this, go to the dealer, tell them what happened!
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Come to the next meet. I'll be on my bicycle. (with no handle bars, of course)
The question is can you guide a missile by satellite?

whens the next meet or should I use the godly search button?
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Old 07-31-2008, 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Jedi54
Rodger: was about to send you a txt but didn't know if you were up.

I couldn't stop thinking about your car yesterday, it makes me sick to even think about it. I can't imagine what you're going through, sorry bro.
If you need any help taking parts out, just give me a call. I'll bring some beers and we'll drink to the good times in that car, to all the fun we had working on cars at your house, and to your new car! (whatever that might be)
me too. i'm waiting for my flight to new york in dubai right now and it keeps running through my mind. anything can happen when we least expect it. it was seriously a miracle.
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Originally Posted by shadycrew31
The question is can you guide a missile by satellite?

whens the next meet or should I use the godly search button?
no, but I can hit a target through a telescope...

the meet is the 1st Wednesday of every month at 8pm. see the 1st post in this thread for details.
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Originally Posted by photo chick
me too. i'm waiting for my flight to new york in dubai right now and it keeps running through my mind. anything can happen when we least expect it. it was seriously a miracle.
I have a whole roll of film from the disposable camera I need to develop. Have a safe flight.
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Wow......sorry to hear about your tragedy Rodger. The important thing, like others had mentioned, is that your ok.
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I have dibs on your headlights
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Was it traced down to an electrical problem?
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I can be pretty certain that something about a sparkplug and a fuel line
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No way is it electrical. We are talking about Rodger here!
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gas line
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let me know if you for sure want the car we talked about over aim.
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My guess is that the fuel line came off. No way was it caused by electrical.
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for sure gas. electrical would not leave a trail
of fire.
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it was caused by all the LED's he had in his car.. j/k man....
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yea +5 on gas line.. the z's used to have this fuel line issue you'd have to tighten down the fuel lines every year big PITA. of course the noobs didn't know this and thats what a gas engine fire looks like.

FYI: Most dealer mechanics are dipshit's and know as much about a rotary engine as I do.

I got $50 says someone forgot to clamp down a fuel line all the way and it was slowly leaking over the past week or so and maybe hit a spark plug or hit the exhaust manifold (if it got hot enough) and blam. You can give that theory to the incaseshit company and see what happens.


P.S. I will be there on Wednesday hopefully with my roommate and his M.

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Originally Posted by photo chick
me too. i'm waiting for my flight to new york in dubai right now and it keeps running through my mind. anything can happen when we least expect it. it was seriously a miracle.
so, they started boarding before i could finish, but ya, i agree with jorge. we should have a memorial service for it. good times in your car what's next? gonna get the beamer?
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so, they started boarding before i could finish, but ya, i agree with jorge. we should have a memorial service for it. good times in your car what's next? gonna get the beamer?
335i is differentially a possibility.... Right now BMW has .9% financing.

It really depends on what I get for the 8. I should know by mid next week.
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