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February 18th, 2008, 4:52 AM
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My friend had a fire
A friend of mine was driving back from Cincinnati and he said his Buick Riviera started making this horrible noise and then a fire started. When I first talked to him I thought he meant a small flame under the hood. Then he showed me the photos he took.
 And the aftermath.    From the way he described it the car was pretty much engulfed in flames by the time he pulled onto the hard shoulder. In the first picture you can see the skid marks from when he braked hard to get out of the thing. Fortunately him and another friend of mine were able to bail out before the interior went up. They were alright except for a few singed hairs on their arms and the fact that they were left out in the open when it was about 15 degrees. It could have ended much worse.
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...and Michigan still sucks. D-Fence: Kajun is just outside caressing his Discovery....touching it gently, you know......it is such a dirty bitch.....but he seems to love dirty girls in high heels who are taller then him and have "quite a few pounds" on their hips ^^ This post was accidentally unearthed from a shallow grave by construction workers. My Flickr |
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February 18th, 2008, 4:55 AM
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Let us bow our heads for a moment of silence for this fallen Buick.
 I am glad your friend is ok. What the hell happened? Gas line rupture?
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February 18th, 2008, 4:56 AM
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That's terrible
 Any idea on what might have caused it?
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February 18th, 2008, 4:58 AM
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Damn that sucks. Good that they're ok though.
All the wiring in the last picture looks kinda cool though
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February 18th, 2008, 4:59 AM
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He said neither he nor anyone else is sure what caused it. But come to think of it I remember him saying it always smelled like gasoline inside the car.
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...and Michigan still sucks. D-Fence: Kajun is just outside caressing his Discovery....touching it gently, you know......it is such a dirty bitch.....but he seems to love dirty girls in high heels who are taller then him and have "quite a few pounds" on their hips ^^ This post was accidentally unearthed from a shallow grave by construction workers. My Flickr |
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February 18th, 2008, 5:00 AM
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so, what mile-marker is that? I'll have to leave some flowers...
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February 18th, 2008, 5:08 AM
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Wow, sounds like a lucky escape (for your friend, less so for the car).
Though I guess if you're gonna go, go out in a blaze of glory.
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February 18th, 2008, 5:14 AM
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Devouring your soul.. after belly rubs.
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It was inevitable. Sometime during the life of a Buick/Pontiac, it will come in contact with or develop a fire.
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February 18th, 2008, 5:34 AM
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I hate seeing car fires of any kind on any vehicle--cool or not. I'm glad your friend is ok. Car fires are nothing to sneeze at, you literally have precious seconds to escape.
Maybe someone will decide to rebuild that Buick sometime in the future rather than crush it.
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February 18th, 2008, 5:42 AM
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Wow, it's good to hear that your friends were OK. They could have easily crashed into the barrage on the right side of the road. You friend did well to quickly stop and GTFO.
The whole interior has just melted - wow.
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February 18th, 2008, 7:21 AM
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February 18th, 2008, 9:59 AM
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Ignoring the huge cost that'd be involved with doing so, the frame, engine, etc. are all toast from the heat.The car is definitely a write-off.
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February 18th, 2008, 10:09 AM
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If you think it's bad now you should have seen it before the fire!
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...and Michigan still sucks. D-Fence: Kajun is just outside caressing his Discovery....touching it gently, you know......it is such a dirty bitch.....but he seems to love dirty girls in high heels who are taller then him and have "quite a few pounds" on their hips ^^ This post was accidentally unearthed from a shallow grave by construction workers. My Flickr |
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February 18th, 2008, 11:44 AM
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That's not necessary. If Planes, Trains and Automobiles taught us one thing is that burnt down 1980s American coupes are still very much usable, just make sure you don't get pulled over.
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February 18th, 2008, 12:58 PM
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February 18th, 2008, 1:31 PM
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Giggle loop?
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February 18th, 2008, 3:31 PM
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Yeck, condolences to the owner, terrible to see that happen to just about anything.
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February 18th, 2008, 7:53 PM
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Insurance covers it I hope? A very sad sight, shame.
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