Skinner Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 http://jalopnik.com/5617108/first-american-ferrari-458-italia-burns-to-the-ground http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/12/2010/08/ferrari_458_italia_fire.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc1647545523 Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 As an ex-Ferrari owner, let me say: "Yeah, you'll have that." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinner Posted August 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 http://jalopnik.com/5615772/airport-fire-destroys-469k-custom-ferrari-transporter-offers-46k I would kill somebody. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jizzle Juice Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decptcon Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 Sometimes i wonder what goes through peoples mind that own these cars. Some of the wrecked pictures are just sad and i feel bad for the car for the fate of being put in the hands of someone with a god complex. Granted i dont know the full story, which im guessing it hated life and set fire to itself. But still beautiful even if it is half charred. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny Posted August 22, 2010 Report Share Posted August 22, 2010 I saw a red one of these today up by New Albany. I thought of this pic when I saw it. I sounded amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FourString Posted August 22, 2010 Report Share Posted August 22, 2010 Sometimes i wonder what goes through peoples mind that own these cars. Some of the wrecked pictures are just sad and i feel bad for the car for the fate of being put in the hands of someone with a god complex. Granted i dont know the full story, which im guessing it hated life and set fire to itself. But still beautiful even if it is half charred. Did you ever think that maybe there was a mechanical failure leading to the fire? Not every exotic owner has a "god complex" just because they own a Ferrari. An accident can happen in any vehicle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squidward Posted August 22, 2010 Report Share Posted August 22, 2010 Did you ever think that maybe there was a mechanical failure leading to the fire? Not every exotic owner has a "god complex" just because they own a Ferrari. An accident can happen in any vehicle. Doc is a prime example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex L. Posted August 22, 2010 Report Share Posted August 22, 2010 Sometimes i wonder what goes through peoples mind that own these cars. Some of the wrecked pictures are just sad and i feel bad for the car for the fate of being put in the hands of someone with a god complex. Granted i dont know the full story, which im guessing it hated life and set fire to itself. But still beautiful even if it is half charred. That's ignorant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchy chan Posted August 22, 2010 Report Share Posted August 22, 2010 one crash every 10 days http://wreckedexotics.com/articles/055-458-crashes.shtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habitual Sinner Posted August 22, 2010 Report Share Posted August 22, 2010 4/10 were engine fires. I used to like this car. Now, not so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinner Posted August 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2010 Did you ever think that maybe there was a mechanical failure leading to the fire? Not every exotic owner has a "god complex" just because they own a Ferrari. An accident can happen in any vehicle. from the article. For the last three months, one Ferrari 458 Italia's been destroyed every ten days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FourString Posted August 22, 2010 Report Share Posted August 22, 2010 from the article. Congrats, you passed the reading section in English class. I am impressed. Once again, the article shows that four of those vehicles were rear fires. There is obviously a design flaw somewhere. An accident can happen in any vehicle. I just find it funny how quickly someone is willing to bash an exotic owner...most likely out of jealousy. Find me the numbers of how many Chevrolet Cobalts (common car) were destroyed within the first 90 days of release. We can go from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye1647545503 Posted August 22, 2010 Report Share Posted August 22, 2010 Anyone catch the one that wrecked into the freaken plant. lol did not even make it out of the parking lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decptcon Posted August 23, 2010 Report Share Posted August 23, 2010 (edited) Did you ever think that maybe there was a mechanical failure leading to the fire? Not every exotic owner has a "god complex" just because they own a Ferrari. An accident can happen in any vehicle. Please reread what i typed in my first reply. 1. As i stated i did not know the full story of the car and its fire problem.(which i read later) 2. I never said "every" owner had a complex nor did i single our Ferrari either. im sorry, but a high percentage or people that own those class of cars probably have no idea how to drive them in the first place. You can see that by going through the vast majority of wrecked exotics on that site. And yes. A lot of people that own exotics do have a chip on their shoulder and treat others as though they are below them (God Complex). And for that i laugh. Call me ignorant or what ever you will. Im going off personal experience, when i try to talk to someone about their cars and they blow you off like a 30 cent hooker in detroit. But there are those occasions where someone is actually considerate and exited that you have an interest and want to talk to them. That to me is a car enthusiast, and not a prick with to much money. Edited August 24, 2010 by decptcon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchy chan Posted August 25, 2010 Report Share Posted August 25, 2010 http://jalopnik.com/5621549/ferrari-flambe-italian-automaker-probes-458-italia-fires-blames-drivers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinner Posted August 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2010 Congrats, you passed the reading section in English class. I am impressed. Once again, the article shows that four of those vehicles were rear fires. There is obviously a design flaw somewhere. An accident can happen in any vehicle. I just find it funny how quickly someone is willing to bash an exotic owner...most likely out of jealousy. Find me the numbers of how many Chevrolet Cobalts (common car) were destroyed within the first 90 days of release. We can go from there. I find it funny that you ignored the fact that other 6 that have wrecked were just that wrecked. Also looks like you didn't pass reading section in the because nowhere in the article does it say how many were burned. I will agree that there is a issue with the cars burning to the ground but its a Italian thing. Lamborghini had the same issue until VAG came along and fixed all their issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchy chan Posted August 28, 2010 Report Share Posted August 28, 2010 possible recall? http://jalopnik.com/5624193/ferrari-458-italia-recalled-over-fire-risk-unconfirmed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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