Romans Ferrari 599 on fire.
Discussion
mr_tony said:
has it hit something? Doesn't look like it. Looks like some kind of spontaneous combustion.
Weird position for the car too - it's parked just before a turn off - you'd have thought the driver would ahve got off the main road if they noticed the car was on fire, unless it happened v fast and they were queuing in traffic?
Looks like he was just sitting in traffic!? Look at the intense heat there must have been; the alloys in particular Weird position for the car too - it's parked just before a turn off - you'd have thought the driver would ahve got off the main road if they noticed the car was on fire, unless it happened v fast and they were queuing in traffic?
FourWheelDrift said:
Bemmer said:
Romans car is Nero with Nero{Black with Black}still a shame...!!!
That's the 2008 car, they have a 2006 with 6000 miles on it, which it Black & Cremehttp://www.romansinternational.com/module/romansIn...
£225,000 gone 
TonyHetherington said:
mr_tony said:
has it hit something? Doesn't look like it. Looks like some kind of spontaneous combustion.
Weird position for the car too - it's parked just before a turn off - you'd have thought the driver would ahve got off the main road if they noticed the car was on fire, unless it happened v fast and they were queuing in traffic?
Looks like he was just sitting in traffic!? Look at the intense heat there must have been; the alloys in particular Weird position for the car too - it's parked just before a turn off - you'd have thought the driver would ahve got off the main road if they noticed the car was on fire, unless it happened v fast and they were queuing in traffic?
Neil_H said:
Is fire a common problem with Ferraris? As I once saw an Italian-plated 575 on fire at the side of the A20 a couple of years ago.
As a percentage of total cars produced the number that spontaneously combust is shocking. Doesn't stop me wanting one though 
I was pondering Ferrari fires a while back and most relatively knowledgeable people were of the opinion that it was the position of the fuel tank up against the engine (in mid-engined models) that made them so vulnerable to catching fire... but that doesn't explain why front-engined 599s have been going up.
Edited by MitchT on Friday 16th May 17:08
FourWheelDrift said:
That's the 2008 car, they have a 2006 with 6000 miles on it, which it Black & Creme
http://www.romansinternational.com/module/romansIn...
Mmmm.........not any more by the look of it..........http://www.romansinternational.com/module/romansIn...
It always seems to be the high performance models that you see bbq'ing by the road side. I am guessing they all have trouble getting rid of the excess engine heat as everything is packed in closely - perhaps too much style over substance? This was the major problem VW had to overcome with the Bug after all.
zagato said:
This was the major problem VW had to overcome with the Bug after all.
Not true.Beetles, campers and other air-cooled vehicles suffered from owner neglect rather than any design fault. People tend to forget to check the fuel lines . These can perish and crack, resulting in petrol being sprayed about a hot engine bay.
A Beetle will sit quite happily in traffic on a hot day whilst water-cooled cars need air passing over their radiators to keep cool.
Caledfryn said:
zagato said:
This was the major problem VW had to overcome with the Bug after all.
Not true.Beetles, campers and other air-cooled vehicles suffered from owner neglect rather than any design fault. People tend to forget to check the fuel lines . These can perish and crack, resulting in petrol being sprayed about a hot engine bay.
A Beetle will sit quite happily in traffic on a hot day whilst water-cooled cars need air passing over their radiators to keep cool.
VW as in Bugatti, bug as in Veyron.
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