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Old Sep 19, 2006 | 01:16 AM
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We were driving and the traffic just stopped. My friend mike took these pictures with his camera. I couldnt believe what I was seeing this is a brand new scion tc. The driver said that he was driving and he smelt smoke, he pulled over to the side of the road and then his scion started catching on fire.

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n...7/DSC_3828.jpg

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n...7/DSC_3829.jpg

http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n...chCT317/dd.jpg


Can anyway guess what went wrong? Because I never heard of this happening to a japanese car, maybe a Ford or something.......
Old Sep 19, 2006 | 01:18 AM
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well that cant be good.
Old Sep 19, 2006 | 01:19 AM
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WOW!!
Old Sep 19, 2006 | 01:19 AM
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wow is he/she ok?
Old Sep 19, 2006 | 01:20 AM
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lol
Old Sep 19, 2006 | 01:20 AM
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holy o hell....do u have any other info?
Old Sep 19, 2006 | 01:20 AM
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Holy schitt...
And I thought that our Nissan Altimas catching on fire was bad...
Old Sep 19, 2006 | 01:24 AM
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Officially my new background!.... I wonder if they left something in the engine bay, or screwed up somewhere on initial inspection...

That's random and tragic... glad he's ok though.
Old Sep 19, 2006 | 01:24 AM
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HOLY SHIZZIT!!!
how'd that happen?!
Old Sep 19, 2006 | 01:25 AM
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Old Sep 19, 2006 | 01:25 AM
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Turns out he didn't get a tC. It must've been a Fiero with a bodykit.

On a serious note, that is insane. I wonder what he could've done to cause that, if it was human error.
Old Sep 19, 2006 | 01:27 AM
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Originally Posted by OldYeller
WOW!!
Old Sep 19, 2006 | 01:28 AM
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This is wrong of me to say, but that first photo does look really cool... until you realize it is not photoshopped.
Old Sep 19, 2006 | 01:33 AM
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I have that photo as my desktop now and it is definately a great shot and high quality at that... and I was like... that's one killer photoshop, or wait... that's real.... DANG!
Old Sep 19, 2006 | 01:34 AM
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^^ yes hence some of us using it as a back ground
Old Sep 19, 2006 | 01:35 AM
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I wanna cry now........
Old Sep 19, 2006 | 01:35 AM
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Old Sep 19, 2006 | 01:35 AM
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wtf! is that photoshop?? that so does not look real...

if it is...sorry to who ever that happened too...
Old Sep 19, 2006 | 01:39 AM
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My guess... somebody is gonna get canned for installing something wrong....
Old Sep 19, 2006 | 01:40 AM
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WOW. crazy
I would like to know more...



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