bumpstop325 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2005 (edited) as you can, i had a fire in my engine bay this morning. I had just got my car back and took it for a test drive. it looks like the fuel relay f**ked up and away it went. used about 4 fire extinishers and the fire service to put it out. NO PARTS ARE FOR SALE. SO DONT EVEN ASK Edited July 20, 2005 by bumpstop325 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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bumpstop325 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2005 (edited) :thumbsdown: the problem Edited July 20, 2005 by bumpstop325 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bumpstop325 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2005 (edited) what is left of my 535 afm Edited July 20, 2005 by bumpstop325 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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bumpstop325 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2005 it just keeps getting better Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bumpstop325 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2005 no Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bimmer boy 21 Report post Posted July 20, 2005 (edited) Oh Man!! that absolutly sucks!!! Im gutted for you bro Now people go out now and buy fire extinguishers! as if Gus' accident wasnt enough this should make you all run out and get one! or six Edited July 20, 2005 by bimmer boy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bumpstop325 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2005 driving along, hey, bammo, black smoke coming out of exhaust pipes. pull over, sh*t on fire. as i said earlier, just picked it up from the mechanic, out for a test run. to rub it more in, at the moment insurance isnt going to pay a cent because it is mechanical fault. my understanding of my policy was full, incl fire,theift. blah blah. Tane, can you get Prue to have a look in for me? ring you tonight dude. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
*sic 1 Report post Posted July 20, 2005 NOOOO!!!!!! dude holy sh*t!.... thats rating the highest on the "not cool 'o' meter" f**k. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grant 4 Report post Posted July 20, 2005 Tim Very sorry to hear, see that. Gutted for you man. Good luck with the insurance, and/or getting your mechanic to sort you out. Cheers Grant Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EuroBoy 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2005 Dude, that just plan sucks. Sorry to hear. Hope all goes well with the insurance. Im off to buy a fire extinguisher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
318is 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2005 Mate that sucks the largest fat one I ever saw. Disbelief is what I was feeling looking at your pics. All the best with the repairs?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BMW POWER 2 Report post Posted July 20, 2005 Dude, sorry. That IS gutting Gus AND tim, whos next You gunna repair or scrap? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cainchapman 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2005 Bummer Tim I can't think of why your insurance wouldn't pay out. It seems to be a reasonable claim. Good luck. I'll shout you a beer next week. :beer: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nath 134 Report post Posted July 20, 2005 bro that is GAY. i can only begin to imagine how u feel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
martyyn 2 Report post Posted July 20, 2005 OH MAN. Mate Im gutted for you. One minute you have that easy feeling because your picking it up from the mechanic and you know it to be sweet and then your worst nightmare !!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dave 2 Report post Posted July 20, 2005 damn! good luck with sortn it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aliluya 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2005 Gutted man ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Napier_E36 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2005 Oh man, what a sorry sorry sight - when you text me this afternoon I had visions of it being confined to the engine bay - Words cannot describe what it feels like to look at those pictures bro, and I cant even begin to imagine what it was like to standby as your pride and joy went up in smoke! If there is anything I can do to help ya bro, just say the word and I will do what I can - if you can get over towards the Pukekohe way I have plenty of green stuff to help ease the pain. Im assuming you will be re-bodying it since you dont want to be selling parts - again, if you need a hand with it, let us know! Im sure the majority of Bimmersport would be keen to help in any way they can too - after all, having your car go up in flames would be like having a loved one die - hang on, it is having a loved one die - that car was the closest thing to a child you got aint it? - Rememeber when we got you too tozed to drive???? Haha that will be a night I shall always remember Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bumpstop325 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2005 insurance is going through the pipeline. after doing some research we have found an clause in my policy that is in my favour. so im alittle happier. to put people at rest. a very special non f/l has been found as a suitable replacement. all will be revealled in time, as a new monster is lurking in the shadows, with a different and new kind of EVIL. when unleashed it will haunt the roads of NZ, as the first monster has done many time before. Thanks guys/girls for your support. the wreck will be bought off the insurance company by me. as i said before, NO PARTS WILL BE FOR SALE for the moment. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
petone 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2005 (edited) sh*t bro, real sorry to see that. Didn't believe it was yours till i noticed the bonnet vents. EDIT, just read you last post, good news about insurance. Hopefully wont be long till your back on the road with your new beast. Is your new engine ok? Edited July 20, 2005 by petone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gus 5 Report post Posted July 20, 2005 (edited) not cool dude happy to lend a hand re shelling what pistons/build set up did you go for in the end? Edited July 20, 2005 by Gus Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WANTED325iM 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2005 man that sucks a bag of dicks - Good luck with the insurance! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites