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      10-08-2015, 10:51 AM   #23
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Cause was "NOT" overheating !
Stop the video at exactly "1:42" runtime ..
As you can see such cars are shooting flames...the more it happens the richer the fuel quantity !
So the flame with a remainder of fuel ended up on the back end of the car , car drove off and the wind was ideal to set the whole car in fire !
I think that every component in the engine was really hot (those engine bays get very hot!) still helps catching fire when the first flame hits the materials
The hotter materials are, the easier they catch fire imho.
But the one flame from the exhaust pushed inwards by the wind was indeed the spark that started it.

Lesson 1: always have a fire extinguisher in your supercar (although now insurance gets him a new one )
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      10-08-2015, 11:40 AM   #24
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It obviously wasn't clear to him for whatever reason.

Cars were stationary for a while, wouldn't have taken much to get out and tell him "by yelling fire we mean your car is burning, we don't just mean the flames from your exhaust". Or words to that effect

Sorry, but see too many vids online these days where people could actually have helped rather than concentrate on recording.

But maybe that's just me
You mean running towards a burning super car not knowing if it will explode considering that it catches fire on its own? Hell no! I will not do that for my own safety and my family who's relying on me.

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      10-08-2015, 12:22 PM   #25
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You mean running towards a burning super car not knowing if it will explode considering that it catches fire on its own? Hell no! I will not do that for my own safety and my family who's relying on me.
I am not sure the car exploding immediately after that initial little flame started was that much of a threat to be honest. By that example, even being parked right behind the car would be equally dangerous so the guy should have backed out of there or something. I don't think the guy was worried about it exploding immediately after the flame started, he was probably too panicked or lazy to go up to the guy to tell him. lol
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      10-08-2015, 12:58 PM   #26
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I am not sure the car exploding immediately after that initial little flame started was that much of a threat to be honest. By that example, even being parked right behind the car would be equally dangerous so the guy should have backed out of there or something. I don't think the guy was worried about it exploding immediately after the flame started, he was probably too panicked or lazy to go up to the guy to tell him. lol
I'm with you on that one, but I think everyone blowing their horn should be enough to catch his attention and check what's going on.
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I'm with you on that one, but I think everyone blowing their horn should be enough to catch his attention and check what's going on.
Haha yes for sure on that one! The first thing I thought was damn this guy is oblivious to all the yelling and horns around him. But he's probably thinking, 'damn they must really like my car'.
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Haha yes for sure on that one! The first thing I thought was damn this guy is oblivious to all the yelling and horns around him. But he's probably thinking, 'damn they must really like my car'.
True! LOL!
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      10-08-2015, 02:36 PM   #29
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It obviously wasn't clear to him for whatever reason.

Cars were stationary for a while, wouldn't have taken much to get out and tell him "by yelling fire we mean your car is burning, we don't just mean the flames from your exhaust". Or words to that effect

Sorry, but see too many vids online these days where people could actually have helped rather than concentrate on recording.

But maybe that's just me
Think about that sentence for a second...
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      10-08-2015, 04:42 PM   #30
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Too much junk in the trunk or maybe in the driver seat.

That is a racing car not a goofing car, idiots.

Most probably the owners manual doesn't come in Arabic.
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      10-09-2015, 07:36 AM   #32
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Who the fuck does not get out of the car and warn the driver that his shit is on fire? Yeah yeah, it's better to capture it on my iphone than actually DO something.
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Most probably the owners manual doesn't come in Arabic.
The driver wasn't an Arab. It was a female from Pennsylvania who was driving a rental.

http://www.maxim.com/cars/supercars/...s-smoke-2015-9

But I would bet that owner's manuals do come in Arabic too given that those oil rich countries are big buyers of these cars.

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Haha, I love seeing these. One less douchebag car off the road!
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      10-09-2015, 10:22 AM   #35
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Now that it appears that it was a rental, I hope that bitch gets stuck with the whole bill and didn't get insurance for being an idiot with something that didn't belong to her. Fucking dumb ass.
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The driver wasn't an Arab. It was a female from Pennsylvania who was driving a rental.

http://www.maxim.com/cars/supercars/...s-smoke-2015-9

But I would bet that owner's manuals do come in Arabic too given that those oil rich countries are big buyers of these cars.
The rental company broke one of the most important rules, "only rent sport cars to brained people"
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The rental company broke one of the most important rules, "only rent sport cars to brained people"
Come to think of it they say only 100 of those cars were ever made. I am surprised a rental company was even able to get one. I didn't think Lamborghini would approve of that on such a limited production vehicle.
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First thing that comes to mind is rotary cars shooting flames, and this:

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First thing that comes to mind is rotary cars shooting flames, and this:

According to the trunk logo that's Clark....Clark Kent. Alias Superass coughs on fire!!!
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