458's Catching Fire

[dazz25]

Just spotted this on the news! It looks like a few Ferrari 458's are catching fire while being driven! Doesn't look good for Ferrari.

Wonder what could be causing them set on fire?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/11071047

 

[Janesy B]

Sheer awesomeness.

 

[Kenai]

Sheer awesomeness.

"My car is so awesome it spontaneously combusts due to the sheer concentration of awesome"

 

[thepharcyde]

I was reading this in the Metro this morning and Ferrari saying it was all down to the owner. Understandable for a crash, but what about those catching fire, anyone know the cause of these?

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/838882-ferrari-s-170-000-supercar-is-hit-by-a-jinx

Ferrari says there is no technical fault to blame – it’s just the owners’ bad luck.

 

[Flibster]

It's a car with a large amount of electronics in it, made by Italians.

Considering Italians have been playing with electricity since 1780ish, you would have thought that they may have got it right by now.

 

[mrk]

I'm sure they'll get to the bottom of it and it'll be fire...I mean fine.

 

[TS7]

Gives a whole new meaning to 'Driving with your trousers on fire'

 

[5abr3]

It's a to encourage track days, the idea is if you drive too slowly then it catches fire...

 

[Kutter]

if it goes below 55 it explodes

 

[mark66]

Must make the insurers nervous! I wonder if they phone their customers and ask them not to drive it?

 

[flibbage0]

This is why Lamborghini is better

 

[hurfdurf]

This is why Lamborghini is better

They also catch fire fairly frequently.

 

[elmuzzy66.]

Maybe they are testing a new method of letting massa through in the nest gp

 

[markweatherill]

Well, I hadn't budgeted for it, but it looks like buying a spare 'just in case' would be a good plan.

 

[ubersonic]

Its not a design problem, the owners are just holding them wrong!

 

[GravyMonster]

Ferrari says there is no technical fault to blame – it’s just the owners’ bad luck.

Looks like Ferrari went to the same school of customer management as Apple.

 

[tbz_ck]

Dunno about you but I'd be wanting compensation direct from Ferrari if I had spent 170K on a car and it car fire on me!

No way I'd want to lose my no claims on a car like that

 

[Stromatolites]

Bet the owner was slightly ticked off when that happened

 

[Ring Peace]

Looks like Ferrari went to the same school of customer management as Apple.

Look up, that guy did it better than you.

Does this happen when when they leave the garage a bit too early?

 

[Fr0dders]

This is why Lamborghini is better

Totally !!!