sad sight - mr2 burnout

The Running Man · 16 Feb 2010 at 18:39

went to my local toyota specialists to find an offensive red Mr2 almost blocking the entrance.

apparently it just set on fire and burnt itself out - whilst the driver was in it (he got out, but couldnt extinguish the fire..)

thelegend · 16 Feb 2010 at 18:44

where was this?

peterattheboro · 16 Feb 2010 at 18:47

Know what's worse?

The Running Man · 16 Feb 2010 at 18:48

thelegend said:
where was this?

chadderton @ toyotech!

loltim · 16 Feb 2010 at 19:08

It's just an MR2? :confused:

Not even a turbo is it?

NathanE · 16 Feb 2010 at 20:09

Umm, hardly the end of the world is it? :confused:

[TW]Fox · 16 Feb 2010 at 20:19

So the car caught fire :confused:

beermonster · 16 Feb 2010 at 20:27

This sight of over 20 burnt out 300zxs saddened me somewhat when I first saw it several years ago.

Matt82 · 16 Feb 2010 at 21:12

haha how did they burn so many?

loltim · 16 Feb 2010 at 21:15

Matt82 said:
haha how did they burn so many?

lol.

ajstan · 16 Feb 2010 at 21:16

Dodgy electrics probably? Maybe he fitted his own headunit or something and got it wrong?

That really would suck

beermonster · 16 Feb 2010 at 21:22

Matt82 said:
haha how did they burn so many?

Accidentally I would imagine.

Matt82 · 16 Feb 2010 at 21:48

must have been a show room but it looks like an odd location

beermonster · 16 Feb 2010 at 22:00

It was a big breakers yard in Georgia US, apparently a welder started a small fire on one of the cars and couldnt contain it and just spread like wild fire.

ci_newman · 17 Feb 2010 at 08:25

That's a rev1 N/A UK car

It was better off being torched. It must have been circa 20 years old!

Firestar_3x · 17 Feb 2010 at 08:31

Nickg said:
Snip...

Just to make you feel better, this is the last example of a red UK MR2 on the roads, we better savor it!

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/1443767.htm

Hope it doesn't catch fire!

On a more serious note, seeing a rare classic on fire is sad, seeing an MR2 isn't.

The Running Man · 17 Feb 2010 at 09:02

ah right, well the way that ppl tend to dote on mr2 on here i thought it would be of interest, nm.

[TW]Fox · 17 Feb 2010 at 09:06

Nickg said:
the way that ppl tend to dote on mr2 on here

English please?

Justintime · 17 Feb 2010 at 09:09

[TW]Fox;15977945 said:
English please?

You fully well know he means that people tend to glorifiy the MR2 around here. Do you get kicks from being difficult?

dote now rarely, doat [dəʊt]
vb (intr)
1. (foll by on or upon) to love to an excessive or foolish degree

The Running Man · 17 Feb 2010 at 09:16

[TW]Fox;15977945 said:
English please?

you have never heard the word dote? i also thought that ppl is quite a common exception for people?

not sure what language you want me to translate this into?