Mk2 on fire, M66

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Mk2 on fire, M66

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Someone spotted a Mk2 on fire on the M66 this morning :cry:

Hope the owner is OK !

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Re: Mk2 on fire, M66

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Thats gut wrenching to see!!!
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Peter Gidden
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Re: Mk2 on fire, M66

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Unfortunately, that belongs to Kongeroo (Kong) on this forum.

No details as to cause yet. Car will be at my workshop later today.

A sad sight indeed. :pale:
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Gutted for Kong, it was an awesome car. :cry:
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Peter Gidden - SBITS wrote:Unfortunately, that belongs to Kongeroo (Kong) on this forum.

No details as to cause yet. Car will be at my workshop later today.

A sad sight indeed. :pale:


Hope he's OK - I presume the car's a writeoff ?
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Re: Mk2 on fire, M66

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Holy hell.

He's alright I trust?

WTF happened?!
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Peter Gidden
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Re: Mk2 on fire, M66

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Kong is absolutely fine.

No idea of cause. Kong's suspicion is engine bay electrical.
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Re: Mk2 on fire, M66

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Damn!!

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i heard the report on the radio as i got to the office

gutted :(
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Re: Mk2 on fire, M66

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Sad day for the owner. Hope he's OK.
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Hoo boy that sucks :(
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Such a shame such an nice 2.. :cry:
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Re: Mk2 on fire, M66

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RedMR² wrote:Gutted for Kong, it was an awesome car. :cry:


Ah jeez :shock: Glad Kong is ok and got out of that unharmed.

Lucky he was attentive, as that could have easily have been far more serious

Its a crying shame though, as that car has had so much time, love, money, sweat and blood on it and was a fine example of a sorted MR2.

Gutted for you mate :cry:
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Insurance?
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Re: Mk2 on fire, M66

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holy crap.

:pale: :pale:
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Re: Mk2 on fire, M66

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What a sad day for both MR2 & Kong! :cry:
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Re: Mk2 on fire, M66

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Not good, no car owner wants to see this.
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Re: Mk2 on fire, M66

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I do hope it can be salvaged in some way.
Lots of nice kit - very unfortunate.
Sympathy for the owner...
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Re: Mk2 on fire, M66

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DB Mr2 wrote:Not good, no car owner wants to see this.


Over the summer I passed a burnt out kit car... I wanted to cry, given the hard work that went into that! I'm equally gutted for Kong. Very sad to see this!


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Re: Mk2 on fire, M66

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Hey, he got out without injury. The rest is just glass and rubber - with a little bit of steel.

But yeah, there'd be man tears from me if it was my car.
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