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Old Sep 23, 2014 | 08:15 AM
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Yikes - that's my dealer. Fire apparently started in a customer's Jag and spread to more than a dozen other cars.
19 luxury cars damaged by fire at Sudbury dealership - 7News Boston WHDH-TV


My car needs to go in for service (Check Engine light, again), but maybe I'll wait for things to cool off.
 
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Old Sep 23, 2014 | 10:44 AM
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Sure hope it wasn't an F Type that started it.
 
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Old Sep 23, 2014 | 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by jleuz1
Sure hope it wasn't an F Type that started it.
No, someone parked a Ferrari nearby and was test driving an F-Type when the Ferrari spontaneously combusted as they are wont to do
 
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Old Sep 23, 2014 | 02:03 PM
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Yeah, that's my dealer too.
 
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Old Sep 23, 2014 | 03:30 PM
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If you find out which model jaguar caught fire I'd like to know.
 
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Old Oct 9, 2014 | 01:36 PM
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Caused by a 2004 XJ8, in for repair from a previous fire.
Fire at Sudbury car dealership traced to malfunction in Jaguar XJ8 - Metro - The Boston Globe
 
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Old Oct 9, 2014 | 02:13 PM
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the article seems wrong..1am? would is working on cars at a dealer at 1am? sounds like arson if that's the case.
 
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Old Oct 9, 2014 | 02:51 PM
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The car wasn't actively being worked on, was in for work.
 
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Old Oct 9, 2014 | 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by DJS
Sounds right. I'm surprised the guy paid expensive dealer mechanic labor rates to fix his 10 year old car.
 
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Old Oct 9, 2014 | 03:22 PM
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ouch!!
 
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