Beetle on fire on sunshine coast

ByronBug High Priestess of Unequaled Coolness & Flower Child

1,446 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 10 Oct 2008, 11:02 am

#674037

Today on the radio said that a beetle went up in flames on the Sunshine Coast...owners got out of it ok
...can anyone shed some light on this for me?
Judy

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matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 10 Oct 2008, 11:28 am

#674041

Heard the same thing up here on the radio, but no more info. Always sad.......check those fuel lines.

Funny how you never here the make unless it's a volkswagen.

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Phil74Camper Head in the Clouds

2,703 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 10 Oct 2008, 12:03 pm

#674046

I agree. It's always 'A Volkswagen burst into flames in traffic today...' and for everything else it's just, ... 'A CAR was on fire today...'

It would be nice to hear 'A Subaru ran off the road and burst into flames today..."

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kmesh Casual Dubber

34 posts · joined Oct 2008 · 10 Oct 2008, 3:19 pm

#674085

lol, i probably shouldn't laugh at that.
True though, and i haven't heard a thing. Saw a wicked smash on the news from Bathurst practice though

vw 4 life Casual Dubber

41 posts · joined Jul 2008 · 10 Oct 2008, 5:11 pm

#674118

heard about it...

You have to believe in something for it too become true!!😂

Pauld Officially Full-On Dubber

204 posts · joined Sep 2008 · 11 Oct 2008, 7:37 am

#674198

looked like it would have hurt alot

eraser Fahrvergnugen

970 posts · joined Mar 2005 · 11 Oct 2008, 9:01 am

#674217

if you havent seen the clip of bathurst.