Saw this while driving beside Endah Parade.
At first I thought Endah parade was on fire, since the big fire truck is on standby.
Guess i was a bit late to catch the action.



The owner of the car as seen in the 2nd picture was sobbing....
His car will never be the same again..

This is not a BMW "bashing" thread

This post has been edited by gary_cheah85: Feb 17 2008, 12:02 PM

Carrefour Endah Parade, http://www.dromoz.com/directory/place/?id=...ar+Carrefour%29
Happened this morning, roughly around 10am

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Added on February 17, 2008, 12:05 pmno more "invincible",

This post has been edited by gary_cheah85: Feb 17 2008, 12:05 PM

seems like an E39, pre-Chris Bangle era
didn't bother to check the whole car, just passing by

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Added on February 17, 2008, 12:09 pmNo idea what happened..
I was there after the fire had died out, but can still smell the fire extinguisher dust
As seen in 2nd pic, I can only estimate a big fire since it also burnt the railing in front of the car

This post has been edited by gary_cheah85: Feb 17 2008, 12:11 PM

The slogan for BMW is "Ultimate Driving Machine", does it translate to invincible?
Sorry for my loose translation

This post has been edited by gary_cheah85: Feb 17 2008, 12:17 PM

plz get your facts right, http://blogs.cars.com/kickingtires/2006/08...etains_ult.html
maybe i was outdated, but the slogan remains until end of 2006/7
current slogan is "Sheer Driving Pleasure"
no harsh feeling here...

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Added on February 17, 2008, 12:32 pmYeah, what a waste
The objective of the thread is to remind all drivers to make sure their cars are in tip-top condition.
Please bring your car for servicing at specified interval at authorized Service Center.

Since the cause of fire is yet to be known, no speculation here

This post has been edited by gary_cheah85: Feb 17 2008, 12:39 PM

Please don't speculate on the cause of fire

Any car hit a tree at high speed will split into 2 or more pieces.
Unless u are driving a tank

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Added on February 17, 2008, 12:50 pmLOL.. then which car is the "Ultimate Parking Machine" ?
Lexus LS 460L? http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9705275-1.html

self-parking car...

This post has been edited by gary_cheah85: Feb 17 2008, 12:50 PM

Yeah, the Hilux seems Mighty, still alive and running after so so many torture,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Hilux
read the Reputation part.

Hilux p4wns E39?
don't jump into conclusion yet

invisible or invincible? LOLz

the condition is worse compared to one of our fellow LYN member
at least her car bumper is still intact


This post has been edited by gary_cheah85: Feb 17 2008, 01:46 PM

she is a member here
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/628644/+80
this is her profile: jennifer

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Added on February 17, 2008, 2:33 pmeven if insurance covers burnt car, the compensation will not be 100%

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Added on February 17, 2008, 2:36 pmAgain I would like to emphasize NOT to speculate the source of fire, UNLESS you have any insider news or personally knows the car owner

This post has been edited by gary_cheah85: Feb 17 2008, 02:36 PM

unless the owner is a hardcore fan of beemer....

good idea, but i'm not so concern about the owner since he is still alive and kicking
I scared the owner will release his anger on me...


This post has been edited by gary_cheah85: Feb 17 2008, 05:29 PM

hehe... good excuse but I'm not carrying any DSLR to point and shoot at him.

From the orientation of the car, I guess the fire started while the car is driven.
You can clearly see the beemer coming in/out of the parking box.
If the engine bonnet is open, i might get closer to inspect the details or how much damage has been done.

The funny thing is, the owner only manage to save the umbrella, out of all things