Gb270 On Fire

[tamkgb270]

i cant beleave my luck i got a 57 plate gb270 stole back on 20th feb 2009 didnt get it back so bought a 08 plate gb270 about 2 weeks agow and omg it went on fire on the a80 near to cumbernauld in the early hours of sunday morning driving along sparks come from the engine and loose power so i stoped and then the flames started i was nearly crying not ashamed to admit it seen another gb270 pass when the police and fire brigade were there think the private reg was k33 **N dont think he could beleave his eyes still heavy shocked

[irn_bru]

  tamkgb270 said:

i cant beleave my luck i got a 57 plate gb270 stole back on 20th feb 2009 didnt get it back so bought a 08 plate gb270 about 2 weeks agow and omg it went on fire on the a80 near to cumbernauld in the early hours of sunday morning driving along sparks come from the engine and loose power so i stoped and then the flames started i was nearly crying not ashamed to admit it seen another gb270 pass when the police and fire brigade were there think the private reg was k33 **N dont think he could beleave his eyes still heavy shocked

Jesus m8,can't believe the run you are having.

How bad is the damage?

Colin.

[tamkgb270]

  Irn_Bru said:

Jesus m8,can't believe the run you are having.

How bad is the damage?

Colin.

didnt get proper look but the engine went on fire melted away most of the front end and the inside is heavy smoke damaged

[Jimmy321]

Thats extremely unlucky you must be gutted, hope the insurance get sorted quickly.

[mystery machine]

Oh man, that is rank rotten luck mate

I guess you'll get another car no problem once the insurance is sorted out, just the effect that this and the theft might have on your premiums... even though neither was your fault...

Guess the main thing is that no-one was hurt.

Hope you get things sorted soon and that this doesn't put you off Scoobies.

[jonboywrx]

Sorry to hear this!! Gutted for you!

Hope you get it sorted soon pal!

[StrikE]

  Mystery Machine said:

Oh man, that is rank rotten luck mate

that is pretty bad man.

Really hope you get sorted fast & that the insurance company dont rip a new ar$e with the premium.

[StewartyBoy]

Holy crap Batman!! I thought I had rotten luck, but thats terrible! Sounds like a scary one!

[sparky_sj04]

Really sorry to hear that mate! Strange as well on an almost new car.. Keep your chin up, it will all get sorted.

[plimpix]

Really sorry to hear that mate, your having no luck at all!! Hope you get it all sorted with insurance etc quick.

[Hightower]

jesus, thats terrible!!!! really sorry to hear, i really hope you luck changes

[Spaceman]

Bad lyck mate very harsh any idea what caused it?

Grieg

[kennyuk300]

Very sorry to hear this hope you have a turn of good luck from now on mate ,keep your chin up

cheers kenny

[marky.t.s]

sorry to here this Tam,pretty crap really!.....didnt even get a chance to wave to you in youre new 270.

[dipsy]

Sorry to here this .Hope the insurance pays out quick and your back in another scoob

[bobbyc]

Geeez Tam thats a nightmare never even got to see the new motor, is it another write off or does it look repairable? they got any idea what caused it

Bobby

[craigdmcd]

  tamkgb270 said:

didnt get proper look but the engine went on fire melted away most of the front end and the inside is heavy smoke damaged

That sounds like a right off. That's a shame for such a nice new car. There weren't any undeclared mods that the insurance will try to use as an escape policy, were there?

[micra_wrc]

aw man that must have been horrible

cant imagine how it would have felt watching scoob no 2 go up like that, esp since scoob no 1 was stolen

i'm surprised at a brand new one going on fire, surely that shouldnt have happened.

any chance you can get some compensation off the dealer?

hope you get thing sorted with the insurance and that its not put you off scoobs.

if you decide to go for a third impreza perhaps avoid the GB270 series? they seem to give you nothing but bad luck...

[thewelsho]

Sorry to hear about your car mate, that's a shocker. Two Scoobies burned out in the last few weeks. If I were in your shoes, I'd buy a Hawkeye STi. Well that's if you're going to stay behind the wheel of a Scoob.

Good luck with it.

[mystery machine]

  TheWelsho said:

If I were in your shoes, I'd buy a Hawkeye STi. Well that's if you're going to stay behind the wheel of a Scoob.

The GB270s are really nice motors and offered very good value for money as brand-new buys, but I recently compared asking prices for 07-plate GB270s against 07-plate STIs and the STIs weren't an awful lot more expensive. If you consider that the STI offers several rather more fundamental upgrades over a WRX than the GB270, and if you don't have to own a 'limited edition', then STI really starts to look like better value for money as a used buy...

JMHO.

Edited April 20, 2009 by Mystery Machine

[C_WRX]

Nightmare fella. Hope the recent bad luck run hasn't put you off Scoobs and you can sample your next one very soon.

[G-ManUK]

That's some run of bad luck!! hope you get it all sorted out quickly Tam...

Hopefully not put you off having a Scooby

[thefastone]

Gutted, thats real bad luck in teh extreme mate! no way anyone should have to go through either event, but then to go though both...

Your almost as unlucky as Jimser!!!

[colzo]

Extreme bad luck mate. Chin up.

[Shelly_Scooby]

So sorry to hear that! And here's me going on about stupid dents and dings! Hope things get fixed!

Good Luck