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Old 05-23-2019, 12:15 AM
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Default $350,000 2018 911 Special destroyed with other exotics in mansion fire Ft. Lauderdale

Probably close to $1 million in losses from this fire:

https://www.local10.com/news/local/f...ale-house-fire
Old 05-23-2019, 04:27 AM
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I don’t think he had enough cars....
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Most likely the Tesla that self ignited and roasted the other cars ... there's a post somewhere regarding those occurences !
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You would think a setup like that would have been fully sprinklered, or maybe even a foam system like an aircraft hangar.

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What is a 911 "Special"? Never heard of that one. A 2018 at 350k Im guessing GT2RS
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Could have also been an exclusive edition turbo.
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Originally Posted by NiteJav
Could have also been an exclusive edition turbo.
I think I spy turbo S exclusive wheels.
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VW Thing worth $130K ??
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Originally Posted by Mark Salvetti
You would think a setup like that would have been fully sprinklered, or maybe even a foam system like an aircraft hangar.

Mark

unless he owed money on all of them?

maybe a house of cards..

where i live average house is 2.5-3 million- most have 1 or 2 cars ford explorer or a lexus like a rx or es.

financially he maybe very over-extended or he was a car dealer.

i could be wrong, you never know when someone lives above their means
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or a harbor freight battery tender.

I am proud to report that no air cooled porsche's were harmed in the making of this film
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naw that guy is a multi multi millionaire . His parents built a car parts empire that spans the globe. he has the only Bugatti of its kind in Canada, cant remember which one it is , came out after the Veyron ...

I figure its good he is legacy to a car parts empire, looks like he is going to need it.
I have heard hes not a bad guy and gives a lot of money to charity
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Originally Posted by wildcat077
Most likely the Tesla that self ignited and roasted the other cars ... there's a post somewhere regarding those occurences !
This was my first thought as well.
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Yeah, there's a bunch of videos on You Tube regarding those flaming Teslas !
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thankfully they were not historically significant
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I just looked at that video that is definately a Turbo S exclusive that burned up. Sorry for the guys loss.



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