Well, it's over.

That little problem with the fuel rail was worse than I thought. One quick jaunt to the carwash (literally five hundred feet from my apartment) couldn't hurt anything, could it? Even if it's before my new billet fuel rail from Lindsey Racing arrives?

Well, the guys from the fire department were very sympathetic. But an engine compartment full of char is an engine compartment full of char. And that's annoying.

We'll see what the insurance company has to say, but I can't think they'll be too forthcoming... I had to tell them about the fuel rail. (Any minor malfeasance on my part, and I could kiss my security clearance goodbye, you see.)

They'll probably offer me less than I could get to part it out, but I don't have the facilities and space to do so. I'll probably just have to walk away with whatever they offer.

The lesson of this story is to be very careful. Don't let stuff slide, even if you're going to get it fixed next week. Because otherwise, there might not be a next week, not for your car.

 

Holy ****. Pictures? I'm sorry to hear... damn...

:C

 

i have not seen it yet but i am confident...

we can rebuild him.

make him better, stronger, faster than before.

tomorrow should be interesting.

 

Okay... now you're really screwed.

 

That is a very bad outcome. Hard to believe even a significant leak would fire off that quickly. Hope you can recover financially and 944-wise!

 

Fate has brought you to the dark side

Tell the insurance company you would like to buy back the "shell". Sometimes they will sell it back to you for a very good price because they really don't have anywhere to put it.

Then you'll have "some" insurance money for a beater until your LS3 arrives!

(I'm sorry about your car. Fire has got to be the worst thing that can happen.)

 

So sorry, man.

Fuel systems offer little margin for error. Don't let it get to you, I see lots of cheap NA's out there and you will know what to look for in a solid one.

 

totally sucks dude. First thing I did when I bought my 951 was order Lindsey's fuel line kit and replaced it. I knew jack nothing about these cars and it took me a few hours to do. Glad I did it...

Hope you can get some $$ out the deal and start looking for the next one...

 

pics

 

So, I heard your timeline for an LS swap just got bumped up a little...
Time to talk to insurance co about a buy back, and the bank about a personal loan...

 

Just let me know when guys-

Sorry to hear about your car, Whisper.

 

Well, I'm definitely not sanguine about trying to salvage. Once you have a fire, you can't trust anything.

And, frankly, I'm tired of running to stand still.

At this point, I'm thinking of just waiting six months to put together a decent downpayment, and buying a Cayman.

 

Pffft. I found out AFTER I bought mine that there was a dash fire at one point. There was a time where I was about to give up and part the car to recoup my losses, but now that I'm close to having it done, I'm glad I kept it.

I guess if you need a reason to walk away from a 944, this is as good as any! I really am sorry to hear about your car though. Hope the insurance company comes through for you.

 

many would say all you had to do is answer the questions asked. but i understand your concern with the bigger picture. a few grand is not worth the risk, no matter how small the odds are.

 

damn...sorry to hear that. I had a bit of a scare myself with a ruptured fuel line. fortunately, I only drove a short distance and the headers didn't get hot enough to start a fire, but it was certainly quite the scare.

Glad to hear nobody was hurt though - good luck with the insurance company