safulop

Well, here I am again, proud new owner of a silver 1987 S4.

OK, it *was* silver. It's now kind of. . . charcoal. It was roasted last night in a fire at my local Porsche shop.

I think you can see the video here
http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?se...cal&id=7727753

Yes, that's my 928 up on the hoist there, and that's me being interviewed. Quite a day, after all.

See, this is why it's important not to pay too much for your 928, because you never know, you might have to get a shop's insurance to pay you off three weeks after you bought it!

So after I get my insurance check (assuming I get one, because I personally had no coverage due to my insurance company's refusal), I guess I'll be looking to buy yet another 928 S4/GT in the Fresno area. Any tips?

Hope all of your days were better,

Sean

Landseer

That's almost unbelievable.
Very sorry for your loss.

safulop

Yes, I'm glad I have the news video to put in my post, otherwise I might not even believe it myself.

Thanks for the condolences, but I'm trying to remember it is really just a car, and happy that no one was hurt in the after-hours incident.

polecat702

That really "SUCKS"!!! Make sure you get all you can from his insurance company.

Nicole

That is just terrible! I'm so sorry for the loss of your shark, and hope you will get compensated for it properly.

jorj7

That's a real bummer, hope the insurance comes through from the shop and good
luck on your search for another 928.

blitz928

Wow! Sorry to hear this.

86'928S MeteorGrey

I'm so sorry for your loss... So sad to see her all burnt and melted... Maybe the shops owner can file a statement that the car was immaculate and you will get high blue book at least. Maybe you will actually come out ahead. I'll keep my fingers crossed for ya.

Ispeed

Sorry to see that, hope you continue and get another 928.

Mrmerlin

sorry to hear of you loosing your car, it really sux to see .
I hope you get a great settlment, and find another one

dr bob

The Good News is that you have a very recent valuation on the car, based on your purchase price plus all the inprovements made to date. You should get all your sales tax and DMV fees in to that number too. So you won't have to suffer through the insurance company replacement evalution process, which typically includes finding the cheapest auto-trader example for "market value".

Let's all hope that the fire investigation doesn't conclude that your car started the fire. (!!!!)

JoeTaylor

Wow, that hurt just seeing the 928 up on the lift, burnt to a crisp....

Did they figure which car had the electrical fault?

Marine Blue

What a bummer. That is just pure bad luck.

Make sure you get top dollar from the insurance company.

I'm sure you'll find a nice replacement soon enough, some nice cars popping up at reasonable prices.

Abby Normal

How sad. Hope the insurance claim will make you whole, and then you can start the search for another.

blown 87

That sucks man.