I'm betting electrical. Fuel can leak but would have been smelled first as its hard to ignite outside the right a/f mix, in which case it would burst into flames quite suddenly. Smelling something sounds like smoldering which sounds electrical to me. And here I was looking at the fire extinguisher option thinking what could be more useless on a modern car.... Glad to hear you were at least able to extinguish the fire, as watching a car burn to the ground is not something you want to see. With any luck you got it put out early enough they'll be able to determine the cause. Bad as things probably seem right now if you look on the bright side there's a good chance you'll be getting a whole new car soon!

 

Should have let it burn to the ground. Ask me how I know- Now they may try and repair it. Did they give you a loaner? The cold water against the hot engine could have caused additional damage. I see a fight developing.

 

Glad to hear that there were no injuries. I really can't imagine how Porsche will handle your situation. I think it might be wise to have an attorney waiting in the wings; after enduring such a miserable experience, I can't see you making any compromises.

Best of luck with all of this. Personally, I hope you get a new car out of them.

 

Glad to here there were no injuries. Really hope that this isn't becoming a common occurrence - every time I see a 458 I half expect it spontaneously burst into flames.

All the best. I hope they replace the car.

 

which dealer did the oil service at 2k? bellevue,larson, Jobs?

 

+1-then there's no question about replacement

 

I worked for years for one of the big three and did investigations of this type many times.
Your recourse is through insurance, the insurance company would then go after the manufacturer if they felt justified. If the value of repair doesn't total it (does not sound like it will) then I am pretty sure you are not getting a new car.

 

Khaleesi and her damn dragons.

 

April fools? I'm betting on it....

 

Damn that sucks. Hopefully it gets sorted out. I wouldn't expect a new car though, crazy as the issue is.


Lol... lets see who else gets the reference.

 

Don't know the lemon laws in Washington State, but even if PCNA insists on a repair I doubt that they will have a replacement motor or diagnose & source all the replacement parts and do the rebuild (plus body shop repaint) in less than 30 days. It's likely they will want to pull the motor and airlift it back to Stuttgart to do a complete diagnosis.

So to bide your time, would you order the exact same specs? If they give you the choice of any car currently on US soil not already sold to someone else, what would you take?

 

Game of Thrones

 

Larson. Purchased from Barrier. Have no complaints about either outfit.

 

lol

 

I don't know how I feel about it. I, like most Porschephiles, am a bit of a perfectionist and have a lot of "pride of ownership". The unfortunate part of it is: "It will never be the same". If repairable, it is damaged goods, probably with a lingering odor and will always have the stigma of a "burner". I'm long faced about it but that's why we pay 100K+ for a special car, we want it to be "just so". PCNA must understand that it's customers are, to use an overused term, "****" and usually take very good, almost obsessive care of their stuff.