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Aug 17, 2015 | 07:14 PM

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cuervoacres

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One less Crossfire

Bummer.... Man's Chrysler Crossfire bursts into flames just 30 minutes after he bought it | Daily Mail Online

Aug 17, 2015 | 07:26 PM

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Squirrel Crusher

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Re: One less Crossfire

Ouch and it was the best car color...Squirrel Crusher

Aug 17, 2015 | 07:26 PM

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pioneer4x4

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Re: One less Crossfire

Looks like it was a RHD one too, those are rare, correct? (even rarer now!)

Aug 17, 2015 | 07:45 PM

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onehundred80

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Re: One less Crossfire

I'm looking for the upper trim on the windshield, guess that is gone. I also looking for the OEM lighted sills?

Aug 17, 2015 | 07:52 PM

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deltacrossfirebob

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Re: One less Crossfire

How about the letters off of the trunk???
Very sad pictures to look at.

Aug 17, 2015 | 08:17 PM

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pioneer4x4

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Re: One less Crossfire

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Ouch and it was the best car color...Squirrel Crusher

Yeah, nice color :-)

Aug 17, 2015 | 10:37 PM

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DenverCrossfire

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Re: One less Crossfire

That article just came up in my news feed - what a bummer.

Aug 18, 2015 | 07:34 AM

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maxcichon

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Re: One less Crossfire

This is why I've been with Farmer's Insurance for 35 years. "My guy" would have paid without asking...

Aug 18, 2015 | 08:01 AM

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ala_xfire

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Re: One less Crossfire

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Looks like it was a RHD one too, those are rare, correct? (even rarer now!)

Not too rare in England, where this one WAS.
Guess no point in inquiring about the headlights.
This looks to me like a severed fuel feed hose, or one that was not properly tightened.

All that's left here are some rear body panels, the bumper cover, the differential and the locking pump.

Aug 18, 2015 | 10:18 PM

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DenverCrossfire

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Re: One less Crossfire

Well, at least it wasn't due to a faulty backlite:

NHTSA Closes Investigation into Chrysler Crossfire Backlite Issue
NHTSA Closes Investigation into Chrysler Crossfire Backlite Issue | glassBYTEs.com

Aug 19, 2015 | 05:36 PM

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rush549

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Re: One less Crossfire

My dad is a TV repair man. He has an awesome set of tools... I can fix it.

Aug 19, 2015 | 07:48 PM

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pizzaguy

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Re: One less Crossfire

VERY likely some work was done on it at the dealership/private seller's just before the sale.

Inattention to detail - not JUST a problem at the local fast food place......