gcfcos

Just read it in our local paper the Bournemouth Echo that a commercial garage fire happened and this guys rs500 went up in flames, he had booked it in for some paintwork poor bloke

Harris.

No links ?

Harris.

http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/upd...-social-media/

Pwrs2k

Hope he had an agreed value with insurance as the prices of these have gone through the roof.

james kiely

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gutted for him

lacey

I know him
Think he is also on here , or was

ben_frst

the garage liability will pay him out its on there property his only argument should be replace the car to anything the insurers say

maxest

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Poor fella, hope it was insured correctly

ajamesc

One of my mates cars. He has another and a wrc wide arch track escort

Adam-M

What a shame, would an engine block and head survive the heat of a fire?

tony66

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hope so-that said insurers use "market value" to gauge payouts-so they just need to look around a bit at current replacement values,so if insured they can hardly offer poor money...that said its an insurance companyso who knows-the biggest crooks wear suits and sit at a desk

cossiestu

He must be heartbroken... Bad enough to catch fire whilst in your own care, but to have it happen at a garage would be even worse.
As above, hope the insurance pay out a decent price....

Hellraiser

Fuck me I dunno what I'd say if that was my car ;0( gutted for the man, let's just hope insurance don't try fuckin him over as well

Adam-M

Wonder if they'll try be funny over the value by saying it can't be mint if it's in needing a repray? Can they do that?

cossiestu

Would the block be salvageable, provided it wasn't cracked and the pistons hadn't melted to the bores? I'd guess the head and anything else alloy would be scrap.

cossynut2

With the amount of heat generated in a major blaze like that I cant see there will be much left that is salvageable.
The garage is where I have had work done on my Sapphire, top quality work and Ford enthusiasts. Wish them all the best to get up and running again.

Glenn_

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Im gutted for him. Thats another RS500 gone from the ford scene.

STeve

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one genuine 500 goes and 3 more reps appear, funny old world

furry

this is one of my repairers gutted isn't the word.

salsheikh

gutted for the owner and the Ford community

xr2john

Gutted for all concerned! The bloke that owned it must be devastated and the owners of the garage are more than likely just as gutted. If they are ford enthusiasts as said above they will be gutted this has happened to such an iconic car that was in there care. Hope the men in suits pay out but somehow I doubt they will!!

Fudgey

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soul destroying

Mr S1

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Poor bloke....I'd be absolutely gutted if that happened to any of my cars. Just hope he gets paid out it's true value today.

Sinbad

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Imagine the poor beggar that had to phone him up and tell him the bad news

JasonPD

Everyones worst nightmare when entrusting a garage with your vehicle..

gjh

Gutting! One less in the world then.

visa_broke

so this is your car then? sorry to hear that, I hope you have a good outcome even if nothing will bring the car back

Fudgey

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No, furry works with accident claims or something so as i understand it, the firm where the car is, is used by the company he works for to make repairs.

it was not his RS500.

visa_broke

ok thanks, Just wasn't sure if it was or not.

vroooom ptssssh

After surviving all these years it meets its end in a blaze, saddening even if at the end of the day it is only a car..wonder how many are left

lee2cossies

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Read on Facebook that rustys garage in Manchester has also burnt down I'm sure that had 2 rs500's in it at one point and apparently it was full of cars when it went up.

Rsmat

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So sorry to hear .