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Nearly 4,000 German cars trapped on a burning boat

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John Kuvakas
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TTAC has an article on cars trapped out on the sea. Click here. 


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Sickening.  I would guess that even those that weren't burned would be written off with smoke and water damage.  An insurance nightmare.



   
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John Kuvakas
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Think about how many of those were pre-ordered with eager customers waiting for their little beauties. "I'm sorry but your car is sinking off the coast of Portugal." 


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Larry kemling
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Guess that’s what BMW gets for putting all their proverbial eggs in 1 basket!😥



   
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 Joop
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I would think that only a small portion of the owners would really mourn the loss of their car, them being the true collectors.

The rest would just write them off as a loss....and head for the next car.



   
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