2010 Nissan GT-R spontaneously combusts at Florida dealer

Sports cars that cost $ 90,000 like the 2010 Nissan GT-R don’t normally blow up by themselves, so when they do, people notice. According to The Gainesville Sun, however, that’s just what occurred at a local dealership recently. Not long after a security guard completed his rounds at about 10 p.m. Sunday, the blaze was discovered. Carol Davis, a fire rescue spokeswoman, told the Sun that a causal investigation is still underway.

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Customers do not need exploding parts in their high-powered 2010 Nissan GT-R sports cars. The spark plugs of a shiny new Super Silver GT-R are supposed to fire and make the engine purr, but no other explosions are expected. With this explosion, firefighters had to smash their way through glass doors to get to the engulfed Nissan. {This is certainly not the kind of service that dealerships are fighting for these days|Sadly, that isn’t the kind of service dealerships had in mind as they compete for customer business during this recession|Without a doubt, no dealership wants that kind of fight to get customers into their service dealerships.

And the security guard couldn’t even get back inside

That’s an odd bit of news from the Sun, considering that the security guard had locked the building in the first place. Are Nissan dealerships becoming so sophisticated that the door locks morph into a different key pattern at the end of each day? Regardless, the Nissan dealership’s parts and services director, Stacy Calhoun, told the press that firefighters are still trying to determine whether the 2010 Nissan GT-R fire started inside or outside the car, as well as how it happened. Arson remains a possibility, according to reports.

‘It’s unusual for a car to catch fire in a closed building,’ said Davis

Understatement aside, the Nissan dealership owners are thankful that there was no damage to the rest of the building and inventory (which includes another Nissan GT-R). The Gainesville Fire Department is more than likely to blame for this positive ocurrence. There is of course insurance to cover the dealer’s bottom line on the lost 2010 Nissan GT-R and an auto loans customer would be similarly protected. If it’s an internal problem, there will likely be some kind of manufacturer’s recall or warranty coverage. But if spontaneous combustion occurs after the warranty expires and there’s no manufacturer recall, would comprehensive coverage take care of the trouble?

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