Cargo ship full of VWs is on fire in the middle of the ocean

[Scarpozzi]

A cargo ship packed with thousands of Volkswagen Group vehicles is on fire in the Atlantic Ocean

I'm curious if this was caused by an electric car or hybrid with a LI-Ion battery pack that had a meltdown.

 

[BoomerD]

Oops...

 

[IronWing]

Think of the emissions savings!

 

[balloonshark]

Probably caused by a Jewish space laser.

 

[Scarpozzi]

I read another article that said something about Porsche being on board, so Raisins may be hiring soon.

 

[BoomerD]

I read another article that said something about Porsche being on board, so Raisins may be hiring soon.

From the article in the OP...

A Porsche spokesperson confirmed that "a number" of Porsche cars are among the Felicity Ace's cargo and said it's too early to tell if any can be salvaged.

 

[highland145]

Meh, dispose of them now or a year from now.

 

[Captante]

Think of the emissions savings!

I was just wondering if ... just by chance now ... a whole bunch of the old diesels somehow ended up onboard!

 

[Scarpozzi]

Reports are now saying that the loss is assumed to be tens of thousands of dollars.

 

[sdifox]

Reports are now saying that the loss is assumed to be tens of thousands of dollars.

err each car is tens of thousands?

 

[Scarpozzi]

err each car is tens of thousands?

They're VWs. It's basically one european state away from being a tugboat full of Yugos.

 

[sdifox]

They're VWs. It's basically one european state away from being a tugboat full of Yugos.

a new golf is at least 26k out the door.

 

[Scarpozzi]

a new golf is at least 25k out the door.

Yeah, but only flamers buy them these days.

 

[dank69]

"I said 'oh Lord Jesus, it's a fire'"

Ship's crew evacuated so under maritime rules it's finders keepers.

 

[pete6032]

As SDI pointed out, it will be in the millions once its over. Not uncommon for a single Porsche to go for over $100k. News article says 4,000 vehicles on the boat. Assume average price of $30k and that's $120 million worth of vehicles. If half of them are salvaged it's still a loss of $60 million.

 

[Torn Mind]

VWs are cars that should not be bought unless one is upper middle-class or higher.

 

[AdamK47]

As if my R8 order wasn't delayed enough. This will probably delay it a bit more.

 

[blackangst1]

Can you imagine being someone who bought a Porsche (since theyre all made in Germany)...sir we have an update on your car...oh yeah? Yes. Its on fire. lol

 

[BoomerD]

VWs are cars that should not be bought unless one is upper middle-class or higher.

Because they tend to be expensive to maintain junk?

My wife bought a 2003 Jetta for our daughter to use. 4 years old, about 15,000 miles...SHOULD have been a decent car...nope. Constantly in the shop for one thing or another. (I was glad she got an extended warranty for it, or it would have been expensive as hell. Got rid of it a few years later.

 

[dank69]

Because they tend to be expensive to maintain junk?

My wife bought a 2003 Jetta for our daughter to use. 4 years old, about 15,000 miles...SHOULD have been a decent car...nope. Constantly in the shop for one thing or another. (I was glad she got an extended warranty for it, or it would have been expensive as hell. Got rid of it a few years later.

I seem to remember people swearing by them back in the 80s. Since the 90s though I've never met anyone who was happy with theirs or who ever went back for another one.

 

[nakedfrog]

I seem to remember people swearing by them back in the 80s. Since the 90s though I've never met anyone who was happy with theirs or who ever went back for another one.

Very happy with my 2015

 

[Bitek]

Because they tend to be expensive to maintain junk?

My wife bought a 2003 Jetta for our daughter to use. 4 years old, about 15,000 miles...SHOULD have been a decent car...nope. Constantly in the shop for one thing or another. (I was glad she got an extended warranty for it, or it would have been expensive as hell. Got rid of it a few years later.

I feel like I have a quote about German Engineering in my sig inspired by a VW we owned 20 years ago...

 

[SKORPI0]

FELICITY ACE Current position (Vehicles Carrier, IMO 9293911) - VesselFinder

FELICITY ACE last position is 37.49529 N, 28.92628 W with speed of 13.2 knots. TRACK ON MAP...

www.vesselfinder.com

 

[Bitek]

Can you imagine being someone who bought a Porsche (since theyre all made in Germany)...sir we have an update on your car...oh yeah? Yes. Its on fire. lol

Delivery Tracker update: Milwaukee Depth, -27,493 feet

"Ohh it's in Milwaukee! It's almost here! What's that number mean tho..."

Googles

"Fuhhhhhhhghh"

 

[Torn Mind]

Because they tend to be expensive to maintain junk?

My wife bought a 2003 Jetta for our daughter to use. 4 years old, about 15,000 miles...SHOULD have been a decent car...nope. Constantly in the shop for one thing or another. (I was glad she got an extended warranty for it, or it would have been expensive as hell. Got rid of it a few years later.

Yeah, exactly that. Never owned one myself but I’ve seen speedkar99 review one of the cars and/or engines.