2010 Nissan GT-R spontaneously combusts at Florida dealer

When a $ 90,000 sports car like the 2010 Nissan GT-R goes up in flames in the middle of a locked showroom, curiosity flares up like a bad case of the vehicle recalls. Strangely, that exact thing happened at a Gainesville, Florida Nissan dealership, reports the The Gainesville Sun. Not long after a security guard completed his rounds at about 10 p.m. Sunday, the blaze was discovered. Local investigators believe the cause may have been a fallen light, but fire rescue spokeswoman Carol Davis told the Sun that the investigation is not complete.

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Customers need auto loans for the 2010 Nissan GT-R

Customers do not need exploding parts in their high-powered 2010 Nissan GT-R sports cars. Spark plugs fire up that beast of a Nissan engine when it’s time to tear up the road, but the Super Silver GT-R and fire shouldn’t otherwise go together. In order to get to the blaze that reportedly engulfed the entire car, firefighters had to smash their way through the glass doors of the Nissan dealership. {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.

Amazingly, the security guard couldn’t unlock the doors

According to the Sun, this was quite strange, considering that the guard had just locked the doors moments before. One wonders who Nissan dealerships are trying to keep out, if locks are so sophisticated that security can’t get back in once they’ve locked up? Whatever the case, according to the Gainesville dealership’s parts and services director, Stacy Calhoun, firefighters still don’t know how the fire started and whether it started inside or outside the 2010 Nissan GT-R. Arson is still on the table as a possible cause.

'It’s unusual for a car to catch fire in a closed building,’ Davis exclaimed

That staggering understatement is illuminating, but not as much as the facts that the dealership and inventory (of which there is another Nissan GT-R) wasn’t otherwise damaged. The Gainesville Fire Department is more than likely to blame for this positive ocurrence. The dealership likely has insurance to cover the lost 2010 Nissan GT-R and thankfully a potential auto loans-carrying customer would have similar recourse. A mechanical or electrical defect would lead to a recall or at least be covered by warranty. If the car isn’t recalled and the warranty expires, will a customer’s comprehensive coverage do the job?

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