Picture: Thai Rath

 

A property developer on his way south from Bangkok to Hat Yai didn't make it yesterday.

 

Phanumas, 34, was driving a Mercedes Benz C350E worth 2.7 million baht when he got an indicator on the dash that all was not well with the electrics.

 

He jumped out as he saw fire then watched as his vehicle burned completely outside a Shell gas station in Nahkhon Sri Thammarat.

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

He said he had hit some metal plate in the road then the indicators well off, reported Thai Rath.

 

Thasala police and fire services were on the scene but not quick enough to cave the car.

 

Sanook had a picture of the fire in progress with a caption "luxury car burns out". 

 

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Picture: Thai Rath

Hardly a top of the range motor but wondering whether or not that as it was a hybrid had any bearing on the reported electrical issues that may have been the cause of the fire ?

If you buy a 2,7 million baht car, can afford to insure it.

Insurance pays, I guess.

To be fair that front wheel should clean up ok

16 minutes ago, Tarteso said:

If you buy a 2,7 million baht car, can afford to insure it.

Insurance pays, I guess.

Well guess the owner may hope so, but perhaps the owner is really a finance company

Not a good idea to stop next to a gas station.

41 minutes ago, Henryford said:

Not a good idea to stop next to a gas station.

No, it is probably better to continue drive, look at the flames, feel the heat and burn to death. You do know that the road, usually is like 30 - 50 meter from where you park to refill? It´s also a reason why they dig down the fuel tanks. 

1 minute ago, Gottfrid said:

No, it is probably better to continue drive, look at the flames, feel the heat and burn to death. You do know that the road, usually is like 30 - 50 meter from where you park to refill? It´s also a reason why they dig down the fuel tanks. 

Plus of course a filling station is well equipment with fire extinguishers

3 hours ago, Excel said:

Plus of course a filling station is well equipment with fire extinguishers

In working condition.. TIT style 

Well, I guess he'll just have to get a new one! Lot of face in a Benz!

Unlucky. 

 

I reckon he hadn't been wearing his amulet. 

 

Lessons learned, always wear your amulet, don't leave home without it. 

 

6 hours ago, Henryford said:

Not a good idea to stop next to a gas station.

When it is Shell, no problem.

Maybe overheated battery. Hot day and poor battery maintenance is explosive combination. Troubleshooting invitation 

Burn mother*** burn !

It was a Hybrid and he ran over some Metal plate.

I would say that he damaged the Battery packs under the the car and shorted and started the fire . 

Yep,Go So Called Green Fuel and Burn.

9 hours ago, webfact said:

then the indicators well off,

 

9 hours ago, webfact said:

not quick enough to cave the car.

??????? - been on the pot!!

Under the superb Benz warranty (provided the car was still under a New or Benz Preferred Vehicle warranty) and, if the car had had some sort of internal failure resulting in fire rather than hitting something on the road he'd be covered and simply be given a new car.

However the driver admitting he hit something, failed to stop as soon as he saw the warning light mutes the superb Benz warranty and leaves him looking to the insurance underwriter for claim and payout.

I own (in LOS) and have owned Benz's (Oz) for years so this burn-down to the rims is on him not the problem of Benz.

Thank heavens someone had the presence of mind to open the hood and allow fresh oxygenated air in otherwise the whole car could have melted.......????

13 hours ago, Excel said:

Hardly a top of the range motor but wondering whether or not that as it was a hybrid had any bearing on the reported electrical issues that may have been the cause of the fire ?

https://www.drive.com.au/news/mercedes-benz-c300-hybrid-c350e-recalled/

12 hours ago, Excel said:

13 hours ago, Tarteso said:

If you buy a 2,7 million baht car, can afford to insure it.

Insurance pays, I guess.

Well guess the owner may hope so, but perhaps the owner is really a finance company

Even if it is financed the "owner" has to insure it, the finance company doesn't!

12 hours ago, Henryford said:

Not a good idea to stop next to a gas station.

There's not much choice of where to stop if your car has just burst into flames and, presumably, stopped operating.

19 hours ago, Henryford said:

Not a good idea to stop next to a gas station.

When the flames are visible it's not the time to look around for a safe place to park.

You stop and bail-out.

3 hours ago, hotchilli said:

When the flames are visible it's not the time to look around for a safe place to park.

You stop and bail-out.

Burn baby burn, my insurance is current and I need a new AMG E class 350D only 8.5 Mthb......only $79,000 to $96k in the US, such a huge mark-up here, 3x's the price.

23 hours ago, Excel said:

Plus of course a filling station is well equipment with fire extinguishers

well in this one, I don't see any in the photos, or maybe as he wasn't a paying customer so they just used the hose pipe.????

“He said he had hit some metal plate in the road then…”  at least he can be thankful the roads were not wet’n’slippery!