I don't think this is worth $7,000

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  1. henryjhost

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  2. DuneWulff

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    Retail value. That's what it would sell for at retail value before the car was destroyed, not in the state that currently is in.
     
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    What Dunewolf said.

    Also totally wrong section, this would belong in offtopic/automotive.
     
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    I wonder what happened to that Suburban. It says it's burned, so I wonder how it caught fire in the first place.


    If it doesn't have a transmission, you could always put one in.
     
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    yeah the color just says burn XD
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    I wonder what you would do with a burnt suburban?
     
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    I'm going to guess an arsonist bison. You mess with one of them, they come and burn down your car.
     
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    Who the hell is an arsonist bison?
     
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    Mommy was sending it too hard on the way to sally's soccer practice and hit an LPG tanker.
     
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    The car is located in Montana AFAIK. That state's population is 2/3 of the county I live in and in terms of area it's massive. With that population density, I can't see a human arsonist bothering to find signs of human life, ergo it must have been a bison.
     
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    Can't imagine a bison holding a flame torch.
     
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    No way of knowing for sure, but that generation Suburban has a few recalls relating to potential fire hazards. Notably:
    Recall Number
    06E043000
    Recall Date
    05/19/2006
    Component
    FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
    Summary
    CERTAIN REPLACEMENT FUEL FILTERS, FRAM BRAND NAME P/N G3727, WITH DATE CODES X52911 THROUGH X60801 SEQUENTIALLY OR X600141 AND A MEXICO COUNTRY OR ORIGIN MARKING ON THE FUEL FILTER HOUSING MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 18, 2005, THROUGH MARCH 21, 2006, SOLD FOR USE ON THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE AND ON CERTAIN SCHOOL BUSES. (TO SEE THE SCHOOL BUS ENGINE SIZES, CLICK ON "DOCUMENT SEARCH" AND THEN "BUS APPLICATIONS"). THE CONNECTOR ON THE FUEL FILTER WAS NOT MANUFACTURED TO HONEYWELL'S SPECIFICATION. AS A RESULT, THE O-RING MAY NOT SEAT CORRECTLY ON THE FUEL LINE.

    Consequence
    THIS CONDITION MAY CAUSE AN INADEQUATE SEAL AT THE CONNECTION, POTENTIALLY LEADING TO A FUEL LEAK. IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, A FIRE COULD OCCUR.

    What Owners Should Do
    HONEYWELL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE FUEL FILTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 18, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FRAM CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-890-2075 (OPTION 1).

    (and)

    ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH 5.3L (RPO L59) V8 ENGINES, THE ENGINE FUEL RAIL CROSSOVER TUBE RETAINER SCREWS WERE NOT MANUFACTURED TO SPECIFICATIONS AND MAY BREAK.

    Consequence
    IF THE TUBE RETAINER SCREW BREAKS, FUEL COULD LEAK FROM THE FUEL RAIL CROSSOVER JOINT, THE ENGINE MAY STALL AND, IF AN IGNITION SOURCE WERE PRESENT, AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE COULD OCCUR.

    What Owners Should Do
    DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FUEL RAIL CROSSOVER TUBE AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE RETAINER SCREWS. OWNERS WERE NOTIFIED BY TELEPHONE ON JULY 30, 2004, WITH A FOLLOWUP OWNER LETTER BEGAN AUGUST 5, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 OR GMC AT 1-866-996-9463. NOTE: THE GM BULLETIN LISTS THE TAHOE AND YUKON MODELS BECAUSE CANADIAN VEHICLES ARE INCLUDED IN THE BULLETIN. NO U.S. TAHOE OR YUKON VEHICLES ARE INCLUDED IN THE U.S. CAMPAIGN.

     
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  13. MisterKenneth

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    Judging by the condition that specific one is in, I doubt you could fix it up. You could probably take it to a junkyard to sell the remains for scrap.


    And if they did, they'd be at risk of setting their fur on fire.
     
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    Dunno, I live in a place with rain, no bisons, small but terrifying spiders, and plantlife that secretly always wants to kill you.
     
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    Idk. Maybe you would just take it to drop in the ocean and create a new coral reef or something.
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    If the fire started in the engine why didn't the firewall stop it?
     
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    "Firewall" is a term leftover from when steam-driven vehicles were common. You had the fire and the boiler and you had to have a thick metal wall inbetween you, the fire, and the boiler.
    Nowadays, if your engine is ablaze that firewall might save you a couple seconds before the entire car goes up.
     
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    I'd drive that, Ls 9 swap that bad boy and peel out down the road like a bat out of hell.
     
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    *facepalm* is the engine still runs?
     
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