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We know it's thoroughly passé and childish to laugh at Google translations of foreign web pages, but, hey... we're thoroughly passé and childish.
Dutch site Autogespot snapped this Ferrari 458 fire in Paris last weekend: a tragic event, doubtlessly eloquently reported in their native tongue. However, we don't speak Dutch, so we must rely on Google Translate for the full account.
'Are you not so long in possession of your new car, a Ferrari 458 Italia in this case, he just flies into the fire!' reports Autogespot. 'Separate but very true.'
'It is good to see that the fire started near the wheels, and soon was expanding,' the gripping narrative continues. "Fortunately there was a passer-by who happened to be a big fire extinguisher with him and he was able to extinguish the fire, according to the mocker, "to prevent further damage and explosion".'
Lucky, indeed, that a passer-by who happened to be a big fire extinguisher was on hand. Imagine the damage that could have been wreaked if that passer-by had happened to be, say, a giant matchstick...
Ferrari 458 Italia: quite on fire
Dutch website snaps flamin’ Ferrari in Paris. We laugh at Google Translate
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Showie commented on this article
at 12:37 pm on 19 July 2010
lesson learned. don't take Italians to France.
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TopGearMouse commented on this article
at 12:39 pm on 19 July 2010
Can't help but read it in a dutch accent and finish with the words 'an't my farther also'
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Lamborgboy commented on this article
at 12:57 pm on 19 July 2010
There french what do you expect
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RDMracer commented on this article
at 01:22 pm on 19 July 2010
(predictable comment) I knew the new Ferrari was hot, but not that hot!
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AML-DBR9 commented on this article
at 02:48 pm on 19 July 2010
Ha ha ha. all i had to do was look at the picture. This car looks horrible but maybe the fire is an added extra. Ferrari your car looks rubbish compared to the Mclaren Mp4-12c
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