A friend of Kara's who's husband works for MAG on the Audi side told her that MAG MINI caught on fire last night. No details yet o the extent of the damage, but it appears as if it happened after hours. Something about a battery left on a charger. More details when I get them. Sounds like everyone's OK...

 

Glad everyone's OK...

Did they get the MINIs OUT???!!!

 

I knew the Clubman was hot, but I had no idea

Yes it took a few hours for that thought to come together in my head.

 

I was actually thinking the same thing when I read Carve's post Hopefully the Hot Chocolate Clubman didn't become the Boiling Hot Chocolate Clubman.

 

Poor lil Hot Chocolate Clubman...I can just imagine the DISPATCH headline now..."Melts on the dealer's floor, NOT in your garage".

 

They probably threw blankets over their bonnets and led them from the blazing barn...
Oh wait. The Toy Barn is up the street.

They led them from the blazing showroom.

 

Free flames with every new MINI.

Glad no one was there to be hurt.

 

This is not MAG, but does show what happens when MINIs get hot.

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...d.php?t=130474

 

All that's needed now are two plywood-sized graham crackers and 30 bags of marshmallows...I'll have S'more of that Club' sandwich!

 

Wow! Matt, any more details yet???

 

http://www.nbc4i.com/midwest/cmh/new...2-29-0010.html

 

The smoked salmon MINI. You can smell the goodness.

 

And was a bit taken back by the damage incurred during this unfortunate event. Apparently a faulty battery charger was placed on a MINI in the far East side of the showroom... it malfunctioned and the car caught fire... its still sitting there and is a total lose. I have witnessed several car fires along the expressways over the years and have noticed that they generate a huge amount of smoke. From the looks of MAG this event was no different the smoke damage was extensive.

For all intents and purposes their showroom will be out of commission for the next 60 days or so... they have moved their sales operation to the far West side of the BMW facility. They were scrambling today to get computers up and running and to continue to conduct business in a professional manor.

Fortunitly the good people across the street at Bob Evans noticed the fire and called the Fire Department... given that the heat was so intense it cracked the windows on the West side of the Showroom... and the fact that the MINI's gas-tank stayed intact... they are actually lucky because this could have easily burnt their entire facility to the ground.

On the bright side they seemed positive and are geared up to make lemonade out of the lemons they were handed... the Sales Manager said that perhaps on the bright side at least they'll end up with a remodeled and improved showroom... one has to admire the positive attitude.

I'll try to get over there on Monday and take some pictures perhaps we can add a MAG Before and After page to the new website?
Thanks,
Terry

 

Thanks for the info Terry.

All smart a$$ comments aside, I'm glad no one was injured & I'm glad your car wasn't there at the time.

A new better remodeled MINI dealership would be great. Can't wait for the grand re-opening party.

 

You're thinking of the possibility of more doughnuts aren't you Chuck?

 

Well sure that would be good. To tell the truth last visit to MAG saw me consume zero donuts. I'd just filled up with breakfast at the B&E & had no room for donuts. So sad.

 

Someone should head to the show room, the Damage appears to be minimal to the show room, but that MINI is HOT!

On a side note, the clubman is fun to drive, may be a viable option for the futures wifes car

 

Hi Sean,

Wow you are marrying a Clubman. Better make that a Clubwoman. Oh wait you meant as a car.

 

My wife and I dropped by this afternoon to look at a Clubman...it looked like they lost two cars in the showroom, a Clubman and a Cooper S. Mike O'Sullivan said there had been as many as five cars in the building earlier in the day, but three had been delivered before the fire.

 

Chuck, don't pay the ransome Sean must have gotten out on his own

 

Haha, yes as her car. Came back to this wonderful weather for the weekend. She is a leapee(i hear thats what they are being clalled). Depending on how you look at it, I may be a cradle robber. Came back just in time to see the fire. Back to work monday.

 

shawn give me a call next time you around, we smoke some cigars

dan

 

Works for me. I have no idea when I will be back, there is alot up in the air right now...

 

I'm going on Chuck's Amish drive on April 19...are you? You'll know me by the trail of cigar smoke coming from the driver's window....

 

That and he will be the only one slower than the Amish

No offense just a sh*tgift.