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BERLIN - A German man doused his BMW with gasoline and torched it on Friday in protest at skyrocketing fuel costs, police said. The unemployed 30-year-old man drove the black 1995 BMW 3-series sedan onto the lawn outside Frankfurt's convention center grounds at about 7:30 a.m., police spokesman Karlheinz Wagner said.

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He then jumped out, emptied a canister of gas over the vehicle, and set fire to it, Wagner said.

By the time the fire department got to the scene, the car was entirely burned out.

The Bavarian man, whose name was being withheld because he has not been charged with a crime, told police that gas prices were so high he could no longer afford to drive the vehicle.

As in many countries, gasoline prices have risen steadily in Germany; a liter of regular gasoline now costs about euro1.55, or $9.40 per gallon.

Police were investigating whether the man could be charged with violating German environmental laws with the stunt, Wagner said. Penalties range from fines to five years in prison.

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Yes, but he used gasoline to start the fire :lol:

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He actually wanted to set his car on fire in Berlin, but couldn't find the way! The area where he set the car on fire is actually only 15 mins away from my house. I can't believe I didn't hear about it on the news and found out here! :lol:

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Buy a more economical car...?

A BMW hardly gets the best gas mileage anyway...

A 1995 BMW 316 can get 36 to 40 mpg highway. Not bad. Not sure what model this guy had but it was a three series. I would guess it was a 316. The 316 was never sold in the US.

BMW diesels can do better.

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Total wanker... not only did he waste gas on the car, but he also introduced an inordinate amount of toxic gases into the atmosphere by burning the car that.

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A 1995 BMW should be paid for too. He was an idiot.

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German article with pics here

He actually wanted to set his car on fire in Berlin, but couldn't find the way! The area where he set the car on fire is actually only 15 mins away from my house. I can't believe I didn't hear about it on the news and found out here! :lol:

he's bavarian, what did you expecT? :whistle:

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Total wanker... not only did he waste gas on the car, but he also introduced an inordinate amount of toxic gases into the atmosphere by burning the car that.

The icecaps will melt now.

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He actually wanted to set his car on fire in Berlin, but couldn't find the way! The area where he set the car on fire is actually only 15 mins away from my house. I can't believe I didn't hear about it on the news and found out here! :lol:

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