28-02-2005 17:15									#1
	My car burned down! Suffering from ads?

Here are low res pics made by a passer by... due to some electical failure, all the plastic and rubber under the hood caught fire while I was driving and, despite using up mine and 3 other fire extinguishers, completely ruined the engine and basically everything under the hood.

Lessons:
1. When you feel the smell of burning plastic, stop and check if it's not you;
2. If it is, immediately disconnect the battery
3. BUY A BIGGER EXTINGUISHER!

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	28-02-2005 17:20									#2
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sucks.

	28-02-2005 17:51									#3
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More pictures.

	28-02-2005 17:53									#4
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I want to see the smoldering remains of German automobiles. SHOW ME MORE!

(Seriously, I hope you're insured and that no one was hurt.)

	28-02-2005 18:00									#5
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quote: Originally posted by Oerdin (Seriously, I hope you're insured and that no one was hurt.)

All that's fine. Nothing to feel guilty about. Let yourself go and demand more pictures!

	28-02-2005 18:05									#6
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More pictures

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	28-02-2005 18:13									#9
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Yet more pictures !

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	28-02-2005 18:23									#12
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Maybe you shouldn't have tried to overtake those tanks?

	28-02-2005 18:25									#13
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Too bad the fuel-tank didn't explode.

	28-02-2005 18:26									#14
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I hope you were wrapped up warm, and have good insurance.


And next time don't buy a car powered by large wound up rubber bands.

	28-02-2005 18:27									#15
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BMW- right?

	28-02-2005 18:35									#16
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My father had the same problem 4-5 years ago.

He drove to work and suddenly, he recognized that a Truck drove near him and the driver wanted to say something to him.
So he opened the side window and the truck driver said that there was thick smoke coming out from his car (my father obviously couldn´t see it, because the smoke passed under the car and then was blown away by the wind).

So he stopped (in fornt of the Parkstadion in Gelsenkirchen), took out his brief-case where he stored important documents for work and then tried to extinguish the fire (hiws own fire extinguisher didn´t work, but he got 2 from truck drivers who had stopped.
Within minutes (after he left and secured the documents) the cab was in flames and he didn´t have the chance to save the car.
The Firemen who arrived several minutes later just told him to let the car burn down (as there would have been nothing to repair and he would be reimbursed for the old car by the insurance company).
We got no photographs of the car aflame, but the next day he was mentioned in the newspaper, as the fire caused a major traffic jam (it was a much frequented road between two large districts of the city )

	28-02-2005 19:16									#17
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When vehicles catch fire, they seem to burn awfully quickly. Once I was in a brand new bus that burned down, it was a matter of minutes too.

All the passangers got out, but the worst thing was, one of them just hitchhiked away without letting anyone know. We thought the bastard was maybe left inside for an hour or so.

	28-02-2005 19:27									#18
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Aren't European cars notorious for bad electronics?

	28-02-2005 19:42									#19
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No - though Italian cars have a well deserved reputation for bad electrics.

	28-02-2005 19:46									#20
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Italian cars have a well deserved rep for being bad cars, period.

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You should have remained in the car, might have made onto CNN.

	28-02-2005 19:48									#21
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Whoa... that's bad. Well, glad you are ok. Just get a new make of car this time, ok?

	28-02-2005 19:53									#22
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Imran, in fact a new bimmer is being made as we speak; my old warhorse, she just got jealous and decided that I would be her last .

	28-02-2005 20:09									#23
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Does add new meaning to the word "TOAST!!"

	28-02-2005 20:17									#24
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Wow that's awful. Was the car insured?

	28-02-2005 20:27									#25
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www.ergo.lt pwnd!

	28-02-2005 21:06									#26
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I'm sure that's cool, but I don't understand a word of it...

	28-02-2005 21:08									#27
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top right, ENGLISH

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Was your house stolen when you got back?

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Which reminds me, I must go and get an MOT appointment sorted out for my car...

	28-02-2005 21:13									#30
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quote: Originally posted by St Leo Was your house stolen when you got back?