Car fire

[jeepster]

My Daughter has just phoned me her car is on fire at coscos by the Citys ground.
Shes so upset it is absolutly ablaze.

[Citizen's Nephew]

Re: Ca fire

My Daughter has just phoned me her car is on fire at coscos by the Citys ground.
Shes so upset it is absolutly ablaze.

Bloody hell mate, sorry to hear that. As long as she's OK though. That's a scary experience.

[SOXY BOY]

Re: Ca fire

Absolutely devastating but as long as she’s okay, that’s the most important thing! As much as it maybe inconvenient, cars can always be replaced.

[jeepster]

Re: Ca fire

Absolutely devastating but as long as she’s okay, that’s the most important thing! As much as it maybe inconvenient, cars can always be replaced.

That is what i said to her,glad the kids were in school.

[Ninja]

Re: Ca fire

My Daughter has just phoned me her car is on fire at coscos by the Citys ground.
Shes so upset it is absolutly ablaze.

Glad to hear she's safe :thumbup:
Any idea what caused it?

[jeepster]

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Glad to hear she's safe :thumbup:
Any idea what caused it?

She said she smelt like a burning wire before they parked up.
Then loads of smoke then within seconds flames engulfed the car.
She is worried because there are cars either side of the car.
What if they get damaged?

[Ninja]

Re: Ca fire

She said she smelt like a burning wire before they parked up.
Then loads of smoke then within seconds flames engulfed the car.
She is worried because there are cars either side of the car.
What if they get damaged?

Guessing it would be covered by her insurance, she obviously can't be blamed for a fault she knew nothing about.
Hopefully it all works out ok and no major issues, thankfully she's alright.

[Citizen's Nephew]

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Guessing it would be covered by her insurance, she obviously can't be blamed for a fault she knew nothing about.
Hopefully it all works out ok and no major issues, thankfully she's alright.

:thumbup: The most important thing.

[Rjk]

Re: Ca fire

She said she smelt like a burning wire before they parked up.
Then loads of smoke then within seconds flames engulfed the car.
She is worried because there are cars either side of the car.
What if they get damaged?

is her mot up to date?

[jeepster]

Re: Ca fire

is her mot up to date?

All fully ligit.:thumbup:

[Ninja]

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All fully ligit.:thumbup:

Maybe tell her not to mention to her insurance company that she smelled burning. Just thinking they could use that to suggest she should have moved the car or reported it or something.

[goats]

Re: Ca fire

My Daughter has just phoned me her car is on fire at coscos by the Citys ground.
Shes so upset it is absolutly ablaze.

I saw that as I pulled up about midday….how does a car catch fire?

[goats]

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I saw that as I pulled up about midday….how does a car catch fire?

Costco was rammed aswell, not sure I’ve seen it that busy before bar Christmas and pre lockdown. Cost of living crisis my ass

[Jimmy the Jock]

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I saw that as I pulled up about midday….how does a car catch fire?

Generally electrical . Live cable goes to earth gets hot and catches fire .

[tforturton]

Re: Ca fire

I saw that as I pulled up about midday….how does a car catch fire?

Fuel plus spark. I would guess that a leaking fuel pipe dripped petrol onto the exhaust, or onto a live wire. This used to be common in older cars, and the new E10 fuel is already known to rot fuel lines.
Also, electrics under the dash can catch fire. Putting the wrong fuses in the holders can overload wires and cause heating, which melts insulation, causes sparks, etc.
Not that I'm saying that's what happened here - I have no idea. Glad everyone is okay.