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cjsale Registered User Registered: March 2006 Posts: 584 users gallery	No more damp start problems here !
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santa20

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Registered: June 2003
Posts: 3,171

15:33

God what happened?

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cjsale

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Registered: March 2006
Posts: 584

22:24

You tell me, quietly driving to work, smell of burning car falters and stops, smoke from under the bonnet, sat there thinking for a millisecond, grabbed fire extinguisher, opened bonnet (everyone says don't do that, how do I use fire extinguisher), emptied fire extinguisher to no avail, shut bonnet, dialled 999, waited for fire brigade and watched my car burn, luckily??? I was only a couple of miles from Sale Fire Station. I can't believe I never thought to take a photo with my phone. Oh rang work to say I might be a bit late.

Cause ??? nothing much left under bonnet to give a clue possibly fuel pipe or short circuit, insurance took 3 months to pay out, then I got the 45

Chris

santa20

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Registered: June 2003
Posts: 3,171

20:58

Sorry to hear that, only rover I have known to spontainiously combust was a Maestro a few doors down from where I used to live

cjsale

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Registered: March 2006
Posts: 584

21:20

Yeah the insurance assessor said it was a rare occurance but it does happen, thanks for the interest. Those 16" hairpins look nice on your 400, I'm thinking along the lines of 17" straights for my 45.

Chris

Damo6

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Registered: January 2006
Posts: 62

23:41

This is actually really sad to look at..i'd be devastated. v.unlucky/lucky (no one injured)

cjsale

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Registered: March 2006
Posts: 584

17:24

Only me in the car, just had to stand and watch it burn, fire brigade had it out really quickly. Oh my lucky hedgehog mascot did suffer from smoke inhalation. Thanks for the concern and comments.

Rover_King

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Registered: February 2006
Posts: 4,897

10:22

Crikey. Glad know one was harmed. How many miles had it done?

I would say that if the engine cut out and then you could smell burning, that it was something to do with the fuel line.

cjsale

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Registered: March 2006
Posts: 584

20:44

64000 just run in, it was really nice to drive. I was thinking along the same lines,(no pun intended), not much left to check on.

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