la bala Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 Daughter and son in law had a bad day today. Restored over ten years, and £1000s spent, all gone in a few minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7daysinaweek Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 As unfortunate as it is, as long as they got out safely that is what matters. atb 7diaw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpringDon Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 Shame, all that work but as long as no one was hurt there’s always the next project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 What happened then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 Was it an electrical fault? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam triple Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 Nasty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted May 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 34 minutes ago, Lloyd90 said: What happened then? I dont like to ask just yet Lloyd, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 10 minutes ago, la bala said: I dont like to ask just yet Lloyd, Did she leave her makeup mirror out? Bit of sunshine ... gone 👀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdadphil Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 Hi there My sons Focus caught fire with all his Christmas presents in it as he was on the M25 some years ago. Gallows humour from the Fire Brigade " It'll be Ok after bit of TCut!" seriously though it brings the value of life into perspective! best wishes to them Gdadphil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 should have had a landrover.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted May 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 31 minutes ago, ditchman said: should have had a landrover.... They already have one like this Simon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 30, 2020 Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 and they couldnt afford to carry a fire extinguisher ?...........hope the insurance is up to snuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted May 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2020 42 minutes ago, ditchman said: and they couldnt afford to carry a fire extinguisher ?...........hope the insurance is up to snuff I will put it on me bucket list for my Landy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted May 31, 2020 Report Share Posted May 31, 2020 I think that one in your picture is a factory promotional shot as it seems to have no number plate. Pity about the colour.......I wonder if it glows in the dark? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted May 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2020 2 hours ago, London Best said: I think that one in your picture is a factory promotional shot as it seems to have no number plate. Pity about the colour.......I wonder if it glows in the dark? The special edition Adventure only came in three colours, the daughter picked that colour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted May 31, 2020 Report Share Posted May 31, 2020 Nearly thirty years ago I bought a 110 Station Wagon (my second of three) that was Masai Red. It was a good buy and I had always said colour didn’t matter. When I sold it nearly ten years and 175,000 miles later it was still like driving a bloody fire engine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancer425 Posted May 31, 2020 Report Share Posted May 31, 2020 16 hours ago, la bala said: Daughter and son in law had a bad day today. Restored over ten years, and £1000s spent, all gone in a few minutes. Know very little about the details of fires in VW buses. but i must admit, i can remember seeing a few of them on fire in the 1970s and 1980s. could be the confined engine bay cooling and hot days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted May 31, 2020 Report Share Posted May 31, 2020 Or the gas stove? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancer425 Posted May 31, 2020 Report Share Posted May 31, 2020 It is a shame it looks a nice one, or WAS. Sorry i feel mean saying WAS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovercoupe Posted May 31, 2020 Report Share Posted May 31, 2020 That’s a real shame I have had a few scares mostly with welding up vehicles and learn pretty quick that if you can catch a small fire and get it out then a fire extinguisher is a real saver. 2kg foam is a minimum if your going to do it or 6kg foam is better. Powder is ok but does not get the heat out of what’s burning and the piddly little ones are next to useless on anything larger than a box of matches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted May 31, 2020 Report Share Posted May 31, 2020 Hope they had good insurance as the split screens are worth a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmboy91 Posted June 1, 2020 Report Share Posted June 1, 2020 I had work once try and tell me that if the van, pack full of chemicals went up in smoke I was to use the fire extinguisher in the cab. Yeah right. Had a few hairy moments with vehicles and fire, my old man had a P100 with a CB in that went up one day, he caught it just in time, ripped it out and slung it straight out the window. I was coming down the a120 in the van and thought I could smell smoke but couldn't see anything, then approaching the Braintree roundabout I could see said smoke 😂 the phone charger had caught light while plugged in, burnt my fingers pulling it out. People don't realise how quickly a car/Van will be engulfed. Glad they got out alive and ok though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remimax Posted June 1, 2020 Report Share Posted June 1, 2020 glad no body was hurt, its just another tin box that can be replaced . bodyshop M8 bought a brand new clio v6 years ago which nearly killed him.it burst into flames on the motorway causing central locking to close all doors. got out thru smashed windscreen . burns and damaged lungs. got a fault recall a month after it happened. we were convinced his wife was trying to bump him off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol p Posted June 1, 2020 Report Share Posted June 1, 2020 I spent a month on one of those that had been bought after an engine fire, they are notorious for it. The guy had got it as a project and put a new engine, box, wiring, interior etc in. I refinished it and put on some new wheels. He sold it for £12,000!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkshire graeme Posted June 1, 2020 Report Share Posted June 1, 2020 On the camper I built I put an extinguisher system in that ran around the top of the engine bay that any fire burnt through the pipe and sprayed foam into that area. Such a shame to see a nice split up in flames Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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