Who says only air cooled VWs catch alight

sand kombi Officially Full-On Dubber

345 posts · joined Feb 2003 · 22 Jun 2005, 9:44 pm

#375601

check out this poor bugger, must of stood under the ladder

http://www.whatboyswant.co.uk/movies/wbw_golf.wmv

MIKE.
VW'S DON'T LEAK OIL, THEY JUST LEAVE THEIR MARK !!!

ruckus Veteran Volks Folk

2,118 posts · joined Jun 2004 · 23 Jun 2005, 4:29 pm

#375882

Think this one was posted a couple of weeks ago.

Very sad eh?!

[Edited on 23/6/2005 by ruckus]

karmannghia60 Karmann Ghia Sucker

1,459 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 23 Jun 2005, 4:41 pm

#375894

He had a fire extinguisher early but choose to let it rip

[Edited on 23-6-2005 by karmannghia60]

Andy Andy\'s Adventures

2,820 posts · joined Nov 2002 · 23 Jun 2005, 4:53 pm

#375904

Yes, maybe the extinguiser didn't work, or he wasted it in the engine bay when it caught inside as well?
Wouldn't you lock the car up to stop it burning so fiercely inside?

I saw a Pajero go up near the end of the Centenery Highway last Sunday. Felt sorry for the poor owner.
:cry

Che Castro ankle straps

1,945 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 23 Jun 2005, 5:15 pm

#375910

Yeah the fire extinguisher did nothing I think. There is an article in "Race" magazine about fires. It describes a Fiat which caught fire, the driver used one of those small 1kg ones that everyone has, it did SFA. I think the issue is that you really need something serious to put out most engine fires.

Jon