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Old Jun 27, 2009 | 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted by kaustickollapse
so become a secret shopper and write a bad review??
oh and they left there truck running for an hour before it caught fire.

I'm pretty sure that AZ writes their own bad reviews. Nothing against you since i don't know you BTW, just stating my opinion. I go into a place and tell a guy what i need and he thinks i'm stupid. One guy at the one here in town told me not to use bosch spark plugs on a Honda. WTF? Seriously? Half the electronics on a honda are bosch. That shows to me that they have no clue what they are talking about. The only thing i have gotten from them is My alternator because I toasted it and it was the only autoparts store within 40 miles of Badlands Offroad park.

I wonder what actually caused a 5 year old suburban to burst into flames like that? Can you say GM is buying her a new kiddie hauler!

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Old Jul 1, 2009 | 02:17 AM
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Haha, there's a guy in a Dodge Durango pulled over on the highway taking pictures.
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Old Jul 17, 2009 | 01:57 AM
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Guess they should gone to O'Reilys
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Old Jul 17, 2009 | 02:13 AM
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wow, I can't believe ya'll just stood there and watched a car burn. You can't spray at it with a water hose, none of you had a fire extinguisher? Dunno just seems like it would have gone down a little differently in my neck of the woods. glad to see you had decent response time at least
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Old Jul 17, 2009 | 08:39 AM
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I know where I could get a Suburban pretty cheap!! Needs a little work on the front end though!!LOL!!
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Old Jul 17, 2009 | 09:30 AM
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I'll admit I shop at AutoZone. But I have a good working relationship with the one local to me. So much so they know me by name and when money's tight I get my parts at cost. Most AutoZone's get a bad rep cause it's corp. that does the hiring not the local store. So you never know what yahoo will get picked out of the hat. I've tried for 2 years now to get a job there and no luck. So I'm not sure how they chose.

As for the Burb burning, that's what they get for buying a Chevy produced.
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Old Jul 17, 2009 | 04:19 PM
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I want to know what kind of tires they had. Thats one tough *** tire.
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Old Jul 17, 2009 | 05:41 PM
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im sure that kaustic does take pride in his work and helps the customers but the thing is, ke couldnt get to a fire extinguisher and this customer wasting buying parts he was watching his rig burn, stop bashing kaustic about his work performance when the video has absolutely nothing to do with it! and as far as the hose issue goes alot of places have keyed faucets, and any business that care about the appearance of the building wouldnt leave a hose laying around junkin up the building. cool video
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Old Jul 21, 2009 | 09:58 PM
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Originally Posted by claygrassmann
im sure that kaustic does take pride in his work and helps the customers but the thing is, ke couldnt get to a fire extinguisher and this customer wasting buying parts he was watching his rig burn, stop bashing kaustic about his work performance when the video has absolutely nothing to do with it! and as far as the hose issue goes alot of places have keyed faucets, and any business that care about the appearance of the building wouldnt leave a hose laying around junkin up the building. cool video

x7!!!!!
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Old Jul 21, 2009 | 10:15 PM
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thank you for the back up bones, im glad someone agrees with me since the video has nothing to do with how hard and well kaustic works
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Old Jul 21, 2009 | 10:27 PM
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Originally Posted by claygrassmann
thank you for the back up bones, im glad someone agrees with me since the video has nothing to do with how hard and well kaustic works

no prob...im sure if that was my jeep i would be super pissed. but its not so its just good ol entertainment!!

lighten up people!!!

no one had marshmellows? i always keep a bag in the back for these occasions. its right where i used to keep the fire extinguisher!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!lol

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Old Jul 21, 2009 | 10:50 PM
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Originally Posted by FlexdXJ
One guy at the one here in town told me not to use Bosch spark plugs on a Honda. WTF? Seriously? Half the electronics on a honda are Bosch. That shows to me that they have no clue what they are talking about. .

I wonder what actually caused a 5 year old suburban to burst into flames like that? Can you say GM is buying her a new kiddie hauler!
Ive worked in a few places as a part timer.. Last one was advance and by far the most reliable. Bosch platinum plugs straight out suck. they foul really easy especially on older mileage vehicles. I bought them for the jeep only once when I absolutely needed it. Two plugs were fouled and when I was taking one out I snapped it.

Originally Posted by Howler_GT
IN KAUSTICS DEFENSE HERE:
IF they would have had a fire extinguisher in their truck like everyone in their profession should have, this fire would never have gotten to this point.
If you really think about it. Shouldn't everyone be required to have an extinguisher in their cars/ rigs. Your always around oil, gas and battery acid. Just because you work for a fire department doesn't mean you think it can happen to you. You very rarely, if ever drive your personal vehicle to a call.

Ive got one in Every car I own and three in my house. Gets expensive when its time to recharge and or replace them. I was just wondering how many guys here Have a cylinder in their tank to go rushing up to a fire. Fire gets hot. Even when you turn out gear on. Ive actually melted my flashlight at a distance of 20 feet from a fully engulfed truck fire. Try fighting something like that in a short sleeve shirt.

Great vid BTW and good coverage by the camera man..... cheers fellas
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Old Jul 21, 2009 | 11:13 PM
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Originally Posted by claygrassmann
im sure that kaustic does take pride in his work and helps the customers but the thing is, ke couldnt get to a fire extinguisher and this customer wasting buying parts he was watching his rig burn, stop bashing kaustic about his work performance when the video has absolutely nothing to do with it! and as far as the hose issue goes alot of places have keyed faucets, and any business that care about the appearance of the building wouldnt leave a hose laying around junkin up the building. cool video
i agree the owner should have not letft it running, that was his stupid mistake!!!!
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Old Jul 21, 2009 | 11:18 PM
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awesome vid by the way
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Old Jul 27, 2009 | 12:50 AM
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That sucks. I feel bad for the woman; hope she had good insurance. Also would of been a good idea to shut the damn thing off once it started to get engulfed.

Nice vid though
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