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Old Mar 15, 2014 | 08:25 PM
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Default A say day in our household...the Comanche is dead.

My old mj that I sold to my little bro is toast...I'm sad.



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Old Mar 15, 2014 | 08:32 PM
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Not cool. Sorry for the loss. This just shows why someone should always have a fire extinguisher in their vehicle.
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Old Mar 15, 2014 | 08:53 PM
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Any idea of what caused the fire?
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Old Mar 15, 2014 | 09:07 PM
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Any idea of what caused the fire?
He was haulin some small square bales yesterday and there was loose hay in the bed. Thats what ignited. What caused it to ignite is the unknown. He camped out and had a fire last night with some friends but the fire didn't start until he was driving home around 11am today. Fire department thinks an ember from the fire must have gotten into the hay and it didn't take off until he was going down the road.
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Old Mar 15, 2014 | 09:23 PM
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Exact same thing happened in "Planes, Trains and Automobiles", Candy flicks a butt, smolders awhile, then poof!

Sorry for the loss.
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Old Mar 15, 2014 | 11:05 PM
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Damn....That just blows! You weren't kidding when you said it was toasted, either! Just a little sanding and primer, should be good to go!
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Old Mar 15, 2014 | 11:31 PM
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I feel your pain
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Old Mar 16, 2014 | 03:46 PM
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That sucks, I might start keeping a fire extinguisher in my Jeep now.
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Old Mar 16, 2014 | 03:51 PM
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That'll buff right out.
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Old Mar 16, 2014 | 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by black label
That'll buff right out.
Yeah... that's kinda what I was thinking until I looked under the hood....everything plastic or rubber is gone.
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Old Mar 16, 2014 | 04:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Atmos
I feel your pain
Made you famous, though. Well... made your jeep famous, anyway.
Originally Posted by Jeepin'Hubb's
Yeah... that's kinda what I was thinking until I looked under the hood....everything plastic or rubber is gone.
Time for a 383 swap and a fresh interior.
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Old Mar 16, 2014 | 05:13 PM
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sorry to see it that way hope your brother wasnt hurt dont think a fire extinguisher would have helped much. sad day
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Old Mar 16, 2014 | 08:27 PM
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Originally Posted by stang65
sorry to see it that way hope your brother wasnt hurt dont think a fire extinguisher would have helped much. sad day
By the time he realized it was on fire I think it was too late for a fire extinguisher as well. No, him and his friend were not hurt physically...was his first vehicle though so needless to say he's pretty bummed.
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Old Mar 16, 2014 | 10:45 PM
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Originally Posted by NewKindOfClown
Made you famous, though. Well... made your jeep famous, anyway.
my jeep is famous? well in that case it's the best $800 I ever lost
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Old Mar 16, 2014 | 10:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Atmos

my jeep is famous? well in that case it's the best $800 I ever lost
Should I even ask what happened to get you famous?
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