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MY CAR BURNT!!!! Due to at converter!

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Old Sep 19, 2009 | 02:44 PM
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so ya basically i was driving home on the freeway with a spare tire and was really tired so i pulled over and took a nap... i guess since the spare tire was so small and the cat converter was so hot it caused the brush under my car to ignite a fire and burnt the car from front to back. i woke up with minor scratches and burns and hoped out of the car... who should i be mad at? honda? anyways it was crazy the bomb squad showed up and everything . waiting to go junkyard and take photos...
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Old Sep 19, 2009 | 03:13 PM
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Stuff happens. I wouldn't say its hondas fault...this is what insurance companies are for...
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Old Sep 19, 2009 | 03:53 PM
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Please provide an accurate account of what happened. I take it you have a vtec model with the catalytic convertor mounted under the car, with the factory heat shields left on the convertor. I have never heard of anything like this before, were you running the car extremely rich in fuel ratio, causing it to run hotter?
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Old Sep 19, 2009 | 04:17 PM
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He hit VTEC during his dream causing the brush fire... Gotta love VTEKK! LOL

sorry for the mishaps... Next time try a gas station or a rest stop.
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Old Sep 19, 2009 | 08:09 PM
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Lol I'm sure a gas station isn't a good place to be when your car catches on fire
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Old Sep 19, 2009 | 08:57 PM
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I'm sorry for your situation, but you can't really blame Honda. Its kind of common sense not to park in tall grass when the car is hot, in fact I am pretty sure thats why its illegal to park in certain areas where there is lots of tall grass prevalent.
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Old Sep 19, 2009 | 09:00 PM
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non vtec assuming the shield was on. not certain. and wtf i pulled over on the 605. thats not illegal
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Old Sep 20, 2009 | 04:18 AM
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uhm you parked where grass was, cars get hot... what do you want us to say?
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Old Sep 21, 2009 | 09:50 AM
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i'm pretty sure the honda manual has a warning about parking on tall grass...it's your fault so the insurance company might ding you for the accident.
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Old Sep 22, 2009 | 03:05 PM
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Get those pictures in =]
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Old Sep 22, 2009 | 04:59 PM
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Maybe blame yourself for parking over something that's flammable? You could have parked in a parking lot.
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Old Sep 22, 2009 | 05:08 PM
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wow. just..... wow.
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Old Sep 26, 2009 | 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Hamtaro
Get those pictures in =]
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