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General Boards => Off Topic => Topic started by: lurkr on Dec 03, 2015, 12:10:08 AM
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oops.
http://www.news.com.au/finance/business/manufacturing/new-ford-everest-suv-catches-fire-during-a-test-drive-destroyed-by-the-blaze/news-story/86b4c77b9a90026c85be3b7b875a04cd
;D
"One of News Corp Australia’s motoring journalists, Peter Barnwell, was road testing the just-released new model — which was designed and engineered in Australia but is built in Thailand — when warning lights started to appear before the instrument display went blank and the engine shut down.
“As I rolled to a stop it just burst into flames,” said Mr Barnwell. “There were flames licking out from under the bonnet.”"
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Oh no, that's very ordinary! The flames seem to have engulfed the entire length of the vehicle, it definitely looks like its fuel related.
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Ford Everupt...
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Ford Everupt...
Haha, and forever it shall be known as!
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it definitely looks like its fuel related.
How do you figure?
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Howdy Guys,
Not what Ford would be wanting in a new model.
Fuel or electrics you would think but whatever the cause it certainly cooked it from one end to the other.
Ford will have their work cut out for themselves in determining the exact cause when it is burnt so badly.
Over my 25 years as a paramedic I attended a large number of road traffic crashes and burning vehicle fires are really difficult for the firies to put out with a number of vehicles giving off toxic gases as they burn. Plus you have the ever present problem of components wanting to blow up such as fuel tanks batteries etc and also the issue of airbag deployments to mention just a few of the hazards encountered.
Makes vehicle wrecks a really dangerous place to work. I sure do not miss those days now.
Even really experienced fire investigators have dramas at times determining the cause of a vehicle fire as there can be so much damage.
Big drama for Ford I think, especially since it happened while a journalist was test driving it. I doubt he will not want to follow up on what Ford determine the cause to be.
Will be an interesting story to follow.
Cheers
Brian
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The Ford Erupt might be the modern day version of the Ford Pinto from the 70's, which was better known as the Ford Explorer.
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Does it come in "Burnt Orange"?
;D :bootyshake:
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Meanwhile, at Ford's Engineering base in Melbourne...
(https://www.ozisuzu.com.au/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs8.postimg.org%2Flild5ac6p%2F0630a_fordfirerst60p.jpg&hash=8ec6fb395cfabaf2f6030b2a67897963c23d45f3) (http://postimg.org/image/lild5ac6p/)
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Fire sale at Ford...
(https://www.ozisuzu.com.au/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs3.postimg.org%2Fs1rgt8hvj%2F150425_bellevue_fire_ford_6.jpg&hash=ef1cef59cab0770d8985a767cd13bb566e41d92f) (http://postimg.org/image/s1rgt8hvj/)
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(https://www.ozisuzu.com.au/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs30.postimg.org%2Fx3m10xyj1%2Fimages_q_tbn_ANd9_Gc_Rd_B_5_Ft_L3_N5_Ihj_ITvh_V0_DBq0_H1_U7_Vjfxf_Za6dm_RJRBi_Qm_X3_QW1.jpg&hash=3d0ca4894d7d676e36f0a83a6f9996971fe6f1d7) (http://postimg.org/image/x3m10xyj1/)
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And at Bathurst...
(https://www.ozisuzu.com.au/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs23.postimg.org%2Ft8tdxw287%2Fimage.jpg&hash=5f412006f1542815bcaaf6d4e8c7be9d959ecb99) (http://postimg.org/image/t8tdxw287/)
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My personal favourite....
(https://www.ozisuzu.com.au/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs18.postimg.org%2Fxj0fa65ud%2Fimage.jpg&hash=3b18a46bc125b677d8c01acb7d329cc89e947a90) (http://postimg.org/image/xj0fa65ud/)
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Sorry only comes in Charcoal black !!!!
Cheers
Dave
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:laughing6: :toothy9:
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I just looked at the Everest Photo again, zooming in you can see the fire truck that put it out;
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:laughing7:
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it definitely looks like its fuel related.
How do you figure?
Well, I am no expert but look at those flames and how quickly the car was gutted by them. He said it started in the bonnet so could be initially electrical but by looking at the pics, its spread very quickly. Anyhow, who really knows just yet!
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Does diesel easily light up?
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Yep, must be a Ford near here somewhere !!!
Dave
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it definitely looks like its fuel related.
How do you figure?
Well, I am no expert but look at those flames and how quickly the car was gutted by them. He said it started in the bonnet so could be initially electrical but by looking at the pics, its spread very quickly. Anyhow, who really knows just yet!
That's cool Billy. However as Ryjoe touched on the products used in modem day cars are very different to the cars of those in the past. Next time your sitting in your car look around, everything is plastic and foam. These products are highly combustible and burn like the preverbal. An engine bay fire will quickly engulf the whole car particularly if you have good ventilation ie. boot wide open, even with no petrol/diesel involved.
Further to this all Everest's are diesel. Diesel is not flammable, it is however combustible. Petrol is flammable if you wave a match near it she ignites, however diesel must be heated to around 60 degrees before it will burn. Yes it reaches 60 quickly when exposed to fire but it doesn't have the same volatility as Petrol.
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Shhh!!
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I think that one's from Syria!
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I think that one's from Syria!
Nope Nerang on the Gold Coast. The poor baby only had 15km on the clock too.
I don't know the back story I just saw it on Gumtree from a wrecking yard.
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I think that one's from Syria!
Nope Nerang on the Gold Coast. The poor baby only had 15km on the clock too.
I don't know the back story I just saw it on Gumtree from a wrecking yard.
So the Nerangutans got to it then....
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At least no one will be 'buying In the dark'
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We use to call the ford explorer's ford exploders , I think there keeping there rep alive.
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http://www.gizmag.com/red-rhino-lf5g-fire-truck/40708/
Red rhino to the rescue
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http://www.gizmag.com/red-rhino-lf5g-fire-truck/40708/
Red rhino to the rescue
Was one of the Village People a Fireman?
Looks a little :hello:
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The Ford Erupter wasn't the first fire, been a couple of Ford Ranger bbq's.
And Ford's response is gold, it's your problem and go F$%k yourself.
Wonder if Ford will upgrade the colour range for 2016 - Flame Red, Burnt Orange, Charcoal Grey, Smokey Grey, Black Char, Cauterize Blue.
http://www.news.com.au/finance/business/manufacturing/ford-ranger-ute-fires-emerge-days-after-ford-everest-test-drive-blaze/news-story/131ccce06754614f3e67d23e56eea75c
(https://www.ozisuzu.com.au/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs15.postimg.org%2Far9uk9cpj%2FFord_Ranger_1.jpg&hash=f5ebb64915baea3dac92675737b4f314b8b2d770) (http://postimg.org/image/ar9uk9cpj/)
(https://www.ozisuzu.com.au/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs23.postimg.org%2Fz8idiz69j%2FFord_Ranger_2.jpg&hash=0580e57ff463b9e70092bff97219eb3c27d017cd) (http://postimg.org/image/z8idiz69j/)
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Do the BT50s run the same setup?
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Did Paul actually go and buy another Ford after the previous one bbq'd itself and Ford said f@#k off, go through your insurance?
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Not Paul, they told the Ranger drivers, not Ford's issue claim it through your insurance.
Will need a few more to burn and so a class action lawsuit can be started.
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Love my Falcon but dodged this Everest bullet :)
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Apparently the fire was caused by a loose battery cable, no recall for Everest or Ranger. Anybody know more?