Range Rover RIP 3

Posted by Pete Wed, 21 Sep 2005 18:08:00 GMT

OK, so it’s taken me over two months to finally put these photos on the web. This was the day (28th June 2005) that our car decided to spontaneously catch fire. At rush hour. On a busy motorway roundabout. Whilst towing our caravan. Containing most of our worldly possessions. And which we couldn’t detach because I had hamfistedly broken the jockey wheel two days before.

Our Range Rover from the front, being winched on the recovery vehicle

Luckily the fire was contained to the front of the car & the passenger compartment. Our laptops - along with everything else in the boot - were OK, if a bit smoky. The car, as you can see, was a complete write off. The caravan got a bit mucky but was pretty much untouched.

Our Range Rover from the rear, being winched on the recovery vehicle

The melted dashboard

(These photos were taken on my phone, so the quality isn’t great)

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    Maxine Thu, 29 Sep 2005 09:47:04 GMT

    Hi kim and pete

    great pics! Didn’t realise there was so much damage.

    How’s it going now? We are having a quiet day and Charlie has just gone on his calls, Andrew off today so will have a chill out time.

    Love the web site, kate, Steph snd myself went out yesterday so a bit hung over!!! It’s worth it though. Will be in touch soon. XX TTFN

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    vetbiz@hotmail.com Wed, 19 Oct 2005 07:54:46 GMT

    How flash were your wheels! Hope the new car is going well? See you soon, Ruthie x

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    Kim Fri, 21 Oct 2005 09:23:55 GMT

    The new car is plodding along well despite a run of bad luck with our tyres (3 punctures in as many weeks!)

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