scotty, following local news and national news there's a lot of cars catching fire for no reason, what gives? i think last good car was a ford model a.
There's always a reason, and I bet it's neglect a significant portion of the time.
The Ford model A made 8hp and didn't have a roof 😆
Pretty sure the heater was awful in that {black}:laugh:
Neglect is a large part of it. It has been a lot colder than normal and a lot of people are having to use their car heaters who probably have rarely, if ever, had to before. If there is old wiring and a short, well, break out the s'mores.
I did some research. The number of annual vehicle fires now is less than half of what it was in the 80s.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/377006/nmber-of-us-highway-vehicle-fires/
Statistics say fuel leaks are the #1 cause.
(I think the top cause in 2020 was "peaceful protesters".)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPVNFOrWgQo
What did the CR-V ever do to the protesters?
Put in context, the number of cars catching on fire divided by the total number of cars on the road is still fairly small. I would not lose sleep over it, unless you are driving an EV (j/k).
