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It was just afternoon and nearly home from the shops. A ten minute drive. I was thinking about nothing in particular when suddenly flames erupted from the engine bay. The smoke was whispering out of the air con vents as I was maintaining a reasonable speed. Should I ditch it or press on?
The car was still operational but the smoke was getting thick inside the cabin. I didn’t want to lose her and only the fire brigade could help me now.
I pressed on. Faster now. Flame wasn’t visible past the smoke. I needed a phone urgently, to call the fire brigade . I felt like a WW2 fighter pilot limping back to base after being shot to shit.
I had to ditch.
Brigade arrived but it was just too late. Write off and move on.
You don't have good luck with cars do you?
I’m still kickin. I’ll take that as luck😎