webfact Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Two escape unhurt as BMW catches fire in PhuketEakkapop ThongtubThe car blazes merrily.PHUKET: -- Two people survived unscathed when their 5-series BMW car caught fire as they drove along Wichitsongkram Rd near Thairatwitthaya School at 1:15 pm today (June 23).Kathu Disaster Department arrived and put the fire out in about 15 minutes, but the car was wrecked.Pol Maj Witthaya Sinjamreu of Thung Thong Police Station declined to name the two people, who he said were born in the West but have Thai nationality and a business in Phuket.Maj Witthaya said it looked as though the fire started in the engine bay; the occupants were driving from Phuket Town to Patong when smoke started billowing from under the bonnet, then flames.“The car is now at Thung Thong police station awaiting collection by the owners,” Maj Witthaya told The Phuket News. Police will try to find out how the fire started, he added.Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/two-escape-unhurt-as-bmw-catches-fire-in-phuket-47013.php-- Phuket News 2014-06-23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverdie Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 There you go, they tell me that's what BMW stands for BMW = Big Money Worries. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinginKata Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 There you go, they tell me that's what BMW stands for BMW = Big Money Worries. No, it's stands for something else other than Bavarian Motor Works (Bayerische Motoren Werke ), which is completely not allowed to state here on Thaivisa. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiang mai Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Hmm, water on a car fire, up to you I guess! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverdie Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 There you go, they tell me that's what BMW stands for BMW = Big Money Worries. No, it's stands for something else other than Bavarian Motor Works (Bayerische Motoren Werke ), which is completely not allowed to state here on Thaivisa. Yes heard that before too 555555 Feel for anyone that has their car burn like that though, amazing how quickly a car can be destroyed, loose fuel line, hot exhaust, nasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder26 Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 It is not the first case I hear about BMW cars. In Europe it is a common occurrence of BMW cars catching fire all of a sudden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner320 Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 It is not the first case I hear about BMW cars. In Europe it is a common occurrence of BMW cars catching fire all of a sudden. Since when and where in Europe? I only heard about Porsche's GT3 caught fire... but any other cars??? Nope..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jingjoke Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Looks like they're trying to save the road from melting: car to fend for itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder26 Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 <script type='text/javascript'>window.mod_pagespeed_start = Number(new Date());</script> It is not the first case I hear about BMW cars. In Europe it is a common occurrence of BMW cars catching fire all of a sudden. Since when and where in Europe? I only heard about Porsche's GT3 caught fire... but any other cars??? Nope..... Check this out http://bmwproblems.wordpress.com/bmwownersbeware/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 <script type='text/javascript'>window.mod_pagespeed_start = Number(new Date());</script> It is not the first case I hear about BMW cars. In Europe it is a common occurrence of BMW cars catching fire all of a sudden. Since when and where in Europe? I only heard about Porsche's GT3 caught fire... but any other cars??? Nope..... Check this out http://bmwproblems.wordpress.com/bmwownersbeware/ And you will find similar blogs about all other brands and makes, most of them more recent. This is just a nice example of the usual internet BS and hypes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignis Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 It is not the first case I hear about BMW cars. In Europe it is a common occurrence of BMW cars catching fire all of a sudden. Since when and where in Europe? I only heard about Porsche's GT3 caught fire... but any other cars??? Nope..... Err yes... seen with my own eyes in UK, Peugeot 406, VW Golf, VW Transporter, all catch fire as they were being driven, all managed to stop and get out, only the rear of the Transporter Exploded, the other 2 were a big fire before the Fire engine arrived Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outsider Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 This is just so typical isn't it... a guy in t-shirt, shorts, sandals standing casually next to the fire, with a fire hose in hand... just in case. Is he from the fire department, or just a casual bystander 'helping out'? Regardless... there isn't a single speck of safety equipment on this guy. Typical, typical, typical... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaicookingchef Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 At least they didn't have gearbox problems after 1 week :-) http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/706594-brand-new-bmw-320i-needs-new-gearbox-after-1-week/ <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacChang Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Sometimes it's not even something technical. Especially in hotter countries, the pollution from the air consist of oil/fuel/dirt, and it gets scooped into your engine bay as you drive. Over time, the engine area collects a layer of this gum, could actually get very thick. As the engine itself already needs to be cooled, the layer doesn't help, then you reach a point, where fire could start in your engine bay area. So it's good advice to get your engine bay area cleaned. Atleast that's what my car technician told me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlen10002 Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 It is not the first case I hear about BMW cars. In Europe it is a common occurrence of BMW cars catching fire all of a sudden. Bit jealous of BMW owners are we ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClutchClark Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 This is just so typical isn't it... a guy in t-shirt, shorts, sandals standing casually next to the fire, with a fire hose in hand... just in case. Is he from the fire department, or just a casual bystander 'helping out'? Regardless... there isn't a single speck of safety equipment on this guy. Typical, typical, typical... Damn you outsider! I wanted to be the first to comment on the guys clothing and slippers ! ;-) Classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 This is just so typical isn't it... a guy in t-shirt, shorts, sandals standing casually next to the fire, with a fire hose in hand... just in case. Is he from the fire department, or just a casual bystander 'helping out'? Regardless... there isn't a single speck of safety equipment on this guy. Typical, typical, typical... Nice to see they parked the car next to a hydrant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETERTHEEATER Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Having used up the budget to purchase the Beamer, the owner had to do a cheap LPG conversion in order to run it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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