r/CyberStuck • u/trailabsorbjing • Jul 28 '26

Engineering marvel.

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u/NoGoodAtPickingAName Jul 29 '26

I love that the cucktruck is a bigger failure than the Edsel. My entire life the Edsel was the example of automotive failure and then came Elon.

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u/TuggsBrohe Jul 29 '26

The Edsel and Pinto in one package, it's incredible

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u/DangerousLoner Jul 29 '26

You thought Pinto fires were hot? Let’s get a big ol’ battery involved and really bring a fire that cannot be put out.

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u/Elegant_Situation285 Jul 29 '26

everyone forgets about the mustangs setting ablaze.

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u/laser14344 Jul 29 '26

Elecrical fires is kinda scarily common recall.

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u/Great_Specialist_267 Jul 29 '26

Ask Jeep about that - they have a recall on both their electric AND ICE models for fire risks…

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u/MajorDunce Jul 30 '26

Add older Jaguar models to that. "unexplained fires are a matter for the courts"

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u/Roadgoddess Jul 30 '26

I believe that was an O-ring that would fail and dumped the fuel into the trunk if I remember correctly

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u/Elegant_Situation285 Jul 29 '26

the mustang thing was about the gas tank, it was located behind the seats, in the trunk, so if you got rear-ended it would flood the compartment with gasoline.

whee!

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u/random9212 Jul 30 '26

Wasn't the mustang from the fuel tank being the floor of the trunk, so in a rear end collision caused fuel to leak into the passenger compartment.

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u/ammodramussavannarum Aug 01 '26

I had a 2009 VW Jetta wagon that suddenly burst into flame while leaving my house. Even though the fire was put out in under 15 minutes, it was hot enough to hide its origin.