Fml....
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Fml....
so to those of you who know me and know what i've been doing and my plans..now my plans have gone up in flames.......literally!
i was up near stevens pass with 6 of my buds for a snowboarding trip in my previa..so it was a nice fully packed van with all our snowboarding gear. when i was about 10 minutes away from the resort, my van started jerking and all the lights came on. so i pulled over to the side, and smoke started coming from my front hood(since my engine's underneath, i can't really call it my 'engine bay'). so i popped open my hood to cool down my van and air out the smoke. shortly after..the cabin started filling up with smoke coming from the vents and under my seats.
everyone in the van began to evacuate, when i started walking around to the passenger's side..i looked underneath my van to notice there was a small flame underneath..so i warned everybody to get back and evacuate..within 6 minutes..it went from a small flame under my van..to engulfing it in full flames!!
after the firefighters got rid of the flames..this was all that was left
and the best news..my auto insurance wont cover the snowboards and other properties that were in it the car..fml......
i was up near stevens pass with 6 of my buds for a snowboarding trip in my previa..so it was a nice fully packed van with all our snowboarding gear. when i was about 10 minutes away from the resort, my van started jerking and all the lights came on. so i pulled over to the side, and smoke started coming from my front hood(since my engine's underneath, i can't really call it my 'engine bay'). so i popped open my hood to cool down my van and air out the smoke. shortly after..the cabin started filling up with smoke coming from the vents and under my seats.
everyone in the van began to evacuate, when i started walking around to the passenger's side..i looked underneath my van to notice there was a small flame underneath..so i warned everybody to get back and evacuate..within 6 minutes..it went from a small flame under my van..to engulfing it in full flames!!
after the firefighters got rid of the flames..this was all that was left
and the best news..my auto insurance wont cover the snowboards and other properties that were in it the car..fml......
Last edited by pnyboy27; Mar 23, 2010 at 12:18 AM.
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Oh no Sean....I'm so sorry this happened to you man, I wish that this wouldn't have ever happened. You were slowly having plans to put together and now it got shattered, I was as excited as you were when you were telling me your plans man. But, most importantly glad you guys were okay and found out the problem earlier and got out safely. There's always a chance to get another one, keep your head up Sean don't let this one get to you! 
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thanks for all your concern..it does suck just watchin it burn to the ground without anything to do..its not like i could blow out the fire or anything. as for the reason..im not sure..all i know is that my temp gauge read just fine..right in the middle..and everything seemed good before the drive, and before the fire during the drive..so i have no idea
as for stuff done to it..not much really..all i did was fix the windshield and the transmission..i was saving everything else so i could do an all-at-once type of thing..i guess for now, i wont be doing that =( so i still have my kouki taillights as well as some interior parts..i will either sell them..or save them for when i resume this project..which im not sure when since i have a lot of things to get squared away first
as for stuff done to it..not much really..all i did was fix the windshield and the transmission..i was saving everything else so i could do an all-at-once type of thing..i guess for now, i wont be doing that =( so i still have my kouki taillights as well as some interior parts..i will either sell them..or save them for when i resume this project..which im not sure when since i have a lot of things to get squared away first
