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AndrewS



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What a :censored:
Well Sunday night was one to remember.

We were all in Chester as we had training early Monday morning.

Parked the vans close together in the hotel car park to stop the scallys getting into the side doors.

An hour after parking up the vehicles, one of the big vans (8 months old) decided to set fire to itself.

When the fuel tank melted the fire spread to the second van.

Both vans and all the kit has gone Confused



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Post #398201 12th Feb 2015 6:08pm
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TJ101



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Post #398203 12th Feb 2015 6:13pm
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ibexman



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Was it a fault or arson
Post #398206 12th Feb 2015 6:13pm
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need4speed



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Re: What a :censored:
AndrewS wrote:
..one of the big vans decided to set fire to itself.


It mustnt have been looking forward to the training....

Seriously though, what a bummer Sad
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GREENI



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Gutted for you Crying or Very sad
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AndrewS



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Trumpton said vehicle fault, hotel cctv footage showed no one went anywhere the vehicles, footage showed smoke coming from drivers front wheel arch.
Everything is insured so no major issues apart from paperwork and ordering new kit asap.

Got to drive around in hire vans until the new ones arrive Big Cry

Longshanks was well out of the way Thumbs Up 130's have feeling's as well you know Smile
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jomara



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What a pain in the ars*e for you!!! Glad your 130 wasn't hurt Thumbs Up 2014 110 2.2TDCi XS Station wagon
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landy andy



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Oh poo. Bad luck.

Any comeback or thoughts about manufacture of vans and problem with the van?

Andy
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110MGD



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Hope you get all resolved soon. Bad bad luck. Crying or Very sad 2001 Td5 CSW (weekend and snow mobile) Plenty of lights, M/T tyres EGR delete, roofrack, swing away wheel carrier, snorkel.
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Post #398223 12th Feb 2015 6:36pm
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custom90



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Hope all goes well swiftly getting everything back to normal.
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Venomator



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OMG...
it would surely be bad enough to lose one, but two together in the same instant is really bad form... Shocked

At least it was not arson and you will, eventually get the mess sorted, but even hire vans are not going to provide the gear you lost to get back to normal in a hurry... Rolling Eyes

Hope you have normality return soon... Thumbs Up  Rog... Mr. Green
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leeds



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Good luck with sorting this out.

Hopefully you do not lose too much business/money over this.

One of the problems with tool kits are those special widgets you have made to do that special job once in a blue moon. Only miss it when that once in a while job occurs.


Good luck


Brendan
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GUM97



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I know that car park well. Sorry to hear about that though, not one but two gone is such a blow. An engine to TDi for!
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Post #398266 12th Feb 2015 8:03pm
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Mike_B



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That sucks....

At least it wasnt one of the defenders....
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shaggydog



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So you wouldn't recommend that make of van then?

Gutted for you Sad

Glad nobody was hurt, even more glad the 130 wasn't damaged. Running Restoration Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/post323197.html#323197

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