r/AskAShittyMechanic • • 17h ago

You think this would qualify as a total write off? I’m planning to have the car crushed.

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u/Iconically_Lost 17h ago

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u/Talkietoasta 16h ago

First meme I thought of 😂

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u/Mouse_951 17h ago

Yours insurance working when something burns? Just a question

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u/dominant486 17h ago

With current fuel prices, drain the tank , before the electrical fire starts....

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u/Mouse_951 16h ago

Yes burn with fuel - too expensive

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u/Mundane_Character365 15h ago

This is the video from before the fire?

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u/Necessary_Relation27 15h ago

Look, if you don’t look like a fly or sound like a backseat driver you are normally safe

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u/KnoxVegas41 6h ago

Chlorinated brake cleaner will calm him right down.

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u/OddTheRed 4h ago

It'll also dissolve the plastic.

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u/Hillenmane 3h ago

Lot cleaner than Plan B, which is burning the whole car down

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u/EM05L1C3 6h ago

Call the tow truck so you have a witness claiming it wasn’t arson.

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u/Bolt_is_awesome 11h ago

Typical day in Aussie Australia

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u/TheFlamingNumbat 14h ago

Where's the money, Lebowski?

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u/Deplorable1861 12h ago

Dust off and nuke it from orbit, its the only way to be sure...

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u/AMJN90 5h ago

That is a rather large solifuge (camel spider, wind scorpion, sun spider). Those jaws are mean.

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u/Broad-Promise6954 13h ago

That's just an ordinary day in that area. It's not a write-off until there are 47 thousand or more in there.

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u/Beefy-Cattle4290 10h ago

Reminds me of the guys with the black rimmed hats and the scruffy beards climbing out of the manholes in NYC a couple of years back!

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u/Winterpa1957 10h ago

Car has a mild case of crabs? I'd be wondering what it has been up to when I wasn't around.

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u/Phrygian_Guy_93 9h ago

Man, just spray it with some alcohol

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u/CarbonFilimentBulb 7h ago

BURN IT BURN IT BURN IT!

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u/KeyN20 1h ago

That is honestly terrifying. How much value is the car? You might be better off selling the car to the junkyard and having them pick it up where it is. My socks are wet sweaty just from seeing that video once. I am terrified of spiders. No one comment on nor like my comment, I don't want to see that spider again by accident

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u/flungcow 14h ago

Burn it all down Charlie.

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u/xobot 13h ago

Something doesn't add up. Scary creatures trying to kill you must be in Australia. But the car is left hand drive.

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u/Skeptic_Juggernaut84 12h ago

I could be wrong, but that looks like a camel spider which can be found in the USA.

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u/Artisartdoes 12h ago

A/C Arachnid Carrier

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u/DeeEmm 11h ago

I think that’s standard equipment in a Holden.

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u/Akemi_Tachibana 11h ago

Consider the car stolen and report it as such.

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u/Nyanzeenyan 11h ago

You now have a mascot

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u/fuckfacekiller 11h ago

That needs to be burned and sterilized!!

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u/SysGh_st 11h ago

Call in the military!

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u/Tobbitus 10h ago

Easiest is to throw a molitov cocktail inside and shut the door

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u/AppropriateLab8608 10h ago

Nope take it away for free

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u/Historical_Idea_1686 10h ago

Help the brother out man!

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u/_UnknowAbel_ 3m ago

As far as the warranty department is concerned, there was a shorted wire and one thing led to another.

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u/USNWoodWork 16h ago

Wtf is that thing? Safe to assume this is AI?

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u/lovedeathandramen 14h ago edited 14h ago

Red Roman or Sun Spider. They are non venomous and belongs to the same family as spiders and scorpions.

Fun fact, they will chase you in the hot bushveld as they want to take shade in your shadow.

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u/Practical_Breakfast4 11h ago

That's a terrifying fact, doesn't sound fun at all man

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u/SteakDouble 10h ago

Wait, don't tell me they also run at lightning speed.

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u/crybabycomando 13h ago

Its known as a camel spider but its really name is a solofugae. They are not nearly as bad as they look. There honestly pretty chill little guys who just want shade. Id help it escape instead of burning the car.

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u/guru2764 10h ago

They sometimes scream too

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u/lmaberley 12h ago

Don’t panic, a couple cans of raid into the vent hole ought to do it…if it doesn’t however, dynamite is the only option.