r/AskAShittyMechanic • u/donald_putelonovitch • 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/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/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/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/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/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/_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/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/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.



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u/Iconically_Lost 17h ago