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I've had two cars catch fire: 1974 Land Rover Series III, 2006 Fiat Doblo Active. The first was an electrical fire and the second was a diesel leak (diesel burns like fuck when it gets hot).

This isn't unique to Tesla! I'd rather drive a Tesla but they're too small for me and too expensive.

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Please don't make me think my old landy is going to catch fire. I have nightmares about such things.

They do that. You just fix 'em. This was a short in the ignition system which caused the entire ignition wiring to burn out. Took out everything electrical nearby as well including lights. Fortunately I had a hand crank in the back so it got crank started (took ages but worked) and got it home just before it for dark. Took about 4 hours and £50 to fix it myself.

If that was a modern vehicle you'd be screwed so don't have nightmares - it'll probably still get you home with no electrics (if it's pre-defender :)

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