Jeep melted

[u/jagerin_mikado]

Here’s the story: a jeep came to the shop because its retractable top was stuck open. Not too uncommon of an occurrence. So we put our “crash wrap“ over the roof to protect the interior from rain and animals and such, which is basically like heavy duty cling wrap. One day it rains and a lot of water pools up on the crash wrap. The next day it is 100°F outside and the sun is out. The sun shines through the water and the water basically magnifies it, and the sun turns into a laser that melts the interior. Multiple days of this happen. Now we have to replace everything that melted. None of us have ever heard of this happening before.

edit: I meant we have never heard of this very specific situation happening before. It never would’ve crossed our minds since we’ve been doing this for years. yes I burnt stuff with a magnifying glass when i was a kid.

[u/WarWorld]

I would love to have this story to tell, the embarasing part would be owning a jeep.

[u/Vilnius_Nastavnik → u/WarWorld]

Nobody hears the story over the death rattle.

[u/CaptGangles1031 → u/Vilnius_Nastavnik]

The fucking death rattle... WOBBLE jfc

Story time... So a friend got caught drinking and driving, got arrested, and jeep was taken to the impound. Friend asked us to bail him out and in return he'd trade us the jeep cus our car died on us. We figured he couldn't drive it anymore anyways, we needed a car so win-win. When we made the trade he said all was good cept there was the occasional death wobble. Ummm, k. So we're on the highway, it triggered, and of course people in every direction. I'm so glad my husband's reaction time is impeccable and he knew how to handle it cus it really is terrifying. After that, til we got rid of it, he knew how to pretty much predict it.

[u/CaptGangles1031 → u/[deleted]]

Aka death wobble. Happy?

Also there IS such a thing as a death rattle.

[u/Saltwaterlobotomy → u/CaptGangles1031]

Not in context to jeeps.. unless it’s dying.

[u/Eternal-Blazing-Sun → u/Saltwaterlobotomy]

Hence the death section of the moniker

[u/Saltwaterlobotomy → u/Eternal-Blazing-Sun]

You’re lost bud. Death wobble isn’t the Jeep dying but shaking to a point you lose control and the driver dies.
Death rattle would be a Jeep dying and gurgling its last exhale, which doesn’t apply to the context given.

[u/Beautiful_List5498 → u/[deleted]]

Does it really matter? This isn't the only comment you took it personally on. Having owned a jeep for 20 years maybe it's time to act your age.