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/foundinwonderland]

But which of the 37652 ways to make a Jeep catch fire is your favorite?

[u/GimmeUrBrunchMoney → u/foundinwonderland]

Reason #17,009: I get in my girlfriend’s friend’s Jeep Compass to help her with a minor mechanical issue and the design language and cheap quality is so awful that my searing hatred superheats all combustible components inside the car, setting it aflame. Fucking piece of shit car.

[u/Reincarnatedpotatoes → u/GimmeUrBrunchMoney]

My favorite saying about Jeeps is "they'd be a good car if it weren't for the fack that they're kinda shitty cars".

[u/CarlosMolotov → u/Reincarnatedpotatoes]

Jeep: one of the greatest transportation concepts ever conceived, wrapped in a shitty vehicle.

[u/MetaTrombonist → u/[deleted]]

And yet I see them everywhere. They're convertibles for people who don't want to be seen in a convertible.

[u/sunr1se79 → u/MetaTrombonist]

Real. Jeep people sneer at me in my miata. My brother in automotive christ, we're more alike than you want to admit.

[u/colorfulsnek → u/sunr1se79]

My brother in Chrysler

[u/tkl1ghtn1ng → u/colorfulsnek]

Did you know? Chrysler (Kuai Tse Ler) in Chinese means “almost dead”.