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Auggie

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3. My grandfather used to say if people knew what was going on inside the engine,

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Tue Mar 12, 2019, 03:48 AM

Mar 2019

they'd be afraid to drive their cars. Yeah, this was decades ago, and safety technology has come a long way since my grandfather's time. But the fact remains internal combustion engines are just that: a near infinite number of contained explosions happening just a few feet away from you that, under the right circumstances, can become a large one.

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Fire engulfs Michigan man's Kia; he's not the only one [View all] Rhiannon12866 Mar 2019 OP

They know they have a problem. Apparently gambling just how many engines Historic NY Mar 2019 #1

Thanks so much for the link! Rhiannon12866 Mar 2019 #2

My grandfather used to say if people knew what was going on inside the engine, Auggie Mar 2019 #3

And we've certainly had recalls for a lot less, seems like there's another one every other day Rhiannon12866 Mar 2019 #4

Reuters: U.S. states probing Hyundai, Kia over vehicle fires: Connecticut AG Eugene Mar 2019 #5