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Terry Box, a writer for the Dallas Morning News, was tootling down the Dallas North Tollway in a Ram 1500 (http://www.autoblog.com/ram/1500/) Laramie Longhorn pickup after work and enjoying the ride. Box thought the $53,335, option-filled press loaner had been "flawless - very serious competition for anything built by Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) or Chevy (http://www.autoblog.com/chevrolet/)." And then, for reasons that still aren't clear, something in the engine compartment caught fire and the Ram (http://www.autoblog.com/ram/) cremated itself on the shoulder of an off-ramp.
Box tells the story and it isn't an indictment of the truck, but a cautionary tale about how new vehicles don't burn like the old ones did - and why not to go back for your gym bag. It could also be a kind reminder about what kind of safety gear (http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2013/03/texas-journalist-watches-ram-longhorn-burn.html) everyone should keep in their cars. Click the link (http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130411/AUTO03/304110349/1148/auto01/Fire-shows-modern-cars-burn-different-than-old-ones)to read the whole piece.Auto journo learns hard way that new vehicles burn differently than old ones (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/04/15/auto-journo-learns-hard-way-that-new-vehicles-burn-differently-t/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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Terry Box, a writer for the Dallas Morning News, was tootling down the Dallas North Tollway in a Ram 1500 (http://www.autoblog.com/ram/1500/) Laramie Longhorn pickup after work and enjoying the ride. Box thought the $53,335, option-filled press loaner had been "flawless - very serious competition for anything built by Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) or Chevy (http://www.autoblog.com/chevrolet/)." And then, for reasons that still aren't clear, something in the engine compartment caught fire and the Ram (http://www.autoblog.com/ram/) cremated itself on the shoulder of an off-ramp.
Box tells the story and it isn't an indictment of the truck, but a cautionary tale about how new vehicles don't burn like the old ones did - and why not to go back for your gym bag. It could also be a kind reminder about what kind of safety gear (http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2013/03/texas-journalist-watches-ram-longhorn-burn.html) everyone should keep in their cars. Click the link (http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130411/AUTO03/304110349/1148/auto01/Fire-shows-modern-cars-burn-different-than-old-ones)to read the whole piece.Auto journo learns hard way that new vehicles burn differently than old ones (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/04/15/auto-journo-learns-hard-way-that-new-vehicles-burn-differently-t/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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