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- Columbus, Ohio
This. The heat from a car engine that's caught on fire gets unbearable very quickly, and I imagine the majority of people would either not know how to properly extinguish it and just spray all over the hood/engine cover to no effect, or would do something incredibly foolish like trying to open the hood and end up seriously injuring themselves.I think many cars just get engulfed so quickly & owners get lost in the moment.
Besides, if you have the money to own cars like these, then you have the money to get them rebuilt.