NSW Police BMW opps

[Tonz]

One of the most expensive police cars used in Australia has gone up in flames following a chase in north-eastern New South Wales.

Key points:
A police car, worth around $200,000, catches fire after parking in long grass at the side of the road following a pursuit
A witness says it was extraordinary how quickly the vehicle went up in flames
A motoring expert says it was probably due to the diesel particulate filter in burn-off mode
The turbo diesel BMW highway patrol car had been pursuing a sedan being driven by a teenager near Tweed Heads.

The chase ended in long grass on the edge of the Pacific Highway at Chinderah after road spikes were laid, puncturing the fleeing vehicle's tyres.

[xxx000]

petrol HWP cars have gone up previously in similar circumstances

[raceteam]

Didn't the Ford Ranger have a recall for this? Dry grass catching fire on the exhaust.

[Rallye Sport]

Not the first time its happened, rule number one on a farm... don't park on the long grass.
Funny, I did a traffic management course a few weeks back. Captain safety reckons I need a spotter to get out of my car to avoid getting hit but then when we turn up to do the practical advises us to park on a dry, overgrown vacant block then tells me to shut up and don't be a sook when I challenged him on it.
I miss common sense.

[M&Ms]

How lucky are the teenagers - deny any wrongdoing, nil hard evidence available.

[arronm]

police officers should stay off the GRASS

[Electrolyte Burns]

The rumor around here is it was a very hot catalytic converter that caused it.

[XB GS 351 Coupe]

It's a no brainer that red hot exhausts and dry grass cause fire.

Country folk have known this all their lives, has nothing to do with the car being a BMW or a police car for that matter. A Datsun 120Y will do the same thing.

[Interceptor]

Originally Posted by Rallye Sport

Captain safety

Originally Posted by Rallye Sport

common sense.

Don't you know safety officers and common sense are mutually exclusive?

[Cav]

[DJR-351]

So the teenagers car went up in flames as well......

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-08-...car-1/11461930

"The fire had crept under the car, into the car that was being pursued, and it went up in flames"

Cue Benny Hill music.....

[roKWiz]

Stupid question....Looking at those pictures, does the HWP car use fibreglass panels. Roof has gone doors are gone ??

[whitelion65]

Aluminium??

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by whitelion65

Aluminium??

Even the side intrution bars are aluminium.

[DJR-351]

Originally Posted by roKWiz

Even the side intrusion bars are aluminium.

It looks like it dissolved.......actually it looks like it was nicked, stripped and then torched....

[Citroënbender]

I like how the rooftop light bar is almost remnant than the car, in the end.

[mick taylor]

Yep you exhaust can glow red hot when you have been right up it, glowing red hot back to the rear of the driver seat and that's on cars without cat converters, but the cats don't cool off as quick.

[deesun]

A recent story I read said that only the Vic police had 2 or 3 of the 200k cars as promos I think. The NSW police get a stripper car which is supplied to them and converted with radios and all for just 100k. As they say,never let the facts.

[xxx000]

Originally Posted by deesun

A recent story I read said that only the Vic police had 2 or 3 of the 200k cars as promos I think. The NSW police get a stripper car which is supplied to them and converted with radios and all for just 100k. As they say,never let the facts.

$200k will include the equipment inside the car plus light bar and decals

[csv8]

Imagine the paper work to explain that !!!!