Years ago, on the way to a job, I was driving my relatively new VW Karman Gia. I had replaced the battery, and it slipped in the battery case and grounded itself to the frame, catching fire.The mechanic had used a larger battery and could not use the tie-down that was supposed to keep the battery in place. People were flashing their lights and honking, but, since the engine was in the back, I didn't see the flames until it was quite a blaze. I stopped and a trucker used his extinguisher to put the flames out. Believe it or not, I replaced the back hood and some wires (and battery, obviously) and drove the thing for another 50,000 miles.

Boy, was I lucky!


Russ