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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Schwepps" data-source="post: 386597" data-attributes="member: 3592">Spontaneous car fires are quite common, and being a luxury car doesn't exempt one from catching fire. Most car fires are caused by electrical overload igniting any one of the several flammable liquids on board. Besides the obvious risk that fuel poses, batteries are also very flammable because of the hydrogen gas inside. Filter elements are also flammable, but the theory of ciggy butts sucked into the intake is unlikely. A more likely cause of element fire is blowback from the engine.Using aftermarket products can be a major electrical hazard. Aftermarket means anything not designed/specified/made by the vehicle manufacturer. Most aftermarkets are not fused or grounded, and short circuits can happen quite easily. For eg, I would avoid using any aftermarket appliance that uses the cigarette lighter for power.My bet is that the cars in the photos had aftermarket performance enhancers or appliances or ICE amplifiers and such electronic goodies installed. And that installation was poorly done and a resulting short circuit risk was always there. Finding the cheapest install is not necessarily a good idea.Hope it never happens to any of us!</blockquote>