How do you set fire to a car with a lighter from outside?

[Emeye]

I noticed this in the Manchester Evening News:
http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/c...

How the hell can you set fire to a car with a lighter from the outside?!

[CampDavid]

by covering them in petrol?

[jas xjr]

perhaps he lit a plastic grille or something and then that set fire to the bumpers and paint.

why does someone setting fire to a car even begin to think that it is a good idea?

[wackojacko]

jas xjr said:

perhaps he lit a plastic grille or something and then that set fire to the bumpers and paint.

why does someone setting fire to a car even begin to think that it is a good idea?

^ Exactly this ........

[twazzock]

'He lit them through their grilles and licence plates using a lighter.'

[Emeye]

twazzock said:

'He lit them through their grilles and licence plates using a lighter.'

Yep, I read that, but I wouldn't have expected that to cause them to go up in flames.

Obviously I'm not an experienced arsonist.....

[steveo3002]

tyres burn like a mofo , id imagine stuffing a soaked rag under the arch should get it going , do the one near the filler neck

[Cotty]

"An arsonist has been jailed for torching a street of cars – causing more than £18,000 damage"
Obviously no PHers on the street

[twazzock]

Emeye said:

Yep, I read that, but I wouldn't have expected that to cause them to go up in flames.

Obviously I'm not an experienced arsonist.....

Does seem a bit farfetched, but plastic burns well, and if there's more nearby it'd spread fairly quickly? That or he used petrol as well, but I can't see any mention of it.

[McSam]

Cotty said:

"An arsonist has been jailed for torching a street of cars – causing more than £18,000 damage"
Obviously no PHers on the street

To be fair, he could have taken out all three of my last cars and not added two grand to the total

[aka_kerrly]

Cotty said:

"An arsonist has been jailed for torching a street of cars – causing more than £18,000 damage"
Obviously no PHers on the street

Naive, this is PH, everyone puts the sub 3K daily barge outside the house to ensure no potentail burglars think the house is occupied and all the sports/luxury/custo/race cars are in the armoured underground, heated, dehumidified garage....

[DickSkruttock]

Cotty said:

"An arsonist has been jailed for torching a street of cars – causing more than £18,000 damage"
Obviously no PHers on the street

Maybe a street of Bangernomicists? (sic)

[geeteeaye]

twazzock said:

Emeye said:

Yep, I read that, but I wouldn't have expected that to cause them to go up in flames.

Obviously I'm not an experienced arsonist.....

Does seem a bit farfetched, but plastic burns well, and if there's more nearby it'd spread fairly quickly? That or he used petrol as well, but I can't see any mention of it.

Not really far-fetched, plastic grille surrounded by plastic bumper, various combustible bits of rubber/plastic/liquids under the bonnet. Probably took a few mins to take hold which is how he seemingly got away from the scene at the time after doing this to 8 cars.

[infradig]

A few years ago a similar thing happened in the village my brother lives in,one night four cars plus my brothers Transit all copped it. The method used was newspaper stuffed behind the front numberplate. I don't think they ever caught anyone in that case,they just stopped doing it or moved to Manchester!