car smells like burning hair, wtf?

[pac1085]

When i pulled in my driveway today, my car smelled like burning hair. I cant pinpoint the location and it doesnt seem to be comming from the engine bay or the exhaust... the car is a 97 audi a4 1.8 quattro. Any ideas? I'm stumped... (and its 10 degrees out so I dont really wanna look at it in detail).

 

[moshquerade]

overheating?

or the dead body in your trunk is spontaneously combusting

 

[Jfrag Teh Foul]

Read title as cat smells like burning hair, wtf?

 

[Encryptic]

Could be something electrical, but IANAM.

I'd at least pop the hood and make sure you didn't have a cat crawl under the hood and go to sleep on the engine or something.

 

[pac1085]

ok .. wtf.. its not my car I just found out --- my whole neighborhood smells like this. WTF?

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: pac1085
ok .. wtf.. its not my car I just found out --- my whole neighborhood smells like this. WTF?

live near a crematorium?

 

[pac1085]

Somones house must be on fire a few miles away, or a warehouse, or something - its really nasty....and i dont see any smoke

 

[ragazzo]

Originally posted by: Jfrag Teh Foul
Read title as cat smells like burning hair, wtf?

actually, i was thinking it's the smell of burn cat hair

 

[Bootprint]

Maybe someone is checking their antiques and had a little accident.

"Tortoise shell or plastic?

Objects made of tortoise shell are very scarce, and understandably quite valuable. A 19th-century tortoise-shell tea caddy, for instance, can bring anywhere from $1000 to $1500 at auction. Is your tortoise-shell object authentic? Here's how to find out...

The Test:
Remove a tiny piece of the material from an inconspicuous area. Using tweezers, hold the piece over a match. If the resulting smoke smells like burning hair, you've got the real tortoise shell. If it smells like burning plastic, you don't. "

link

 

[Encryptic]

Originally posted by: Bootprint
Maybe someone is check their antiques and had a little accident.

"Tortoise shell or plastic?

Objects made of tortoise shell are very scarce, and understandably quite valuable. A 19th-century tortoise-shell tea caddy, for instance, can bring anywhere from $1000 to $1500 at auction. Is your tortoise-shell object authentic? Here's how to find out...

The Test:
Remove a tiny piece of the material from an inconspicuous area. Using tweezers, hold the piece over a match. If the resulting smoke smells like burning hair, you've got the real tortoise shell. If it smells like burning plastic, you don't. "

link

Heh....I have to give you points for creativity on that one.

 

[Pepsi90919]

skunk