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Offline Ben Lessani

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Re: figure a fire extinguisher is somewhat necessary...
« Reply #20 on: 07 December 2010, 12:07 »
Cars don't detonate instantly like in the movies, they do take a fair while to burn, so if you can catch it early enough - you might well get away with saving your pride and joy!
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Re: figure a fire extinguisher is somewhat necessary...
« Reply #21 on: 10 December 2010, 14:29 »
thats not always the case...
friends camero caught fire due to some faulty wiring to his stereo and it took literally under a minute for the flames to get about 4-6 feet above the car. almost burn him and his girl alive. :shocked:
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Re: figure a fire extinguisher is somewhat necessary...
« Reply #22 on: 10 December 2010, 14:45 »
Quote from: rowleyslims on 10 December 2010, 14:29
thats not always the case...
friends camero caught fire due to some faulty wiring to his stereo and it took literally under a minute for the flames to get about 4-6 feet above the car. almost burn him and his girl alive. :shocked:

Jeez! Was his dashboard made of kindling?
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Re: figure a fire extinguisher is somewhat necessary...
« Reply #23 on: 13 December 2010, 03:10 »


Jeez! Was his dashboard made of kindling?
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haha think it was made out of those fire starter logs  :rolleyes:
but true story about the fire catching so fast...
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Re: figure a fire extinguisher is somewhat necessary...
« Reply #24 on: 13 December 2010, 09:18 »
i was driving a 3 month old range rover that caught fire scary! nothing was going to stop it it went up like firework once the fire got through the bulkhead, the way the interior burnt was mad. thank god it wasnt mine it was my bosses.
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Re: figure a fire extinguisher is somewhat necessary...
« Reply #25 on: 13 December 2010, 13:51 »
I have a rather large extinguisher in the passeger well.

As said before do not open the bonnet to an engine fire! Take it from underneath.
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Re: figure a fire extinguisher is somewhat necessary...
« Reply #26 on: 13 December 2010, 14:02 »
or even better - just walk away from it.

It's only tin and rubber.  Carrying a fire extinguisher is nearly as dangerous as carrying pepper spray - you're going to be tempted to use it and it's almost inevitably going to get you in trouble.

Get out early and get out fast and that's from a trained fire-marshal.  :grin:
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Re: figure a fire extinguisher is somewhat necessary...
« Reply #27 on: 13 December 2010, 16:53 »
Quote from: Diamond Hell on 13 December 2010, 14:02
or even better - just walk away from it.

It's only tin and rubber.  Carrying a fire extinguisher is nearly as dangerous as carrying pepper spray - you're going to be tempted to use it and it's almost inevitably going to get you in trouble.

Get out early and get out fast and that's from a trained fire-marshal.  :grin:

Very true but when your not on the track?
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Re: figure a fire extinguisher is somewhat necessary...
« Reply #28 on: 13 December 2010, 20:03 »
Im a fire Marshall aswell lol  :grin:
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