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Re: Fire extinguishers in your car?
[Re: 05dakota]
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01/27/13 12:18 AM
01/27/13 12:18 AM
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Tucson, AZ
Ramrod39
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Tucson, AZ
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Hey, we're talking about a car I put together with a lot of effort and money. I have been known to make a mistake or be the victim of bad luck once in awhile.
Sure, the odds of a car fire are small, but I'll feel better if I at least try to be prepared.
By the way, I have 2 extinguishers in my kitchen, and 3 mounted in each of my garages.
Now, if I could just figure out what to mount where in my Belvedere....
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Re: Fire extinguishers in your car?
[Re: terzmo]
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01/27/13 09:37 PM
01/27/13 09:37 PM
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Mass
DAYCLONA
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I think this issue,fire extinguishers , is so dumb and hypocritical. I drove, and still do, old cars from the 50'/60's and the possibility of the car burning up is like winning a lottery. I ask all that have one in their car: do you also have one in your kitchen ? what's more important..home/family or a car?
There was a car show, not a high dollar or car drawer that demanded an extinguisher in the cars entered. It was at a firehall.
Really?....
And yes I have extinguishers in my Kitchen, garage, as well as daily drivers...and while I've never had to use them in my home/garage, daily driver or toys,...I have used them many times for other people's cars burning on the side of the road, I've seen too many classic cars go up in flames on the side of the road, who's owners couldn't do nothing but watch it burn down to nothing...roll the dice if you want to, but when "snake eye's" comes up and bite you on the back someday, you'll be singing another tune 
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Re: Fire extinguishers in your car?
[Re: DAYCLONA]
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01/27/13 10:03 PM
01/27/13 10:03 PM
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weymouth,mass.
meepmeep70
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I think this issue,fire extinguishers , is so dumb and hypocritical. I drove, and still do, old cars from the 50'/60's and the possibility of the car burning up is like winning a lottery. I ask all that have one in their car: do you also have one in your kitchen ? what's more important..home/family or a car?
There was a car show, not a high dollar or car drawer that demanded an extinguisher in the cars entered. It was at a firehall.
Really?....
And yes I have extinguishers in my Kitchen, garage, as well as daily drivers...and while I've never had to use them in my home/garage, daily driver or toys,...I have used them many times for other people's cars burning on the side of the road, I've seen too many classic cars go up in flames on the side of the road, who's owners couldn't do nothing but watch it burn down to nothing...roll the dice if you want to, but when "snake eye's" comes up and bite you on the back someday, you'll be singing another tune
 left a car show last year,a elderly guy was driving his pride and joy 56? vette home,he owned it since new,caught fire a mile from his home,witnesses had to pull him away,guy was really upset. i carry 2 extingishers in my runner and have them covered in trunk with a fire blanket,cuz i don't want to be "that guy"
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Re: Fire extinguishers in your car?
[Re: Ramrod39]
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01/27/13 11:17 PM
01/27/13 11:17 PM
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Colorado
denfireguy
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Colorado
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My old work truck had a dry chem, class A foam water extinguisher, 500 gallon water tank, a foam eductor... a bunch of hose and we always put out other peoples fires. On the other hand, a dozen extinguishers were used on this one until the radiator burst pouring out enough water to put the fire out:
2014 Ram 1500 Laramie, 73 Cuda
Previous mopars: 62 Valiant, 65 Fury III, 68 Fury III, 72 Satellite, 74 Satellite, 89 Acclaim, 98 Caravan, 2003 Durango
Only previous Non-Mopar: Schwinn Tornado
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Re: Fire extinguishers in your car?
[Re: Ramrod39]
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01/28/13 08:46 AM
01/28/13 08:46 AM
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Lake Elmo, MN
Evil Monkey
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Lake Elmo, MN
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I was very lucky when my Aspen caught fire back in about 1998. It happened right as I pulled into my parking spot at the apartment building I lived in at the time, and I knew there was an extinguisher in the building right by the front door. I was able to get it and get the fire out before any real damage occurred. I've had an extinguisher in every car since then.
I never really liked the center console in my Cuda, so when I was looking for a spot to mount the extinguisher, I figured the extinguisher would look much better between the seats than the console did, so that's where it got mounted. I was right, too - I like the looks of the extinguisher much better than the old console.
1974 'Cuda 360/TKO
1990 Ram Van
1998 Neon
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Re: Fire extinguishers in your car?
[Re: Evil Monkey]
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01/28/13 11:32 AM
01/28/13 11:32 AM
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Suffolk,VA
ireland383
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Re: Fire extinguishers in your car?
[Re: 68HemiB]
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01/28/13 08:14 PM
01/28/13 08:14 PM
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Suffolk,VA
ireland383
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