|
| DMac |
|
||
Age: 38 Posts: 1372 Joined: 7th Nov 2004 Ride: Lancer Coupe Location: Southeastern suburbs, Melbourne |
MikGan wrote: all ud need it a fluid leak insie the cabin, say a heater hose and a little spark from shorting... its not that unconcieveable. Ever had a power steering hose burst? get that onto ur extractors and watch it go up!
Oh okay....i see your point now. |
||
| Top | |
||
| Vic |
|
|||
|
Also might be useful should you need to stop to help out at a crash scene. If a fire starts and someone's trapped in their car then having an extinguisher might be a lifesaver.
_________________ 5.6L of carbon footprint. |
|||
| Top | |
|||
| snap0964 |
|
|||
|
The DMac wrote: what do you need one for. Seriously what the hell can start a fire...its not like we are running rocket fuel and got no exhaust system, i just cant see the point of having one other than that they look good and put a race touch to the car. A few weeks ago A Current Affair & Today Tonight had reports on Static Electricity when filling your car, having seen some of the footage, I'd say a portable extinguisher could be handy, rather than watch your car go up in flames. Sure it could be futile - but it's better than zero.
_________________ 96 XH Longreach 'S': LPG, Alarm, 3.23:1 LSD, Cruise, Trip Comp, ABS, Power Windows, Mid Series Dome Lt, Climate Ctrl |
|||
| Top | |
|||
| DMac |
|
||
Age: 38 Posts: 1372 Joined: 7th Nov 2004 Ride: Lancer Coupe Location: Southeastern suburbs, Melbourne |
Okay now the reasons are getting extreme. I got a good reason. I reckon you should actually carry one with you all the time because what happens if your walking and a storm hits and lightening hits a tree on the other side of the road and starts a fire = INSTANT HERO.
But i can see for the purpose in a car now....but some of the reasons are a bit out there. |
||
| Top | |
||
| Sturmovik |
|
|||
|
snap0964 wrote: The DMac wrote: what do you need one for. Seriously what the hell can start a fire...its not like we are running rocket fuel and got no exhaust system, i just cant see the point of having one other than that they look good and put a race touch to the car. A few weeks ago A Current Affair & Today Tonight had reports on Static Electricity when filling your car, having seen some of the footage, I'd say a portable extinguisher could be handy, rather than watch your car go up in flames. Sure it could be futile - but it's better than zero.If my car catches alight at a servo then the last thing ill be doing is trying to put out the fire..... 
_________________ 1993 ED XR6 5speed Polynesian Green. Project car. |
|||
| Top | |
|||
| MikGan |
|
|||
|
Haha yeah I'd use it to beat people out of my way as I start bolting for the hills
_________________ I couldnt fix your brakes so I made your horn louder
|
|||
| Top | |
|||
| NudgE^SIKBRO |
|
||
|
the best place for an Extinguisher is n front of the drivers seat THEY DONT OFTEN/EVER come loose mine hasnt and nothing gets in the way of me pulling it out ppl put extinguishers in for looks and thats not what they are for... i can have mine out and let off in under 3 seconds... bugger running to the boot pulling it out running back
_________________ SIKBRO |
||
| Top | |
||
| p0ly |
|
|||
|
yer im pretty sure they come in handy sometimes, a mate of mine was in a accident a few months ago, someone pulled out in front of him, only hit at 30 - 40ks or so but it was enuff to push the headlight back enuff for the hot globe to burn thru one of the hoses. fire kept getting bigger and a passer buy happened to have an extinguisher to put the thing out before the whole car set alight
will probably be the next thing on my to get list...
_________________ <br> |
|||
| Top | |
|||
| msman |
|
||
|
i second that and run like hell if it catches fire at a servo.
_________________ why do u write in here. |
||
| Top | |
||
| Who is online |
|---|
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 49 guests |
