So the question was “why do you need a fire extinguisher on your Jeep?!”

[Shooting or Jeeping]

I present your answer...

http://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news...rns-to-ground-in-desert/ar-AAAAZ1S?ocid=ientp

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[WXman]

And....that video was discussed in the thread you are referencing.

 

[Sean L]

Expended his fire extenguisher too.. plus most of his drinking water on the flame... but in retrospect water is bad to use on an oil fire.

 

[Shooting or Jeeping]

And....that video was discussed in the thread you are referencing.

Well, for other reasons that thread was culled. I just thought it was worth it’s own view. Crazy deal. I’ve actually be out on those trails and it really is isolated. I would have kept the water, but man- hard to let a 50k vehicle go if it would be saved by $2 worth of bottled water. . .

 

[The_Phew]

Actually, successfully extinguishing the fire is a worst-case scenario. You'd have a fire on the CarFax (i.e. HUGE loss of value) and then have to potentially wait months for a repair. If the vehicle is fully consumed by the fire, it's totaled and you get a check that you can immediately spend on a new vehicle.

Time you might have spent fiddling with the fire extinguisher, you should probably spend retrieving any personal belongings that are not replaceable.

 

[Sean L]

Actually, successfully extinguishing the fire is a worst-case scenario. You'd have a fire on the CarFax (i.e. HUGE loss of value) and then have to potentially wait months for a repair. If the vehicle is fully consumed by the fire, it's totaled and you get a check that you can immediately spend on a new vehicle.

That's also assuming you have a good enough insurance plan to cover things like freak accidents while offroading.

 

[The_Phew]

That's also assuming you have a good enough insurance plan to cover things like freak accidents while offroading.

If not, hire a shady wrecker driver (there are MANY of these) to drag the smoldering carcass to the nearest public road before you file your claim. If you get caught, insurance fraud is a white collar crime, so you just get to drink toilet wine with guys like Paul Manafort, Michael Cohen, etc. for a couple years.

 

[Sean L]

If not, hire a shady wrecker driver (there are MANY of these) to drag the smoldering carcass to the nearest public road before you file your claim.

This is true! :cwl:

 

[Chocolate Thunder]

 

[HungryHound]

I present your answer...

http://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news...rns-to-ground-in-desert/ar-AAAAZ1S?ocid=ientp

Because an extinguisher is cheaper and easier to install than all the appropriate fuses and relays.

 

[bjm00se]

Jeez. The guy used a fire extinguisher, dirt, and water. Didn't work. Auto fires are hard to put out.

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