i always saw "ricers" with the chrome extinguisher mounted on the pillar and i always laughed and though it was retarted.
the other day i was scraping sound deadening from under the rear seats, i got distracted for a split seconds and a peice of insulation caught on fire behind the quarter plastic, i started to panic and had to run all the way to the house and bring out the hose. the fire got pretty big but did no damage.
also one day i was driving with the windows down and i must have passed through a thick cloud of smoke, i smelled burning and immediately pulled over and jumped out to inspect under the hood/in the trunk, even saw some smoke coming out of the cabin. turns out it wasnt me, was the could i passed, but i thought, SH*T what if my car ever did catch fire while i was out driving, it would burn to the ground before fire department got there.
so now im thinking of buying a small one just for safety and putting it somewhere behind my seat or under the rear seat delete. also, never know when you could save someone elses car with it.