What’s the best in car fire extinguisher?

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I thought I’d ask this in the Track Days forum as you guys are likely to carry extinguishers and may well have the best knowledge.

I am looking for a lightweight but effective extinguisher (hand held rather than plumbed in). I've read that the dry powder ones can leave a real mess and do more damage because the powder is corrosive. Some websites advise a Halon one but apparently they are no longer easily available. I’m happy to pay what’s necessary to get a really good one because if I ever have to use it I want it to actually work!

Any information or suggestions would be great.

Thanks,

TSS

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PetrolTed said:

How expensive are they?

Very : http://www.msar-safety.com/motor-sport-zero-360-ga...

Thanks GC8. This is the sort of thing I was after. If it does the job then it's worth paying for, but does anybody know where you can get one a bit cheaper?

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TSS said:

PetrolTed said:

How expensive are they?

Very : http://www.msar-safety.com/motor-sport-zero-360-ga...

Thanks GC8. This is the sort of thing I was after. If it does the job then it's worth paying for, but does anybody know where you can get one a bit cheaper?

A bit cheaper here in case anybody else is interested: http://rallynuts.com/motorsport/LIFELINE_Extinguis...