As Sebastian approached his usual highway exit, his VW single cab suddenly filled with smoke.
He has owned vintage Porsches and Volkswagens for more than 30 years, and he knows one truth better than most: with old cars, anything can happen.
His engine had started backfiring moments earlier, just before the smoke poured into the cabin.
Realizing his engine was on fire, he pulled over, flipped up the seat, and grabbed his H3R HalGuard extinguisher.
When he opened the engine lid, flames pushed him back.
“I was maybe eight feet away,” he recalls. “I pulled the pin, aimed, went ‘thousand one, thousand two,’ and let up. The fire was already out.”
The emergency was over as quickly as it began.
“Honestly, the first thing that came to my mind was if I'd had one of those little fire sticks, I’d still be standing there waiting for that thing to put the fire out,” he says.
His VW club had been debating those fire sticks for months. Sebastian wasn’t convinced then, and now he had proof.
“People say the fire stick lasts 50 seconds. Okay, but mine put it out in two seconds,” he says. “With those sticks, you may eventually put the fire out, but how much damage has been done at that point? And how much does that cost you?”
With the flames out, Sebastian set his extinguisher on the bumper and snapped a photo of his engine bay. The damage was limited to a scorched carb, some burned wires and lines, and blistered paint.
There was no corrosive fire extinguisher powder anywhere. That's because his HalGuard clean agent extinguisher was designed to smother the fire without harming the engine.
“I was hugely, hugely impressed,” he says.
And he knows how close he came to losing something unique. “If one of my old cars is destroyed, it's going to take years to find another and get it to where you want it to be. That takes time and money,” he says.
His story sparked a lively debate in the VW club. “Typical VW guys, they don't like spending money,” he laughs. “But even if your car’s only worth $10,000, do you really want it to go up in flames over 250 bucks?”
His experience is living proof of how crucial it is to protect your classic with an automotive extinguisher designed to stop a fire fast, without damaging your engine, wiring or paint.
“You can’t keep up 100% on every fuel line and every little thing that could cause a fire,” he says. “Fires happen. This extinguisher is just a no-brainer.”
“If you don’t spend that money and something happens, you will 100% regret it. Just get it, and you’ll never be sorry.”
—Sebastian Gaeta
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