well guys-i have horrible news. my gorgeous tbird is no more-i got a flat tire on route 51 in morris new york and had to park it on the side of the road on halloween. I tried to flag a small green or black car down that passed, only to have what i believed to be an egg thrown at me from an open window. now this **** me off-so i yelled, thanks for the ride *****. The car slowed down, so at this point i walked to a friends house to avoid a beat-down and to call my dad who had my spare tire in the back of his truck. He was at work for another hour or two-so when my friends dad asked me to go with him to oneonta I said ok b/c id be waiting anyway. Well-we leave, drive past the car and all is ok. By the time we returned, within 1.5 hrs later, the road is blockaded by fireman, police, and ambulances. Apparantly my car had somehow caught on fire, and then exploded. Someone then called 911, and the fire department responded and put the car out, then used the jaws of life on the hood, pass. door, and the trunk to check for trapped people-not that it mattered much, the car burnt so bad that the springs tempered, the tires burnt, all the glas melted, the dash was gone, and the car was nothing but a shell-the motor caught fire too, and is likewise destroyed. When i arrived on the scene the police treated me like a criminal, even though i was nowhere near the car when the fire caught-i told them i was with my friends dad, and he vouched for that as well-I even bought gas with a credit car but the cop insisted i was lying to him-"your nitrous tank exploded-" "whys there a battery in the trunk" he said, to which i responded i dont have nitrous, and the battery is for weight distribution. "dont **** lie to me he says-I dont care about your car, tell me the truth" after about an hour of what can only be called an interogation, I was allowed to go home and morn the loss of my pride and joy. I would rather have lost my right testicle than my car. Ive spent every penny ive earned for the past 2 years on my car, only to have it ripped out from under me. This matters not to the police mind you-they dont even care about who or what caused the fire-they didnt even take it to start an investigation. No witnesses-nothing. Just the shell of my candy apple pearl bird. Time to start over now-Im going to be in the market for another sc soon, so ill be parting out all my bolt ons to afford a new bird. My ins. company is investigating soon, so ill let you guys know what comes up, and post before and after pics tomorrow. Mike.