Well, my poor Grand Am caught on fire. The cat blew when I was going about 85 on the highway and I of course noticed I had lost most of my power. Before I could pull over, I had to take the time to move 3 lanes over to the right, as I was in the passing lane. Traffic was heavy being a friday evening, so this took awhile. Then, I made the foolish decision to try and keep driving til I got to the rest stop not too far ahead.
All of a sudden, people around me start flaling (sp?) their arms and honking and I noticed a burning smell. My mats in the back literally were "melting" to the floor. Panicing, I pulled over, shut the car off, and got out. A couple nice people pulled over after me.
Now, I only saw my glass pack (muffler) still enflamed a little. According to the people who pulled over, not only were the "usual" fireballs that come out when a cat goes, but the whole underneath up to the start of the drunk was ablaze momentarily.
I guess my question is what stopped the fire? It seemed to pitter out on its own.
Also, when the State cops got there it was funny to see how they were too scared to get anywhere near my car, in case sparks hit the gas or something.
Did I mention I was on my way to prom? Lousy timing...