.....well i just did.
so im drivin my recently purchased (6 weeks) 2000 Range Rover 4.6 HSE back to milwaukee from my girl's parents' house in southern indiana...
im on 294 north goin around chicago....dashboard says ALTERNATOR FAILURE....ok so i drive over to the shoulder after going over a bridge.....temperature guage starts to redline....i throw it in neutral and coast down closer to the toll booth area...temp guage goes back to center....i turn off the ignition and get out to pop the hood...
it starts smokin and is too hot to even pop the hood... then it REALLY starts smokin...oh ****...so first things first.....i grab my clairtone 7978 and 7980 out of the back....then i grab my duffle bag.....then a small fire breaks out on the ground under the engine....oh ****.....forgot my phone in there....grab my phone and step back about 20 feet......then the entire engine compartment goes up in flames.....im just standing there helpless watchin my dream ride burn.....then the the cabin starts on fire.....oh ****...i left my wallet in there!!! too late..its completely engulfed in flames.....so im tellin the cop that i have no driver's license on me and i have a temporary license plates (paper) sooooo....he says "oh thats not good"....im thinkin NO **** MY ****IN TRUCK IS BURNIN, ASSHOLE!!!....
so after the firefighters put it out i go and look at the damage....everything melted and torched...if it aint torched, its black.....so i pick up my torched baseball cap off the front seat and low and behold...an unscathed beautiful piece of tan leather seat that hasnt been touched by fire...and on that spot...is my wallet...completely unharmed..just a little wet and smells of roasted range rover....
yada yada yada.....so all in all... i lost my vehicle, my ipod with all my music (the computer where the music was saved, crashed two years ago so thats all i had), my work boots, my nike air max 90s that ive had for 5 years, my milwaukee brewers hat, and my bowling ball. and several wires and cords for ipod-boombox connections, chargers, etc.
and no i didnt take any pictures or video....totally slipped my mind...im sure i'll get some from the insurance company or somethin.
but on a high note...myself and my cherished clairtones are ok....and the two broken knobs from my 7980 were in my center console,,,i saved those too.
what a crappy day.
so im drivin my recently purchased (6 weeks) 2000 Range Rover 4.6 HSE back to milwaukee from my girl's parents' house in southern indiana...
im on 294 north goin around chicago....dashboard says ALTERNATOR FAILURE....ok so i drive over to the shoulder after going over a bridge.....temperature guage starts to redline....i throw it in neutral and coast down closer to the toll booth area...temp guage goes back to center....i turn off the ignition and get out to pop the hood...
it starts smokin and is too hot to even pop the hood... then it REALLY starts smokin...oh ****...so first things first.....i grab my clairtone 7978 and 7980 out of the back....then i grab my duffle bag.....then a small fire breaks out on the ground under the engine....oh ****.....forgot my phone in there....grab my phone and step back about 20 feet......then the entire engine compartment goes up in flames.....im just standing there helpless watchin my dream ride burn.....then the the cabin starts on fire.....oh ****...i left my wallet in there!!! too late..its completely engulfed in flames.....so im tellin the cop that i have no driver's license on me and i have a temporary license plates (paper) sooooo....he says "oh thats not good"....im thinkin NO **** MY ****IN TRUCK IS BURNIN, ASSHOLE!!!....
so after the firefighters put it out i go and look at the damage....everything melted and torched...if it aint torched, its black.....so i pick up my torched baseball cap off the front seat and low and behold...an unscathed beautiful piece of tan leather seat that hasnt been touched by fire...and on that spot...is my wallet...completely unharmed..just a little wet and smells of roasted range rover....
yada yada yada.....so all in all... i lost my vehicle, my ipod with all my music (the computer where the music was saved, crashed two years ago so thats all i had), my work boots, my nike air max 90s that ive had for 5 years, my milwaukee brewers hat, and my bowling ball. and several wires and cords for ipod-boombox connections, chargers, etc.
and no i didnt take any pictures or video....totally slipped my mind...im sure i'll get some from the insurance company or somethin.
but on a high note...myself and my cherished clairtones are ok....and the two broken knobs from my 7980 were in my center console,,,i saved those too.
what a crappy day.
:'-( :'-( :'-( 
Like Ira & Bobby said, glad you're ok! 
Luckily, I've never had to watch my own vehicle go up in flames. 
Just to satisfy your curiosity, I hope you find out why your Rover caught fire. I know I'd wanna know if it was my car. 
