How a Man Saved His House by Setting His Car on Fire 13.37K Remy Stern 03/29/11 09:50AM Filed to: Jalopnik Jalopnik Republished byline=Jalopnik byline=Johnny Freepost To raise the $15,000 needed to keep his home, Utah resident John Maxim pledged to burn his Ford Escort wagon if he got the money. He did, it burned, and now he has a criminal record. [Jalopnik]