Don't blame Ford for what happened. It looks like the professional you used for the Nitrous install was a fu<kwit! There's been a fare share of Contours with Nitrous kits on them that have not had that happened, so get off your soap box.
I have a Turbo on mine and it hasn't burst into flames.
I also find it hard to believe that you car didn't have the SVT brakes on it. I think you are confused in that it was an E1 which means the rotors are bigger than a regular Contour but it had the regular Contour pads on it(just with bigger brackets). Only the E0's had different pads. I find it hard to believe that the dealer would downsize the brakes for no reason.
You son...are uniformed and impressionable.
Sorry to see your car burn to the ground, but your statements make yo nothing but an