i'll tell you the full, story all details complete next time i see you, but basically, at least one of the lug nuts was sheared off and the rest came loose, or vice versa, and it went flying off. it started making a funny noise not long after i got it (of course) but dad drove it and looked at it didn't find anything so i wasn't worried. but the noise got worse and then i was driving and it started making a different, scary, rattling noise so i started to pull over and the wheel went flying off. it scared me just a little. actually a lot. :) anyway, nobody was hurt and it could have been much worse and much more expensive to fix, so i'm happy with the way it turned out, since it had to happen.