Retoration that you're presenting is of an intact car hull.
Here's a car blown up and set ablaze by an IED. http://www.dw.com/image/5472917_4.jpg
Does it look like much other than scrap metal ready to hit the furnace?
Now imagine a space ship having it's fusion reactor explode.
Could I now perhaps go and wave around some RP like "oh when my faction's ship explode they turn into a molten blob of liquid metal in space?"
This is what I meant by it leading to silly arguments and drama with crappy powergame-ish responses.
Edit: Yes, anyone has the divine right to play disco any way they want, but don't step into others' boundaries.
"If your heart is filled with faith, then you can't fear."