I remember a guy hearing a strange noise from the car, popped the hood, and saw a kitten resting on the air filter. They adopted it and named it Carburetor.

Whew, the kitten got lucky. It was probably grateful to the family for saving it.

Because if I checked everytime I wanted to leave the house I'd never get anywhere

You could easily say the same thing about any wildlife. Do you check the hood of your vehicle or wheel wells before you go for a drive? If a cat could get under a hood so cold a toddler, especially in the wheel wells of a car

chew quietly please