Today, my car was found with a smashed window and a torn-apart steering column, in order to hot-wire it. The thief didn't get away with my car, though. The engine was in the garage, where I've been working on it for two days. FML
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minauto 15
This actually happened to my boyfriend but he posted it from my account since he doesn't own a smartphone himself. he pulled his engine from his car to work on it (he's an auto tech student) and had been without a car for a few days. luckily he was planning on getting a new ignition, he wasn't however planning on replacing a perfectly good window... but thanks for all the comments guys, i'll be sure to let him know about all the support!
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unidentifieduser 23
I'm guessing the thief didn't see the "check engine" light.
efettes 19
This literally just happened to my car two days ago! He not only failed to hot wire it, but he left his phone and screwdriver in my car. -.-
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Comments (96)
ihavenolifehaha 16
Wow
ElricMustang 23
Wouldn't it have cost more to get a brand new car entirely? I'd be happy if I were you!
GodPart2 20
Ummmmm, there's this thing called insurance...
slyde32 12
what're you trying to say? Wouldn't it cost more to get a brand new car, wouldn't that be a reason to repair the car rather than buying a new one? it's cheaper by your logic, which may or may not be true, OP never said what kind of car it is, so it's hard to say
chinaski7628 32
#27-- I think #1 was saying it's cheaper to replace the broken window and steering column than the whole car had the car been stolen. I don't think he was questioning OP fixing the engine himself.
RedPillSucks 33
it still sucks when someone ***** up your car
ElricMustang 23
That's exactly what I meant, 27. I would rather have to fix my windows, etc, than have to replace my entire car. No, OP shouldn't be "happy" about it, but I think it's better than losing the entire thing.
eyepuppy 31
@16, then you risk making your premiums go up. Some insurances raise your rates EVERY claim. Make sure to read the fine print. He's lucky the car wasn't stolen.
jazzy_123 20
that's unfortunate. Sorry about that OP.
FrostHeart 36
FYL, that costs a fortune to fix. Hopefully you know some mechanics or can do it yourself.
unidentifieduser 23
I'm guessing the thief didn't see the "check engine" light.
hashshim 23
Well there would be no check engine light without an engine. The car in that condition wouldn't have the battery arched at all to power the light anyways.
karystaal 12
I think #5 was joking.
incoherentrmblr 22
Idk if the battery was there either so the check engine light could go on...
senor_awesome 14
I bet he felt stupid
karlcolt45 19
ah man I thought I was so good at hot wiring!
VonBlitzkrieg 27
Clearly he was stupid. You can't steal a car like in the movies. The steering column will still be locked. I'm a car guy, I know.
naxeeb 33
Talk about a thick headed thief! I bet he didn't see the "check engine" light!
animalxcrackers 20
Man, I was wondering what happened. I tried getting it started for like fifteen minutes!
ihavenolifehaha 16
Should vegetarians eat animal crackers?
cryssycakesx3 23
I don't think animal crackers are made of meat.
animalxcrackers 20
Only if they're very very good at it. ;)
ThatInvisibleBoy 7
ouch, that's gotta suck.
efettes 19
This literally just happened to my car two days ago! He not only failed to hot wire it, but he left his phone and screwdriver in my car. -.-
DanielleinDC 34
This needs to go into a compendium of dumb criminals. Hope him leaving his mobile behind helped you catch him.
TheHolyJuiceBox 5
today, I tried to hot wire a car, but it wouldn't start so I left, forgot my phone and my lucky screwdriver. FML