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
minauto tells us more.
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)
shanannygians07 28
He/she obviously wasn't the smartest car thief...
Tessa_11 19
Aren't you happy you still have your car??
falconjade 19
It's still been vandalized and it's still going to cost to repair. He should not be happy just because his car was not stolen.
_G0D_ 9
Yes he should shut up.
colombiatti 14
That thief should probably look into changing "careers".
alicat13 12
Tough neighbourhood, having to remove your engine to stop them stealing your car.... :-)
domolovesyoshi 33
he didn't remove the engine to foil thieves he said that he had been working on it
TheNewMirage 10
You missed the joke. I feel sorry for you.
haveyou000 22
at least it's only some damage and not a stolen car!
karlcolt45 19
at that point couldn't he have just pushed it away?
chinaski7628 32
That wouldn't make for a very fast getaway or an awesome police chase, though.
cryssycakesx3 23
or a useful car
ruckfules85 34
Wow how dumb did she feel afterwards
Ashamed_Sister 60
This thief must have felt really stupid: “Today, I did my best to steal a car. After some long and hard work I found out that the car has no engine. F**k-The-Thief’s-Life”
BoltTheSuperdog 22
Well, at least the thief didn't (and couldn't) take your car!
toaster123 11
... and sell it in junk
sdroze1389 31
at least he didn't try to steal it after you put the time into fixing the engine. always a silver lining OP. your insurance will cover the window without raising your deductible too much in comparison to replacing a whole car.