The Car Has Been Recovered!
Posted on | July 18, 2007 |
This morning, the Minneapolis Police Department called me with the news that the stolen car had been recovered! (For the full story on the stolen car incident, click here.)
We had bets going to see how long it would take to find the car - my mom guessed two weeks, others said three. Turns out it’s exactly four weeks to the day and we did have a chance of it being found: according to the FBI, just over 50% of stolen cars are eventually recovered.
So you’re probably wondering about the condition of the car. The officer said the steering column was damaged (probably to get to the ignition) but other than that, the car is in working order.
What’s next? Well, the car was found in St. Paul, Minneapolis’ city-neighbor, and is currently at their impound lot. We’ll have to pay a fee of about $190-200 just to get the car back (a bit unfair, huh?). Then we’ll have to pay to get it towed to the mechanic, since we can’t drive it. Then who knows what the mechanic might find besides the broken steering column.
This whole incident will probably cost somewhere between $600-1000, not to mention the hours of time we’ve put in making phone calls, filing insurance claims, etc. Chances are we’ll probably junk it (it’s an old car).
So, to save yourself any future trouble (and cash), why not practice some good car theft prevention measures today?
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