If you see my Honda Accord winter beater, call 911, it is stolen.

I came out of work last night in Roseville to not find my car in the parking lot.

1997 Honda Accord.
Pealing paint, loud exhaust, cracked windsheild, need tires, has been rear ended last winter.

749 HCX

PS. I just filled the tank and went shooping at Target at lunch time.

PPS. It's probibly worth more as parts or scrap?

PPPS. I'll have to talk the wife out of the Outback. Anybody got a Subie for sale cheep?

Todd

 

Doesn't that describe almost every honda??

Russ

 

Great news, I found my car. No, really I found my car.

(Would you believe) I was driving home on St. Anthony Parkway. I stopped at the intersection of NE 30th and St. Antony Parkway and as I pulled away I glanced to the right to see a Honda Accord parked down the block a little. Since I think EVERY Honda Accord could be mine I circle around the block as I chatted with Michele on the phone. Right turn, right turn, right turn. I pull up behind it I realize that it IS my Honda Accord. “Michele, I found my car! I’ll call you back after I call the police.” I call 911. They transfer me to the Mpls Police. The Mpls Police say it is in Roseville and transfer me to Roseville Police. The Roseville Police say it is defiantly in Mpls and transfer me back. The Mpls dispatcher takes my information and says they will dispatch a car. Forty minutes later they arrive.

The officers circle the car shining the flashlights around.
“The ignition isn’t busted out.”
“So Todd, how did YOU find the car?”

I explained that I drive St. Anthony Parkway to go home between Identifix over on Patton Road to East River Road. She says, “It is beyond coincidence that YOU found YOUR car on THIS back road.” The whole time she is assessing me.
“Is anything missing?”
“Yes, $200 of Christmas Presents.” (I can’t say what they were until after Christmas).
“Go wait in your car while until we release this car.”

It took 30 minutes. While waiting I called Michele, then a co-worker (thanks Guy) to see if he could bring me back to Debbie’s car after stashing the Honda inside at Identifix, and my insurance lady. I think the officers were playing Angry Birds on their laptop. Anyhow, they finally released the car to me saying, “Theses Honda's are real popular cars to steal. They use a “Bump Key” to take ‘em.”

 

The car was given to me.
A free car is a free car.
If I have to pay for it, it is a Subaru.

Subject jump: Who is the best to repair the exhaust on my wagon? The flange for the flex joint rusted right off.
I really dislike doing old rusty exhaust myself. (Love bolting on new stainless steel sewer pipes to modded WRX's though...)

 

Glad you found it! What a crazy story.