what happened to my car when it was "stolen"? odd story...

[sik8v@netscape.net (rhys)]

the real question is...why do you leave your keys in the car???!!!

Scirocco-Al wrote:

> Man, just pull the realy for that light and make it go out forever...  
> They are annoying as hell anyway.  :)
>  
> Alan
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     From: Robbie Cotner <mailto:robw_z@yahoo.com>
>     To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org <mailto:scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>     Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 8:59 PM
>     Subject: what happened to my car when it was "stolen"? odd story...
>
>     Hey all, I just when to pick up some VW parts at a nearby "auto
>     recycler".  This place is pretty damn big and corporate-like, and
>     I live in SD so I usually leave my keys in the ignition.  When I
>     got there I parked in designated "customer parking spot #1".  I
>     leave my keys in there and then go out to the yard to get some
>     parts.  2 hours later I come back, pay for my parts, and when I go
>     back out my car is no longer in spot #1, it's in spot #5.  WTF!! 
>     It looks like some guys needed to drive an RV past through spot
>     #1, onto the grass beyond it.  So I assume, unless my Scirocco is
>     possessed, that he got in my car, and drove it over to
>     another spot.  Some guy I've never even seen!  Since my '83 has
>     the "only-I-can-drive-it" shift linkage, (it needs some work and
>     thus nobody knows how to shift but me). So I assume this asshole,
>     whoever he is, had a fun time grinding my gears for what! ever
>     distance he drove it.  I may just be paranoid but after this
>     incident it feels like my clutch pedal has much more travel before
>     it gets to the point of resistance thatn it used to.  Also, this
>     one is weird, now my shift light is on almost all the time.  On
>     the hour trip down to the yard, my shift light came on as usual. 
>     But on the trip back, the shift light is on whenever I maintain a
>     constant speed, no matter what speed that is.  If I accelerate or
>     decelerate it goes off for a bit,  but then comes on again when I
>     resume a constant speed.  In itself this is just annoying, but why
>     is it doing this NOW, and does that reflect a larger problem? 
>     Thanks guys, and although I'm probably the only one, don't leave
>     your keys in the car!- 
>
>     Rob
>
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