"Stolen" car was actually a runaway...

[Jim Goose]

Strange twist of events.... but ends happily!

Runaway car parks in neighbour's garage

A car reported stolen last month in the Adelaide Hills is believed to have rolled into the garage of a nearby home, parking itself perfectly.

The car's owner from Upper Sturt had left the vehicle after driving to the shops in Stirling early on December 18.

He returned 15 minutes later to find the car was gone, and proceeded to call police.

The man had only owned the vehicle for two days.

The mystery was still unsolved when the new owners of a house opposite the shops returned from holidays on Wednesday.

Noticing their garage door had received minor damage and been pushed off its tracks, they suspected a break-in.

Upon inspection, they found the car inside.

Police say the owner probably did not put the transmission in park when he left the vehicle on a slight slope.

Senior constable Tim Dodds says they reconstructed this sequence of events.

"It had rolled out of the shopping centre car park, across the road, down the driveway, into the garage, through the garage door which then closed on itself and there was the man's stolen car," he said.

"It remained under cover for 17 days and so we've recovered the stolen car and cleared up the break-in.

"It even made us have a bit of a laugh here in the office."

The driver says he can recall hearing a loud bang while he was away from the car.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-01-0...garage/3761314

[csv8]

We know South Australians aren't too bright!!!

[Geez Louise]

We had a similar thing happen with an old Landrover we owned. It rolled across the street and into our neighbours driveway. Faulty handbrake and the little movement when it was parked, caused the gear to not lock in properly...and voila! One runaway car.

Pretty funny with this story the hungry garage ate it!

[OffRoadFalcon]

I wonder how the garage felt when they took it away, hahaha.

[Geez Louise]

I'd say it felt empty!

You would come home from your Christmas holidays, thanking Santa for the new car

[OffRoadFalcon]

Hmmm, wonder what it was... the house owners must have been very good last year haha

[Iggypoppin']

Originally Posted by csv8

We know South Australians aren't too bright!!!

You take that back!!!

[svo347]

Originally Posted by Iggypoppin'

You take that back!!!

Hahahahahah

[Mr Hardware]

Originally Posted by Iggypoppin'

You take that back!!!

That's what the garage said!

[FordFalconBF]

Originally Posted by csv8

We know South Australians aren't too bright!!!

Oi! x 2

[OffRoadFalcon]

Better stop guys before we make them too angry!

[Uncle Niceguy]

ROFLMAO

[Iggypoppin']

This is how it went down..
Car: I'm too hot here...think I'll chill in that there garage for a spell.
Owner returns: oh noez my car has like broken up with me zomg!!!!
Car: hehehe *me gusta face*

[Ford_The_Win]

If they haven't given their car a name yet, they should call it Christine. Or Herbie.

[mash again]

Originally Posted by csv8

We know South Australians aren't too bright!!!

spose ya think yas could learn me betterer, so i was clevered like a abnana bender!

[dylancox]

i wonder what sort of car it was. how come the garage door ended up shut. haha

[benoxr]

Originally Posted by csv8

We know South Australians aren't too bright!!!

Yes but fortunately most of them have moved to Queensland. Can't you tell?

[csv8]

I am originally a sandgroper!!! saw the light and moved to Queensland!!!

[Angeldust]

lols.. my torana once rolled down the street on a 1 degree slope, ended up 300m down the road on the opposite side against an old landcruisers bullbar.

i was like wtf.. wheres my car?

[Reaper8]

read this in the paper this morning and it was a VN commo LOL surprised the garage didnt throw up after eating it

[Brazen]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dIzX-h8gJQ

[vztrt]

Originally Posted by Reaper8

read this in the paper this morning and it was a VN commo LOL surprised the garage didnt throw up after eating it

Looked like Falcon Wagon when they showed it on the news this morning (BA by the look of it). Dodgy handbrake strikes again.

[Reaper8]

no pictures in the article so only goin by what was written in the advertiser

[VioletGT]

I saw a car roll out of the garage i was working in at the time.... As it rolled i was having a laugh only to realise that it rolled into my XA.... Was not happy!!