Update 4/23/05 Working outside on the Trooper yesterday, looked over at the neighbors garage and hmmm... that looks like a Rodeo.
Good news, the police recovered their Rodeo about 5 days after the theft. It was found in the backyard of a gentleman with outstanding warrants. After dealing with the legal aspects to recover the vehicle and then to the dealership for repairs (Ignition screwed up, drivers side window broken, dash scuffed up from not so gentle removal of radio) they got their lovable little rodeo back home. So all in all it was gone about one month. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />



My neighbors have a 98ish Rodeo. The other morning she went out to the rodeo, started it up (still in the garage, with the garage door open) thought oops, I forgot my coat. Ran in grabbed her coat, less that 60 seconds later walked back out to an empty garage <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/scared.gif" alt="" />

Here in Lakewood, CO leaving your car running unattended aka "Puffing" is against the law. Something like 70% of vehicles stolen during the fall/winter months were left running with the keys in the ignition.

One man, after his Puffin car was stolen and he had just finished giving his account to the police was quite shocked to learn that he was gong to recieve a ticket for leaving his car running. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/zombie.gif" alt="" />



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