# He stole a... what? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 27, 2003, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-stole-a-what/204095 "2003-09-27T02:23:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Nightsong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nightsong/32/3083_2.png) [@Nightsong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightsong)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2003, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-stole-a-what/204095/1 "2003-09-27T02:23:18Z")
From [here](http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/news/local/6864656.htm). To sum up, a guy test drives a Ferrari, convinces the salesman to switch seats, and as the salesman gets out the driver takes off. :eek: The best part of the article, by far: “Police released a description of the Ferrari thief - White, around 6-foot, slender, with short, clean-cut, reddish-brown hair and glasses. The Ferrari is pretty hard to miss.” Well, duh. “Yea, keep a look out for a bright red Ferrari…” * * * \<\< TRAPEZOID - A device for catching zoids. \>\> ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2003, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-stole-a-what/204095/2 "2003-09-27T02:43:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Nightsong \* > [B"Police released a description of the Ferrari thief - White, around 6-foot, slender, with short, clean-cut, reddish-brown hair and glasses. The Ferrari is pretty hard to miss." > \*\* My god, it’s Michael Schumacher! I saw him on TV this morning, and, get this - _he was driving a bright red Ferrari!!_ ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2003, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-stole-a-what/204095/3 "2003-09-27T07:36:25Z")
Oh? I can here the scanner now… “Be on the look out for a red Ferrari, coming your direction you should see it any time now.” “Ahhh well, SOMETHING just went by…” “Was it the Ferrari?” “Well, I couldn’t tell… It was going fast” “Was it red?” “Couldn’t tell, it was going fast… _Really_ fast.” ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2003, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-stole-a-what/204095/4 "2003-09-27T07:55:01Z")
**Q** : How do you catch such a unique car? **A** : You 'nique up on it! ---
**Author:** ![green\_bladder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@green\_bladder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green_bladder)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2003, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-stole-a-what/204095/5 "2003-09-27T10:03:35Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Manduck \* > \*\*My god, it’s Michael Schumacher! I saw him on TV this morning, and, get this - _he was driving a bright red Ferrari!!_ \*\* Another sign of trouble with today’s economy: F1 teams can’t afford to provide cars for their drivers. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2003, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-stole-a-what/204095/6 "2003-09-27T19:12:43Z")
I guess it also explains why he was only able to put it seventh on the grid 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Brad\_Pittiful](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b3f665/32.png) [@Brad\_Pittiful](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brad_Pittiful)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2003, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-stole-a-what/204095/7 "2003-09-27T20:28:15Z")
i worked up the street from that Ferrari dealer…(laid off in July)…its near Villanova University if anyone knows where that is…i used to see Ferraris all the time during the summer months like Ferris said “if you have the means i highly suggest you pick one up” ---
**Author:** ![Nightsong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nightsong/32/3083_2.png) [@Nightsong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightsong)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-stole-a-what/204095/8 "2003-09-28T01:30:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Manduck \* > \*\*My god, it’s Michael Schumacher! I saw him on TV this morning, and, get this - _he was driving a bright red Ferrari!!_ \*\* _ppppfffft!_ There goes my root beer, all over my keyboard! ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-stole-a-what/204095/9 "2003-09-28T02:07:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by picunurse \*Oh? I can here the scanner now… “Be on the look out for a red Ferrari, coming your direction you should see it any time now.” > “Ahhh well, SOMETHING just went by…” > “Was it the Ferrari?” > “Well, I couldn’t tell… It was going fast” > “Was it red?” > “Couldn’t tell, it was going fast… _Really_ fast.” “Well, it was red when it passed me, but it was blue until then.” ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-stole-a-what/204095/10 "2003-09-28T07:31:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Balance \* > \*\*“Well, it was red when it passed me, but it was blue until then.” \*\* Think he’ll get a vanity plate that reads “DPLR SFT”? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Eleusis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Eleusis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleusis)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-stole-a-what/204095/11 "2003-09-28T07:46:42Z")
You know that thing was in the back of a semi in 5 minutes and on a ship bound for Saudi Arabia within an hour. ---
**Author:** ![NinjaChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-stole-a-what/204095/12 "2003-09-28T19:21:29Z")
Only on the Main Line…other places they steal Fords. Maybe a Mercedes. Main Line theives don’t settle for anything but the best. _giggle_ ---
**Author:** ![fortytwo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f9ae1b/32.png) [@fortytwo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fortytwo)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-stole-a-what/204095/13 "2003-09-28T21:02:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Manduck \* > \*\*My god, it’s Michael Schumacher! I saw him on TV this morning, and, get this - _he was driving a bright red Ferrari!!_ \*\* Well who said crime doesn’t pay? He’s only gone and won the Grand Prix with it. V ---
**Author:** ![ElwoodCuse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/edb3f5/32.png) [@ElwoodCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElwoodCuse)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2003, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-stole-a-what/204095/14 "2003-10-02T19:20:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Brad Pittiful \* > \*\*i worked up the street from that Ferrari dealer…(laid off in July)…its near Villanova University if anyone knows where that is…i used to see Ferraris all the time during the summer months > \*\* No way! I admit it, I did not read the article, but my first instinct was to mention how I’ve been by this same dealership many times and wondered what they would say if all of a sudden I came in and asked for a test drive (my guess is that they’d laugh at me and ask to see a briefcase full of $100 bills first). ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2003, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-stole-a-what/204095/15 "2003-10-02T19:39:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tuckerfan \* > \*\*Think he’ll get a vanity plate that reads “DPLR SFT”? 😃 \*\* [slight hijack] Would it be funny if someone actually got that vanity plate and then painted the front of their car blue and the back red, with the colors fading into each other in the middle? :dubious: [/slight hijack] An even better vanity plate for this situation: “C” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2003, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-stole-a-what/204095/16 "2003-10-02T19:51:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Brad Pittiful \* > \*\*i worked up the street from that Ferrari dealer…(laid off in July)…its near Villanova University if anyone knows where that is…i used to see Ferraris all the time during the summer months > like Ferris said > “if you have the means i highly suggest you pick one up” \*\* The roads wind a bit around there. They should look for skidmarks leading to crumpled red metal next to a granite wall. PS- Do they still have that rickety10 foot wide bridge that goes over the railroad tracks by Villanova? Of course, it might have collapsed by now…but if not he’s probably 10 cars back waiting in line to cross it.