FOLLOW UP: Fiesta Movement car towed by The Man, not stolen after all?
Who knew that the Fiesta Movement was going to turn out to be the Fiesta Adventure – at least, for Agent 44 Jake Bronstein. Not long ago, he reported his Fiesta stolen and Ford was meant to be tracking it on a joyride near Port Chester, NY. Turns out that Ford wasn't tracking the right car, and for some reason, Ford can't track his car. That's most inconvenient, because Bronstein's Fiesta is sitting in a New York impound lot. And to add insult to injury, the impound lot says the car isn't there.
As Bronstein tell it on Zoomdoggle.com, at first, he suspected the car was towed, but calls to every local NYPD lot got the same response: "Car's not here." After staking out the hatch's last known parking spot, a meter reader told him that cars will get towed and then entered in the system with the wrong license plate. The tow lot then says they don't have it, because it doesn't show in the computer, and they won't let you in to check. Although he doesn't mention it, it sounds like they also don't check their lot based on any other description.
So, pulling a couple of near-Mission Impossible moves, Jake managed to get a picture of the most likely lot the car was towed to, and you can see the results above: a hot magenta and pink spotted Fiesta whiling away the hours and racking up storage fees. The best part? Jake called the lot again and said he had a picture of his car on their lot, and you know what he was told? That they don't have it, and that it's impossible to see inside the lot.
Jake's now taking ideas for how to get his car back. If the NYPD won't even admit having it, and Ford can't use the tracking device to prove it's there, then the idea we like best so far comes from one the commenters on Jake's site, who suggests:
Just throw a giant party outside the impound lot. Make up signs like "Let our Fiesta go", "Free the Fiesta" and such. Start up chants like "What do we want? My Fiesta. When do we want it? at some point in the near future, if that's convenient..."So, Autobloggers... any recommendations?
[Source: Zoomdoggle]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 5)
Heimbachae 3:33PM (5/26/2009)
did someone say "party"?
i'm so there
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Rob 3:47PM (5/26/2009)
Ah, the stupidity of State Workers.
Again.
STATE WORKERS ARE MORONS.
James 3:54PM (5/26/2009)
The Fiesta is in for a long NYPD impound..."Siesta". ;p
Slizzo 4:04PM (5/26/2009)
@Rob
I take offense to your comment sir. My girlfriend works for the CT state government as an auditor, and she is far from a moron.
Whether or not NY state workers are morons or not, I cannot comment, but there are bad apples everywhere; I would be surprised if that wasn't the case here (the "owner" not talking to said "bad apple".)
Nightcrawler 4:12PM (5/26/2009)
What does state workers have to do with NYPD? NYPD isn't a New York State organization, it's a City of New York organization.
Now who's the moron?
Smegley 4:32PM (5/26/2009)
It's our elected officials who are morons
andy 5:12PM (5/26/2009)
@ Rob
NYPD is not state Einstein
KLR 5:33PM (5/26/2009)
Impound lots are usually run by private contractors and many are quite shady. Is that not the case in NYC?
ale 9:22PM (5/26/2009)
let's give 'em hell, the old fashioned- good ol' American way... and no. im not being sarcastic
intelligentdesign 7:59AM (5/27/2009)
i agree, though i dont care much for the fiesta,if they threw one id so be there....
Ahmad 3:34PM (5/26/2009)
Someone should steal it out of the lot. Like the article says, they don't even say it's there. It's not like they're going to miss it or anything.
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James 3:56PM (5/26/2009)
Heck, there could even be a "dead body" somewhere in the cars/impound lot...and they would'nt even know it.
Christian 5:57PM (5/26/2009)
One of my buddies did that in Western NY. The towed his car and denied that they had it. He went to the lot, found it and drove it off. Now there's a warrant out for his arrest :-\
Greg Aryous 3:36PM (5/26/2009)
Contact the local TV station - they love good stories like this one that makes the NYPD look STUPID!!!!!!!!!!!!! Put it on the air for all to see and embarass Mayor Blumburger while your at it... and get the parking fine and fees waved!!!
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dukeisduke 3:41PM (5/26/2009)
Yep, tell Ford what's going on, and get the media involved. They should be able to help get the car sprung.
Kooshball 3:42PM (5/26/2009)
this would be the best course of action IMO, either that or contacting the public information officer for nypd.
and as much as i don't care about this car, i would TOTALLY show up if they decide to throw a "free the fiesta" party.
Jorge 5:49PM (5/26/2009)
+ 1. TV loves that kind of stories!
Azael 3:36PM (5/26/2009)
What about one of these helicopters that have a magnet attached to them that can pick up cars?
Or just wait until the lot is going to auction off the car and get it there.
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David Strickland 3:50PM (5/26/2009)
Pick me up that Lambo while you're at it.
Matt 3:38PM (5/26/2009)
Meh...no big loss. Such an ugly car...
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