My mom's beater '86 Olds 98 with 300,000 miles on it was stolen. From her church parking lot. By a 16 year old kid.

He apparently used a "slide hammer" to yank the lock cylinder. In the process the headlight switch was damaged so the high-beams headlights were always on. To "fix it" he bashed out the high-beams.

Oh, and he smashed up the rear end by backing into something.

Of couse, as "luck" would have it, he was caught a day or so later, so "luckily" she got it back. A few hundred to fix the damage (except for the bodywork which it still suffers with).

Being a minor, nothing of consequence was done to him. She's talked of suing his parents in small claims court, but it's been just talk so far.

Don't underestimate the stupidity of people who steal cars...

Cheers,
Scott.