Florida thieves forced to shift gears during Corvette carjacking

JoeP@TeamBeckyD · 01-30-2013, 05:26 PM

Published January 29, 2013
FoxNews.com

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A Florida Corvette owner said he was almost carjacked at gunpoint, but the would-be thieves ran away because they couldn't figure out how to drive his car.

Randolph Bean was sitting in his bright yellow Corvette when two men took him by surprise, MyFoxOrlando.com reports. It was parked outside Orlando Regional Medical Center in downtown Orlando.

Bean said the two came from behind, and he "barely caught them in the mirror."

According to the police report, one of the men had a gun.

"He started yanking on the door and made me open the door. He kind of flung it open and dragged me out and demanded that I get on the ground... face down, so I couldn't look at him, of course," Bean told MyFoxOrlando.com.

Bean, 51, said one of the thieves pointed a gun at him while asking how to use the car.

"They apparently couldn't start it," Bean said. "I had to tell him four different times to push in the clutch, because it's a standard transmission."

The suspects reportedly gave up and ran away, leaving Bean on the ground. Police tried searching for the suspects, but they took off.

"My first thought was I guess we don't have driver's ed in school anymore because no one knows how to drive a stick," Bean said. "And my second thing was, don't shoot me because you can't start the car. I'm trying to help you out here."

Though the thieves left the Corvette, they still made off with Bean's phone, keys and wallet.

Thankfully.....
..... the owner wasn't hurt....

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GaBoy25 · 01-30-2013, 05:30 PM

Love it.

Good afternoon Becky.

CamaroSkooter · 01-30-2013, 05:38 PM

What I don't get is, why take his keys if you're not going to steal his car?

GaBoy25 · 01-30-2013, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by CorvetteSkooter

What I don't get is, why take his keys if you're not going to steal his car?

Because theyre shiny.

Apparently ferrets and thieves think this way.

My ferret LOVED keys

*Camaro_Corvette* · 01-30-2013, 06:27 PM

Thieves are so stupid.

CamaroSkooter · 01-31-2013, 09:42 AM

Maybe they're going to go read a "standard transmissions for dummies" book and then use his ID to show up at his house and try to steal his car a second time?

01-30-2013, 05:38 PM	#3
CamaroSkooter Retarded One-Legged Owl Drives: 2010 Black Camaro 2SS Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 9,745	What I don't get is, why take his keys if you're not going to steal his car? __________________ My VIN = 2G1FK1EJ9A9105017 Build Date: 04-23-2009 according to: http://www.compnine.com/vid.php

01-30-2013, 06:27 PM	#5
Camaro_Corvette 36.58625, -121.7568 Drives: Team 1LE Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Earth Posts: 23,710 View My Garage	Thieves are so stupid. __________________ I am seriously never serious vv V vv Next order of business

01-31-2013, 09:42 AM	#6
CamaroSkooter Retarded One-Legged Owl Drives: 2010 Black Camaro 2SS Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 9,745	Maybe they're going to go read a "standard transmissions for dummies" book and then use his ID to show up at his house and try to steal his car a second time? __________________ My VIN = 2G1FK1EJ9A9105017 Build Date: 04-23-2009 according to: http://www.compnine.com/vid.php

01-30-2013, 05:30 PM	#2
GaBoy25 Drives: 2010 SS/RS M6/2500HD Lmm LTZ Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: South Georgia Posts: 2,543	Love it. Good afternoon Becky.