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Ha, I've "stolen" a rental company BMW in a similar-ish way, basically we turned up to the rental company at an airport in Spain, they threw the keys my way and said the car is a BMW 2 series and it's outside their office. So I walk out and yep, there's a BMW Series 2 parked outside. Hopped in,pressed the start button, drove it to the hotel. Went for a quick swim in the hotel's pool, came back to about 30 unanswered calls from Hertz. They call me again and they go "oh sorry to bother you, just wanted to ask if you could check the number on the key for your BMW, we might have given you the wrong car". I told them the number, they said it's all good, sorry for bothering.

So I went for lunch, came back, another 30 missed calls from Hertz. They call again and ask we're really really really sorry but would you mind going to the car and checking the licence plate on the car. So I said ok, went to the carpark....and yep, it was different to the one on my key.

Turns out that the car right in front of their office was a car that was being prepared for cleaning and they left the key for it in the armrest, which is why it started when I jumped in. They must have pooped themselves when they noticed the car was gone lol. Fortunately they were really nice about it and someone from their office came to see us and brought us the right car. But I imagine the panic in their office when they realized the car is missing.