Your Time Machine is Stuck in Reverse
You are a car jacker with discerning taste. In your warehouse of stolen cars, you’ve “acquired” a Maserati, a hearse with a casket inside, and a large hot dog-shaped automobile. But you got a tip on “the dark web” (ooooh!) that the unusual, glowing car in the mad scientist’s driveway is a time machine, which would be even cooler than your “Celebrating 100 Years of Motor Vehicle Theft” parade float.
It’s nighttime. No one’s around. You pull the door handle on the purple vehicle. It’s unlocked! Yes! You sit in the passenger seat and get to work…