OK, so some of you probably saw my post about my 5er being turned into a boat. Well, this morning it had dried out some and so I called AAA to get them to come jump it. They showed up and I let it idle for the requisite 30 minutes. As soon as I turned off the car, however, the hazards and headlights started blinking, as if the alarm was going off. I got back in the car and tried to start it and nothing happened. Dash lit up but the engine wouldnt turn.

Well, it was at this time that I noticed, to my horror, that the locks closed down. And then I heard the servos double locking. And now I was trapped in my car. I couldnt unlock with the remote fob, and the little sticks wouldnt stay up so I couldnt get out that way. After sitting for 20 min or so, I called my wife and she came out and tried to jump start the car. Lucky for me, she was had never done this before and was trying to learn in the rain. This of course put her in a great mood! So we try and jump the car and that didnt work. Wife then proceeded back upstairs while I sat in the car.

I called the dealer and of course was put on hold and when I finally explained my situation, they were very helpful. Unfortunately, all the fixes they had required tools. ("Just take your no. 6 Torx and ...") Finally, they told me to bust out the rear quarter window and hand my wife the key and explain to her how to do the manual unlocking dance. Thankfully, just then my indy mechanic called and said he would drive over to my house and help me. Two hours later, he showed up and he was able to pry back the door enough for me to hand him the key. I was out in 10 seconds after that.

I spent a total of nearly 4 hours sitting in my car. My first act was to run into the house and pee. Now I'm just waiting for AAA to come and tow my car to Mighty Motors and they are going to fix it all. There is still some standing water in the electronics bay in the rear, so hopefully there isnt too much wrong with it. I wonder if it might be time to start looking at new cars. My wife's Corolla is kind of plain but bulletproof and fairly comfortable. Feel free to laugh at my misery, because I was!

Brian