Then had a heart attack and overcame the unconsciousness moments later, it really is you were there, then you weren't, and now there again to nothing but a barren desert. Plenty of weird examples, that essentially makes sense...ish
Bottomline is it's just as game breaking for the theif to come by a car that is essentially unobtainable. Again the world doesn't revolve around your character. Its annoying and unfortunate, and I'd hate the scenario just as much as you would, but essentially that's just what happened and we'll have to move on from there. I know that it doesn't make sense for a man to just slam the breaks, exit his car and enjoy the sunset for 20 minutes.
But I just don't think it's a good idea RP wise at least…