Sorry, but Rondo drivers are just the nicest people you will ever meet, and the Kia Rondo is INDESTRUCTIBLE, parts simply do not break off. (That's why they are often used for military transport and fire/rescue vehicles) The security system on a Rondo is also flawless, no one could ever steal one. BUT, the evidence seems pretty clear. Apparently, someone kidnapped a Rondo driver and forced the keys out of their hands at gunpoint (the only way to get a Rondo owner's keys) and took the car.
But yeah, if you want photos of anything from the headlight assembly, I can provide for corroboration or to use on a CL ad to see if you can trap the culprit!
red_stapler said:
Found it. You're looking at the driver's side low beam and turn signal lens of a Second generation (UN Chassis) Kia Rondo 07-13.
Right Pinchvalve?
Huh, an internal indicator lens cover...good catch, that thing is well-hidden!
Toebra
HalfDork
11/21/17 11:39 a.m.
Answer to this in a day. Impressive, most impressive.
Toebra said:
Answer to this in a day. Impressive, most impressive.
Obi-Wan has taught you well.
We're giving mob a good name.
Driven5
SuperDork
11/21/17 11:52 a.m.
dean1484 said:
Is there any color transfer on to the car that was hit? With that I bet the police could narrow it down quite a bit.
That's what I was thinking. They should know the color of the Rondo, as well as (obviously) the color of the paint transfer onto the Rondo. If the police care enough to actually pursue this, they should have a pretty good chance of catching the culprits.
I'm marking this one solved. Keep us updated on the pursuit of the perps. We've got too many meddling kids involved for them to get away with this! 
now we need an in at the local DMV to create a list of every Rondo registered within 100 miles....
rande said:
AngryCorvair said:
Im also thinking "what kind of car would a hit-and-runner drive?"
A ... Dodge
:)
Damn that's brilliant. Well played, sir!
Driven5 said:If the police care enough to actually pursue this, they should have a pretty good chance of catching the culprits.
If they're anything like the cops here they don't.
As far as they're concerned it's an issue between you and your insurance company.
Nicely done. I actually looked at photos of the Kia Rondo a couple days ago while reading this thread, but clearly did not look closely enough at all the headlight details! Was too busy looking for some sort of triangular shaped completely separate light cover like a foglight or something.
I guess I dont have what it takes to be a detective. I wont quit my day job just yet, haha.
I try to not judge based on what people drive or where they live, but.....
yeah, that looks about right.
In reply to Javelin :
Wow, this thread truly delivers! Glad you were able to track the car down.
In reply to Javelin :
Congrats
how did you finally locate it?
See, now if the hit & run garbage-person was smart, he or she wouldn't have left all the incriminatingly damaged bits sitting out in public for all to see. Just replacing the headlight and removing the pretzeled quarter panel could've gone a long way...would've made the car street-legal at night again too.
Also, I wonder if the big flat piece of plastic found was a shard of the headlight lens? If so, it looks like the lens is stressed into the correct shape when installed, and when it broke loose it sprung back to being flat again.
Wow, that bumper looks amazingly unscathed. Good job finding the vehicle. I have a sudden craving for Scooby snax.
Ian F
MegaDork
11/22/17 1:09 p.m.
In reply to EastCoastMojo :
Are you Daphne or Velma? ;-)
Ok. Now I'll need help finding my hit-and-runner from last night. I have some shards of glass from my mirror. I'll take some pictures and see what you guys can do with them. 
Now that you have the culprit and proof, time to see if the cops give a E36 M3
slefain
PowerDork
11/22/17 2:27 p.m.
Patrick said:
Now that you have the culprit and proof, time to see if the cops give a E36 M3
Yup, that's the big question. My neighbor across the street drunkenly destroyed my mailbox (and the front of her car) one night. I called the cops, showed them the destroyed mailbox and scattered car parts, then walked them over to the thrashed car which was minus a chunk of front end but somehow had streaks of paint on it the color of my mailbox pole. We played puzzle time with the parts that were littered around my front yard and they fit the damaged car. She refused to come out, so they impounded her car on the spot for hit & run and fleeing an accident. Cost her a couple hundred dollars to get the car out of impound. She never apologized or paid to repair the mailbox, but karma was served.
I had a car totaled years ago and I found the culprit parked across the apartment complex i lived in at the time. Handed the cops a box of parts, showed them how they fit up with the damaged car, and they said it didn't prove anything. Refused to run the tag or help me get the insurance info of the car owner.
So it all depends on if the local PD gives a damn.
