2025 Mazda CX-50 found abandoned in college car park with shipping info and plastic still on, but no one knows how or why
- A brand-new 2025 Mazda CX-50 Turbo found abandoned
- It was in a college parking lot still wrapped in factory plastics
- Speculation was rife when it was posted to Reddit
Published on Jan 07, 2025 at 9:32 AM (UTC+4)
by Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones
Last updated on Jan 07, 2025 at 1:02 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Kate Bain
A brand-new 2025 Mazda CX-50 Turbo was found abandoned in a college parking lot on New Year’s Day.
It was still wrapped in factory plastics.
Plus its shipping information was still sitting on the passenger seat.
The mystery: nobody knows how or why it’s there.
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The abandoned Mazda CX-50
Reddit has done it again – bringing us an intriguing automotive mystery.
It was shared to the Mazda subreddit via Lurking398292.
The SUV has no license plates, seemingly no owner to claim it, and no obvious explanation for it to be there.
The post read: “CX-50 dumped at my work with no plate.
“Thing still has plastic on the seat and the shipping info in the passenger seat. No one has come to claim it, we don’t know why it’s here or how it got here.”
With its delivery information riding shotgun, it seemed to have undergone a pre-delivery inspection – and it’s not the first time something sitting in the passenger seat has stolen focus.
Internet speculation
The infamous Reddit detectives were on the case immediately.
Speculation ranged from theft to logistical errors and more in between.
One commenter summed it up: “If I had to guess, car might be ‘in transport’ and something went wrong, hand-off not made on time, too many cars on the car carrier, and someone will be coming to get it later with another car carrier.”
They weren’t done yet: “Or it’s stolen and this is the spot it was dumped to be handed off to the next person.”
They even had advice for the OP: “Call the police before having it towed. Let them run the VIN. You found a car with no plates that is suspected of being stolen.
‘If this can wait, or if it’s towed, call your nearest Mazda dealer tomorrow. I’m sure someone will be looking for it. Or let the police deal with it.”
Other commenters were far less altruistic.
“So it’s yours? You deserve it, bud!” joked one – however the OP had already done the right thing and contacted the authorities.
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