, ▁police ▁noted , ▁the ▁snow ▁was ▁not ▁so ▁deep ▁that ▁five ▁health y ▁young ▁men ▁would ▁not ▁have ▁been ▁able ▁to ▁push ▁it ▁out . ▁ ▁The ▁keys ▁were ▁not ▁present , ▁suggesting ▁at ▁first ▁that ▁the ▁car ▁had ▁been ▁abandoned ▁because ▁it ▁might ▁not ▁have ▁been ▁function ing ▁properly , ▁with ▁the ▁intention ▁of ▁returning ▁later ▁with ▁help . ▁But ▁when ▁police ▁hot - w ired ▁the ▁car , ▁it ▁started ▁immediately . ▁The ▁gas ▁tank ▁was ▁a ▁quarter ▁full . ▁ ▁The ▁questions ▁continued ▁after ▁police ▁to wed ▁the ▁car ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁station ▁for ▁a ▁more ▁thorough ▁exam ination . ▁The ▁Monte go ' s ▁under car riage ▁had ▁no ▁d ents , ▁g oug es ▁or ▁even ▁mud ▁sc rap es , ▁not ▁even ▁on ▁its ▁low - h anging ▁m uff ler , ▁despite ▁having ▁been ▁driven ▁a ▁long ▁distance ▁up ▁a ▁mountain ▁road ▁with ▁many ▁b umps ▁and ▁r uts . ▁Either ▁the ▁driver ▁had ▁been ▁very ▁careful , ▁or ▁it ▁was ▁someone ▁familiar ▁with ▁the ▁road , ▁a ▁familiar ity ▁Mad ru ga ▁was ▁not ▁known ▁to ▁have . ▁Nor , ▁his ▁family ▁said , ▁would ▁Mad ru ga ▁have ▁let ▁someone ▁else ▁drive ▁it . ▁But ▁the ▁car ▁also ▁was ▁un locked ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁window ▁rolled ▁down ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁found , ▁and ▁they ▁also ▁said ▁it ▁was ▁unlike ▁him ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁car ▁so ▁un sec ured . ▁ ▁E ff ort s ▁to ▁search ▁the ▁vic inity ▁were ▁ham per ed