Where does the fun come in ? And all because you must needs go and steal a motor - car . You know that you ' ve never had anything but trouble from motor - cars from the moment you first set eyes on one . But if you WILL be mixed up with them -- as you generally are , five minutes after you ' ve started -- why STEAL them ?

Question: Why is the narrator perplexed by the theft ?
Answer: Cars are drawing the attention of police .Cars are easily caught by police .Cars are difficult to work with .Cars are not valuable .