Thats what forced me to reconsider....however, my mai point was it was not for the car.
I suspected her initially, because that makes the most sense.
Carjackers get to a chop shop. They stuck this car right off the hi way
Perhaps there was a cop on the street and they got scared and ditched the car - perhaps they realized they were on the hook for murder and decided THAT wasn't worth the few bucks they would get for turning in the car to a chop shop. But you decided the wife was to blame - for money.