(254) Same car, same key

On April 23rd 2008 I parked my dark blue, Hyundai Accent in the centre of Cartagena. I returned to it a while later, opened the door and stepped inside... to find a mysterious magnetic religious icon on the dash. I then noticed it was in a far more spruce condition generally.
It was not my car!
Although mine was parked just 10-15 metres further along this same road, it was of identical make and colouring and, somewhat disturbingly, my key opened the door...

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