They were legally, if not necessarily morally, acquired at pretty much every step before Lapine purchased it. With the transfer, it is now Lapine's and more importantly the elf doesn't deal in the kind of vehicles where the buyer is willing to put in extra security because then losing it would require a lot more work than a Static Bomber (tm) pass or two.<br/><br/>(Static Bomber, for all your tag clearing needs. Guaranteed* to not damage higher electronics.)<br/><br/>Rita doesn't care as much about that because the usual handling of it was to drive it close enough to Lily and wait for the all clear. And as the second best remaining driver of the old group, she can't guarantee a smooth ride. Doubly so because these ones usually need some working off the rust, so to speak. And she's also going to head back in to buy a cheap breather so that the smell doesn't bother her any. Rita asks if Lapine wants one, and waits for a response before going back into the 'store'.