Where did my car go?! Sims 3 character dies, car is GONE. Help! :(?

Could just be a glitch. Just use a cheat to get it back. hit CTRL+C (thats CTRL and C at the same time), then type in MOTHERLODE and hit enter as many times as u need to have the money to buy it back, the cheat ruins the game for u though cuz it gets rid of the purpose, but if you use it jsut to get the car back it can't hurt.