Your car probably wasn’t actually worth more to them. Even if your Kia was worth more according to the Blue Book, it’s quite likely that Audis and Jaguars fetch

Your car probably wasn’t actually worth more to them. Even if your Kia was worth more according to the Blue Book, it’s quite likely that Audis and Jaguars fetch more on the parts market, and many (most?) stolen cars are torn down for parts.