"Beep Beep" (lateral thinking puzzle)

[soxfan[$]]

Y'all have been solving these right and left. Hope this one (which I found online, hence my made-up title) will take a wee bit longer:

A man leaves a motel room, goes to his car, honks the horn, and returns. Why?

For those who guess this one right off, my PM box is open.

[theworm[$]]

When you say he returns, do you mean that he goes back into the hotel room?

Does he honk the horn as a signal to someone else?

[soxfan[$]]

When you say he returns, do you mean that he goes back into the hotel room? Yes.

Does he honk the horn as a signal to someone else? Yes ... and no.

[theworm[$]]

Did he start the car before honking the horn?

[soxfan[$]]

Did he start the car before honking the horn? Irrelevant.

[theworm[$]]

Was the man a hotel guest?

A hotel employee?

[CurtisEdmonds]

Does he have a convertible?

[soxfan[$]]

Was the man a hotel guest? Yes.

A hotel employee? No.

Does he have a convertible? Irrelevant.

[theworm[$]]

Had there just been a snow storm?

[soxfan[$]]

Had there just been a snow storm? No.

[emeleel]

Is he already registered?

Or just a potential guest?

[soxfan[$]]

Is he already registered? Or just a potential guest? He is already registered.

[theeye]

Did he lock himself out of his room?

[soxfan[$]]

Did he lock himself out of his room? No.

[CurtisEdmonds]

Is the man staying in the hotel room alone?

Is there a scantily-clothed female person sharing the room with him?

If there is, will you give us the steamy details?

[soxfan[$]]

Is the man staying in the hotel room alone? No.

Is there a scantily-clothed female person sharing the room with him? Female, yes. Scantily clothed, no.

If there is, will you give us the steamy details? It's not that kind of a puzzle.

[CurtisEdmonds]

Is the female person his wife?

Daughter?

Significant other?

Victim of some horrible crime?

[amykhar]

Does the man want the woman in the hotel room to hear the car horn?

[soxfan[$]]

Is the female person his wife? Daughter? Significant other? She's his wife.

Victim of some horrible crime? No.

Does the man want the woman in the hotel room to hear the car horn? No.

[CurtisEdmonds]

Is his wife deaf?

Did his wife tell him to honk the horn?

[theworm[$]]

Is he trying to scare away a person or animal by hitting the horn?

Is he trying to attract someone's attention by hitting the horn?

[amykhar]

Is it daytime?

[soxfan[$]]

Is his wife deaf? Yes.

Did his wife tell him to honk the horn? No.

Is he trying to scare away a person or animal by hitting the horn? No.

Is he trying to attract someone's attention by hitting the horn? Yes.