For those of you who have a job and are not on a fixed income, you should be happy!
This story is about two seniors who are on a fixed income and wanted to purchase a new vehicle. You see the old vehicle had over 100,000 miles and needed some improvements if it were to be kept.
This fellow began looking for a new pickup, but everywhere he went they priced the vehicles too high for this poor person, on a fixed income.
The fellow had all but given up on getting a vehicle, when he decided to look on the Chevrolet web site. He requested a quote on a truck, but when it came via email, it was still too much for this person receiving social security, to pay. With tears in his eyes, he decided it wasn’t meant for him to get a new vehicle.
The sales person from the Chevy dealer ship called and asked what he could do to put this senior citizen in a new truck. The kind and gentle sales person, asked very nicely, if the older gentlemen could just come buy and look at the vehicle.
Believing it would do no good, but not wanting to disappoint the nice sales person, the senior drove his old pickup to the dealership. The sales person and the senior walked to the back of the lot where they kept the cheap vehicles, more or less hidden from view.
The older man liked the vehicle but knew he could not afford to purchase it. They went back to the office where the nice sales person presented the senior with a price that was getting closer to something affordable.
The sales person noted that this was the last day for sales for this month and if they were to sell 3 more vehicles they would get their bonus. He indicated they would do most anything to sell a vehicle.
What would it take to put you in this vehicle, asked the nice sales person? The senior thought for a minute, then explained what he needed in the way of price and how much he would need for his trade-in, to be able to purchase the truck. This wonderfully nice sales person left the room for a few minutes then returned and met all the seniors’ requests.
The old senior had a good credit rating which seemed to make the nice sales person happy.
The deal was made and this old senior now has a
You may have guessed that the senior is me.
We could not afford a vehicle of color so we got a white and black truck.
We could not afford a truck with the word Texas on it, ours had Colorado on the side.
We could not afford a full sized truck like those people not on a fixed income, ours is smaller!
We could not afford a power back window, ours must be opened by hand!
And maybe worst of all, there is a sticker on the door that indicates it was made and inspected in Missouri!
The Ford Homestead would like to send a big Thank You to everyone who sent us donations toward the purchase of the vehicle!
“&#$@%”, in an effort to be transparent, no one sent any donations, the “Thank You” is retracted!
May your day be filled, with nice sales people!
Don Ford
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