Colin W Kingsbury wrote:


One of my next-door neighbors was buying a new car and made a deal to trade
in a real bomber for a $500 credit. They had everything signed but the
dealer needed a day to condition the car, so he told my neighbor to keep his
car and drive back the next day. On the way in, the thing died. He called
from his cell phone and told the dealer to send their tow truck out. The
salesman who made the deal apparently took quite a ribbing as the tow truck
pulled his trade-in onto the lot.

I actually towed my 1967 Ford LTD into the lot when I picked up my 1980
Datsun 200SX. I had initially shopped for the car with my roommate giving
me a lift since the LTD was already running intermittently. I told them
of it's condition but they were keen to make the deal. If they were smart
the salesman would have paid the tow truck driver to haul it to the dump rather
than accepting it...I don't know...I was long gone in my new car before the
tow truck got the trade in off the hook.