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Nanners to you and your boy!!
8/8/05, 04:19 PM
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Wow, if I was that kid I probably would have needed a ride to the ER. I know how excited I was (and am) even paying for this car. Having one handed to me would have probably put me into shock.
Awesome!
Awesome!
8/8/05, 04:39 PM
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Originally posted by clockworks@August 8, 2005, 4:09 PM
Thats awesome...=) I love hearing about good kids and good parents. Its a nice change of pace from the all the crap thats on TV these days...
Btw, 21 years old with 450,000 miles?!?! I had no idea that cars with that many miles could still run........
Thats awesome...=) I love hearing about good kids and good parents. Its a nice change of pace from the all the crap thats on TV these days...
Btw, 21 years old with 450,000 miles?!?! I had no idea that cars with that many miles could still run........
8/8/05, 05:38 PM
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Originally posted by Adam8g@August 8, 2005, 3:28 PM
So I tell my son to come with this Saturday to run some errands, nothing special, hardware store, mall, get a bite to eat.
Cool Dad he says, who says seventeen year old kids are problematic?!
So we’re driving and talking.
I ask about his ride, no new complaints from him.
For the last 14 months he has been driving a real junk.
21 year old Jetta, 450,000 miles, cardboard for side passenger window.
No heat, no air, no radio, no gas gauge, no speedo, no odo (put gas in every few days…wild guess).
Drips coolant, exhaust FEEL off 2 months ago, had the muffler shop tack in on again – loud now.
We are coming up on a few car dealers and HE ASKS if we have time to stop at the FORD place a look around.
darn – this is PERFECT.
For the last few months he’s been reading all the magazines, has the brochures, building his dream car.
A V-6 coup, mineral or silver, 500 watt radio, base kinda car.
We stop in, walk around, and he notices a New Silver Premium V-6.
Has the shinny spinner wheels, exterior and interior Sport Appearance package, ABS.
Has a SOLD sign in the windshield.
He looks in, “Cool, Dad, check this out, not the charcoal but the graphite interior, looks COOL Dad.”
“And hey, doesn’t the Sport Appearance package usually come with the Mustang decals on the side? This guy had them taken off, COOL.”
I kid you not, I could not have asked for this to play out any better.
Then the owner’s son, John, comes around the corner and says hi to me.
He works the GM role.
I have a GT Vert on order and my son knows all about it and he knows that I’m working with this dealer.
Hellos all around.
Son says, “Dad, you know I thought Mineral Grey with charcoal was cool but THIS is HOT, Silver on graphite.”
John puts his hand in his pocket and hands my son the keys, says “There you go”
He looks puzzled, confused.
Then John flips over the SOLD card. . My son’s name on the back.
HIS JAW DROPPED.
HE WAS SPEECHLESS.
HE WAS DAZED AND CONFUSED.
“How about you give me a ride in your new Mustang?” I ask.
Let me tell you, I have ONE HAPPY KID on my hands.
Now WHERE IS MY VERT ! ! ! !
BTW - both cars X-plan
So I tell my son to come with this Saturday to run some errands, nothing special, hardware store, mall, get a bite to eat.
Cool Dad he says, who says seventeen year old kids are problematic?!
So we’re driving and talking.
I ask about his ride, no new complaints from him.
For the last 14 months he has been driving a real junk.
21 year old Jetta, 450,000 miles, cardboard for side passenger window.
No heat, no air, no radio, no gas gauge, no speedo, no odo (put gas in every few days…wild guess).
Drips coolant, exhaust FEEL off 2 months ago, had the muffler shop tack in on again – loud now.
We are coming up on a few car dealers and HE ASKS if we have time to stop at the FORD place a look around.
darn – this is PERFECT.
For the last few months he’s been reading all the magazines, has the brochures, building his dream car.
A V-6 coup, mineral or silver, 500 watt radio, base kinda car.
We stop in, walk around, and he notices a New Silver Premium V-6.
Has the shinny spinner wheels, exterior and interior Sport Appearance package, ABS.
Has a SOLD sign in the windshield.
He looks in, “Cool, Dad, check this out, not the charcoal but the graphite interior, looks COOL Dad.”
“And hey, doesn’t the Sport Appearance package usually come with the Mustang decals on the side? This guy had them taken off, COOL.”
I kid you not, I could not have asked for this to play out any better.
Then the owner’s son, John, comes around the corner and says hi to me.
He works the GM role.
I have a GT Vert on order and my son knows all about it and he knows that I’m working with this dealer.
Hellos all around.
Son says, “Dad, you know I thought Mineral Grey with charcoal was cool but THIS is HOT, Silver on graphite.”
John puts his hand in his pocket and hands my son the keys, says “There you go”
He looks puzzled, confused.
Then John flips over the SOLD card. . My son’s name on the back.
HIS JAW DROPPED.
HE WAS SPEECHLESS.
HE WAS DAZED AND CONFUSED.
“How about you give me a ride in your new Mustang?” I ask.
Let me tell you, I have ONE HAPPY KID on my hands.
Now WHERE IS MY VERT ! ! ! !
BTW - both cars X-plan
Very very sweet story and a good one too !
I hope he will enjoy his new ride, courtesy of his dad, and I hope you will send the Jetta back to VW so that they can put it in a museum as it's a total miracle of a car...eheheh
8/8/05, 06:50 PM
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Dtas awesome man. I remember my pops got me a car when I turned 15, but had to wait to get my liscense to have it for real.
82 Cutlass, which is now my project car, (ripped out the 231 chevy and dropping in a 351 ford haha).
My dad also helped me get my new GT.
He knew I was lookin for one, so he talked to his buddy at the nearby dealership, told him the color etc I wanted and when the car came in he took me down to the dealership just to browse, needless to say, I found ma baby!
well my 3rd baby....
lol
I got that cutlass, and a 68 GT fastback w/351M....
love ma cars to death.
It's cool to see the awesome dads out there.
I hope one day I can do sotin like this for my son or daughter.
82 Cutlass, which is now my project car, (ripped out the 231 chevy and dropping in a 351 ford haha).
My dad also helped me get my new GT.
He knew I was lookin for one, so he talked to his buddy at the nearby dealership, told him the color etc I wanted and when the car came in he took me down to the dealership just to browse, needless to say, I found ma baby!
well my 3rd baby....
lol
I got that cutlass, and a 68 GT fastback w/351M....
love ma cars to death.
It's cool to see the awesome dads out there.
I hope one day I can do sotin like this for my son or daughter.
8/8/05, 06:57 PM
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That's awesome! I think the best part is that he volunteered to go to the dealer...it couldn't have gone any better! Thanks for the story.
I'm thankful for my dad providing me with cars during school, a '79 Pinto and '85 Caprice, the latter which I still drive. I'm looking at buying my first new car right now, and am really leaning towards an Audi A3....I know I'll be VERY happy if I get that.
I'm thankful for my dad providing me with cars during school, a '79 Pinto and '85 Caprice, the latter which I still drive. I'm looking at buying my first new car right now, and am really leaning towards an Audi A3....I know I'll be VERY happy if I get that.
8/9/05, 03:11 AM
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I hope you made him clean out his drawers before he drove it.
Great story. It's great when a dad/mom does something great for their children. We often don't give kids the credit they deserve.
Great story. It's great when a dad/mom does something great for their children. We often don't give kids the credit they deserve.
8/9/05, 04:45 AM
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As a father that was very cool of you to do that...Im very fortunate to have a dad who is also a gearhead so I never got any poo about my car when I would be working on it and such (when I was still living at home 3 years ago)
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