Angela asked, and I thought I’d recount it all here:
Dad’s 250K+ mile Toyota Tacoma needed some work, about 3K worth. His mechanic–an honest Cape Cod type–told him it might not be worth it to fix the truck. So Dad went car shopping. Mind you, I don’t think he had ever bought a new car (no, scratch that, maybe this yellow van we dubbed “The Banana Van,” which he subsequently just left somewhere because it had a light out, and payments due, and did I mention my dad had issues with bureaucracy? I really don’t know what happened to that van, except we used to have it, and then we didn’t), but this time, he was thinking of getting some brand-new.
Mr. Brand Loyalty went to the Toyota Dealership to test-drive something, and had to wait for the car guy to finish up with someone. He dropped his name into a bowl to be entered to win the chance to try to win a car (not the actual winning). It was some sort of radio station giveaway or something. Anyway, he got called to be one of a group of people to try his key in the car. His friend called prior to that and asked if Dad could help with some project or another on the fateful Saturday.
“Not between 10 and noon,” Dad replied. “I’ll be busy winning my car.”
He went to the dealership, stood in line, was 13th in line to try the key, and when he did, the engine turned over, the car started, and it was his. A 2007 Toyota Camry. It still has fewer than 10K miles on it. Yay Dad.
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That’s a great story! I had to share it with Josh
If I didn’t already heart your dad, I would totally heart him after that banana van story.