Great story! I hit bottom in the early 90s and got a job selling cars. I sold a car the first week and quit. It was a T&C van. I’m serious.
I may have posted this before. If any of you have heard it, sorry. A friend of mine named Ray told me about the time in the early 80s, during his drinking days, that he was broke and on foot. He said he walked by a used car lot and noticed a nice red Ford pick-up truck. The sign said “Owner Financing”. He went into the office and told the only salesman there that he wanted to test drive it. The salesman was also the owner. Ray drove the truck then they went back into the office and sat down. “I’m interested in owner financing. Can we work something out?” Ray asked?
Ray said when the man told him “I need to call some of your credit references”, he knew it was all over. “But,” he thought, “why not take a shot.”
The owner called a few numbers Ray had given him. After finishing the second call he hung up the phone and said “Fellow, you oughta’ be able to pay cash for that truck. You ain’t never paid for anything else.?
Great story, LMAO