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In the past, numerous friends and family would often wait to buy a new car or truck when the next model year started arriving on the local lots.
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When I was in Council Bluffs, Iowa in the early 70s, our local city golf course pro would buy a new Cadillac every fall. He always bought from the local dealer and the same salesman. One year he traded in his Caddy that only had 7,000 miles on it . His salesman had called and told the pro his new car was ready for him and that he couldn’t be there but thanks for the business. This salesman had a standing deal with a secondary buyer or two who always got the trade in. The paperwork done, the salesman was off for the day, leaving behind a note that the trade in would be sold for a certain amount. A new salesman didn’t know the ropes on the swap but did fix the pro up with his new car and watched him drive off. Shortly, a random unknowing new customer came in and asked about the trade in Caddy. The salesman, folder in hand saw the projected sales price of the used car to the usual buyer but no reference of his name and other info. So he shot the new customer the price in the folder and the customer couldn’t get his money out fast enough. Wife took the old car home, customer drove off in his new to him Caddy. About an hour later the intended recipient came in “where’s Louie’s trade in?” “I sold it” said the new salesman. Lots of hard feelings developed that day. We laughed about it for some time. We were lucky to have a good car that started. No Cadillacs in the park workers lot.
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