This 93-year-old man traded in his skateboard to get $4000 off a car
When a 93-year-old man approaches a used car dealership, it’s not often you’d expect him to be carrying a skateboard.
Enock Ernest Edwards had a chat to the salesmen at Fordthorne Motors about their advertised deal that promised “anything with four wheels can be part-exchanged”. He joked with the salesman that he should bring his old skateboard into the shop in order to grab a deal, as he didn’t use it anymore.
Only, he wasn’t really joking.
Salesman Jack Dunn was greeted again by Encok when he returned to the car yard later, holding a skateboard. Jack said “He was such a lovely man, and it was a very clever idea, so we went with it. He had so much energy that everyone loved talking to him, he showed no sign of letting his age stop him doing what he wanted.”
The part-exchange deal made Enock eligible for a £2,000 discount, which converts to $4137.60 NZD. He bought an MG for £8,499, originally priced at £10,499.
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