Mr. B and the Titan

Mr. B, a small Asian man all of about 5 foot 3, pulled onto The Lot today. Dressed in a casual jacket with a tie and fine tasseled loafers, I marveled as he slid down out of a big-ass, gleaming white 08 Nissan Titan truck. I was soon to learn that he paid $25,000 for it last year and wanted to trade it in, or so he said.

After an hour of test driving a couple of possible trades, it became obvious he was mostly interested in selling us his truck for $17 - $19,000 and if he could get a Honda, a Toyota, or a Hyundai - one of the Holy Trinity of Economy Cars - for about $5-$10,000 to replace it that would be good, too. You know, he could then put a little cash in his pocket. A car, he said, that could be given to his 19 year old son so that he could take back his Mercedes the boy is currently driving.

I had one simple question for Mr. B: Do you really think this is going to work?

His answer was a feeble smile. Yeah right, that's what I thought, too. I gave him a gracious handshake, a promise to keep an "eye-out" for a car that he might like and sent him on his way.

So wrong on so many levels.

LAFF