[hfur]

Pretty cool! Now this is a nice news article.....


Chevy Dealer Gives Free Car to 104-Year-Old War Veteran Who Came in to Buy One



When car dealers end up in the news, it's rarely for a good reason. More often than not, it's because they're mistreating customers, scalping limited-production models, or outright conspiring against direct sales models that circumvent the divisive dealer system. But this time, we're reporting on a car dealership for something good. How good? A New York Chevy dealer gifted a brand-new car to an elderly veteran.

a man standing next to a car: When car dealers end up in the news, it's rarely for a good reason. More often than not, it's because they're mistreating customers, scalping limited-production models, or outright conspiring against direct sales models that circumvent the divisive dealer system. But this time, we're reporting on a car dealership for something good. How good? A New […]© Provided by The Drive When car dealers end up in the news, it's rarely for a good reason. More often than not, it's because they're mistreating customers, scalping limited-production models, or outright conspiring against direct sales models that circumvent the divisive dealer system. But this time, we're reporting on a car dealership for something good. How good? A New […]
Joe Basil Chevrolet was visited last Thursday by 104-year-old veteran Clint Johnson, and though specific details of his service weren't shared, both his centenarian status and Twentieth Air Force cap suggests he served in World War II. While Johnson is said to have shown up intending to buy a 2020 Chevrolet Sonic, dealer staff saw no better way to thank him for his service--all gave some, some gave all, as they say--than handing over the keys for free.



Joe Basil Chevrolet has a track record of this sort of generosity, and up through 2019, ran an annual "Vehicles for Vets" program that funded both a local veterans' center and car giveaway. Because COVID-19 presumably precluded this year's event, Joe Basil Chevrolet appears to have cut to the chase and simply given a car to the first person it deemed eligible.

While sales of the dated Chevrolet Sonic are some of the poorest in the brand's lineup and the opportunity to rid of one was likely welcomed by the dealer, its past veteran giveaway programs have let customers pick the vehicles they want. So, while most readers of The Drive would make a beeline for a 2020 Chevrolet Corvette, there are more important things to consider at age 104 than sub-three zero-to-60 times.

[Orange ss]

Very cool !!

[bobfic]

Yep....Very cool...my only thoughts are 104 yrs of age....and still driving..wow

[kropscamaro16]

should he really still be driving at 104? lol

[MackSteelPrivateEye]

Originally Posted by hfur

Pretty cool! Now this is a nice news article.....


Chevy Dealer Gives Free Car to 104-Year-Old War Veteran Who Came in to Buy One



When car dealers end up in the news, it's rarely for a good reason. More often than not, it's because they're mistreating customers, scalping limited-production models, or outright conspiring against direct sales models that circumvent the divisive dealer system. But this time, we're reporting on a car dealership for something good. How good? A New York Chevy dealer gifted a brand-new car to an elderly veteran.

a man standing next to a car: When car dealers end up in the news, it's rarely for a good reason. More often than not, it's because they're mistreating customers, scalping limited-production models, or outright conspiring against direct sales models that circumvent the divisive dealer system. But this time, we're reporting on a car dealership for something good. How good? A New […]© Provided by The Drive When car dealers end up in the news, it's rarely for a good reason. More often than not, it's because they're mistreating customers, scalping limited-production models, or outright conspiring against direct sales models that circumvent the divisive dealer system. But this time, we're reporting on a car dealership for something good. How good? A New […]
Joe Basil Chevrolet was visited last Thursday by 104-year-old veteran Clint Johnson, and though specific details of his service weren't shared, both his centenarian status and Twentieth Air Force cap suggests he served in World War II. While Johnson is said to have shown up intending to buy a 2020 Chevrolet Sonic, dealer staff saw no better way to thank him for his service--all gave some, some gave all, as they say--than handing over the keys for free.



Joe Basil Chevrolet has a track record of this sort of generosity, and up through 2019, ran an annual "Vehicles for Vets" program that funded both a local veterans' center and car giveaway. Because COVID-19 presumably precluded this year's event, Joe Basil Chevrolet appears to have cut to the chase and simply given a car to the first person it deemed eligible.

While sales of the dated Chevrolet Sonic are some of the poorest in the brand's lineup and the opportunity to rid of one was likely welcomed by the dealer, its past veteran giveaway programs have let customers pick the vehicles they want. So, while most readers of The Drive would make a beeline for a 2020 Chevrolet Corvette, there are more important things to consider at age 104 than sub-three zero-to-60 times.

Where da video?🤔

[Norm Peterson]

Originally Posted by kropscamaro16

should he really still be driving at 104? lol

As long as he is physically and mentally qualified to drive, sure.

He's already an 'outlier' by virtue of his age, so I don't think you can apply a statistical average kind of thinking directly. You'd need to take a closer, individualized look.


Norm

[i007spectre]

https://www.thedrive.com/news/36794/...-in-to-buy-one

[GroundhogSS]

That's a great story.