08/18/2022
Even Sheldon Souray was a Jeep Fan
The first thing I did when I signed my contract was pay my parents’ credit card bills and get them back to a zero balance. The second thing I did was go to a car dealership. I remember standing outside for 20 minutes before anyone came out to talk to me. Finally, the guy comes out and looks me up and down.“How much for that Jeep over there?” I asked.
“Uh, well, that one’s $26,000. Why don’t I show you some of the other models, eh?”
The guy takes me over to the used lot. I was so pi**ed. I’m thinking, I’m gonna show this guy. I left and called up my mom.
“Hey mom, how do I get money out of the bank?” I never had a checking account before. She explained that I had to go in and request a withdrawal. So I go in and I’m just like, “Hi, I’d like to withdraw $26,000.” I was prepared. I brought along a big backpack. The bank manager kind of looked at me funny, but I walked out of there with 26 grand in cash.
When I got to the car dealership — oh man, I was ready to show this guy who’s boss. So he comes out and I point to the shiny new ’95 Wrangler.
“I want that one.”
So we go into his office, and I’m thinking I’m the man. I’m filling out the paperwork like I know what I’m doing, and he’s clicking away on his little calculator. Finally, he slides over a little piece of paper and says, “Okey-dokey, with taxes, that will be $30,000.”
I’m like, “Taxes?”
He’s like, “Taxes.”
I grab the backpack and run out the door.
“I’ll be right back.”
I had to run back to the bank. The teller is looking at me like I’m Pablo Escobar now.
“Hi, I need to withdraw $4,000, please.”
I went back to the dealership and got my Jeep Wrangler — still to this day the best car I ever owned.
- Sheldon Souray.
Source: The Players Tribune.
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