Russ’ New Wheels

In July I wrote a blog for the 17th Anniversary of Russ’ Smart car. I never should have done that. The day afterward, literally the day after, Russ was driving the Smart, with Shay in car, and the transmission died. I was out of town in the middle of a mah Jongg class. I called Lynn. Who went to save Shay while Russ waited for AAA to come take his car to the dealership.

The prognosis came back that the Smart, which was worth about $50 to anyone other than Russ needed a $5,000 transmission. I had to be the bad guy that said the Smart was rally dead. The dealership said it was a sad day since the baby Smart was in perfect condition. Russ loved that Smart.

Since then I have been trying to get him to find a car he wanted. Nothing appealed to him as he was still morning the smart. In true Russ fashion all the cars he is interested in are still in the design stage. He find an electric tiny truck that is not due to go into production for three years. That is just too long for him to wait for a new car.

After looking at all the options online while we were in Maine he finally decided he just wanted a used RAV-4 to hold him over until that potential electric truck. So the answer was to call Mike Martin at Massey Toyota in Kinston since they were the easiest car buying experience I have ever had when we bought my Highlander.

So today we packed Shay up in the car and drove down to Kinston. They had a white RAV that fit Russ’ white car streak. It was as easy a purchase as our first Massey Toyota. Thank goodness Russ now has a car.