My best week with the truck started with a busted alternator

Honestly, last Tuesday my '97 F-150's alternator died in the Walmart parking lot in Springfield. I called my buddy Jim, who brought his tools and we swapped it right there in the lot, which took about 2 hours. The next day, I used the truck to help three different neighbors move some big stuff, like a fridge and a couch. By Friday, a guy at the gas station even offered to buy it on the spot for $3500. Has anyone else had a rough start turn into a week that just made you love your old truck even more?

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karenm4914d ago

So your best week started with a broken truck in a Walmart lot. That's the kind of luck where you fix one thing and suddenly the universe owes you a favor. Only an old truck could turn a two hour parking lot repair into a week of feeling like a hero and a savvy businessman. It's like the truck knew it embarrassed you and spent the rest of the week trying to make it up to you. That cash offer at the pump is the perfect weird reward for putting up with its nonsense.

andrew_kelly14d ago

Know what you mean, karenm49, my old van did the same thing once.