. Last winter my old car finally
died. I tried to start it, but.
I sold it for junk and went to buy.
I had seen the Johnson’s Pre-Owned Vehicles lot
and decided to stop there to
. Some of the cars were just too old,
and others. I had to make
a compromise between
and. I finally found a
with a little rust on it, but
it seemed to run.
I paid Mr. Johnson with a check, signed
, and drove home
. I was rather proud of my new vehicle. It
looked and sounded
. My brother was impressed with my
purchase and said, “ .”
But my father was skeptical. He laughed and said to me, “Used cars
.”
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