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» 在美國開車的故事之五
在美國開車的故事之五
2011-11-18 00:00:00
Author:
波士頓志敏
(9). 買舊車!
我們來到美國25年了!數了一數,前前後後,到目前為止一共擁有了9輛車!頭4輛全是N(幾)手車。每一輛的價錢不超過$2500。我們那時一定把車開到實在“過不了車檢“後,它才”壽終正寢“。當第一輛車快”死“了,我們開始籌劃買下一輛車了。這時聽朋友講,到紐約去買拍賣的車最合算。
每個星期/月,都會有一天大拍買。聽說這些車是被拖的車。若不來取,每天罰停車費20幾。若10天半個月不來取,要交的罰津可能比車子本身的價值還要高。這麼著,這些車子就被用來拍賣了。是很make sense(理), right(對嗎)?我問,為什麼不來取呢?有人猜說,有的車可能是偷來的!那自然不會有人來認領了。還有的人以為自己的車子被偷了,可能就放棄查找了。倘若有一天你買的這輛車被主人認領了,那怎麼辦?!
於是乎, 和朋友一起,半夜出發,開到紐約去買拍賣的車了。那好像是一個停車場地。凌晨3-4點,幾十號人都已等在那裡了。先到的先領號先挑選。 好像是5點開始放人進去。一人只能買一輛。只有叫到號的人才能進去。進去之後,你才能去挑選車子。你只能看車的外表,從車窗外看裡面。 門是鎖的。價錢標在車窗上。一旦決定,不能退換。買的好買的值,是你的福氣,否則,就是你倒霉!我們挑選了一番,最後選擇的是一輛灰色的尼桑. 外表不錯,還挺新的,標價$2000。於是,我們有了一輛“新車”, 只有5萬的哩程!一開就走,非常高興。後來,才發現,這個車漏油!這是後話!這個經歷很有趣,終身難忘。估計我們的下一代都不會去經歷它了。
有兩輛已是從新車開到車死。從此之後,全是買新車開了。
(10)給車送"葬”!
第一輛車子“死”了,怎麼扔, 往哪扔?現在知道了,去車行“Trade in"(把舊車折價,賣給車行), 有時還挺值的。或著call 1-800(給1-800打免費電話) 捐出去,去抵稅;或者call junkyard(給舊車庫打電話), 請他們免費來拖車,弄得好,還能給你個百八十塊的。Patty's auto 廣告上說 “
我們購買:
二手小客車、貨車、輕型卡車,不論廠商、型號,
不論能否行使
。"
http://www.a2zbizonline.com/pattysauto.html
可是我們當時不懂這些,只覺得,人死了要進火葬場,車死了要進 Junkyard!我們的車還能上路但已過不了車檢,而且大牌照已經撤銷了。保險也沒有了,再開是“違法”的!於是,我和先生商量,等到晚上漆黑一團,趁著人不知鬼不覺時,把車開到Junkyard,一扔,不就完了?我倆打聽好去Junkyard的路,一人開著一輛車,半夜出發了。到了Junkyard附近,一片漆黑。心裡暗自高興,沒有人在裡面!兩輛車一前一後 往裡開,說時遲,那時快,刷的一下,大探照燈頓時打開,把我們暴露無遺!接著一個人跑了出來!可以想像,他一定把我們當成小偷了!我們趕快下車解釋,“我們是來扔車的!不敢白天開出來,怕警車抓住法款,所以半夜才出來,這是車證,這是鑰匙,我們不是來偷車的 …”,真是不做賊也心虛!
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