Fighting back, credit

The whole credit thing is crazy and I got furious and as a result we now have a new car lease.  We leased an American car for the first time after decades of imports.  The dealer we went to was in an affluent area and understood our situation instead of putting us down. This was after calling the import dealer and explaining our situation and being told that there was  no way.  He actually told us not to even try!!!

One call to this new dealer and we got the lease.  This was a dealer that had  lost its prior luxury American franchise during the economic crisis.  They were lucky to land the franchise for American muscle cars and the 4 wheel drive that I loved in my teens 20s and 30s.  I am back behind the wheel of what I now know was the best brand of car that I ever drove. 

Interesting that the dealership employs boomer misfits (like us) who lost their jobs when prior dealerships folded.  Our salesman was unemployed for 2 years before landing this job.  The sales manager came from another closed dealer as did the business manager. It felt great to be treated like a human being again.

There are so many of us who are being croaked credit wise by medical bills, the lousy economy and corporate arrogance.  It is time to fight back and not give up.