Hank's new car.

Wed 22.1.2025.

There are two old cars in my porch right now. One is already 31 years old. The other is slightly younger - 20.  That was how I got to talk to Sam in December about finding a replacement for one or both of them. There's nothing seriously, mechanically wrong with them. They're just old.

Then I mentioned it to Hank. He wanted one, too, immediately. It looks almost certain now that Hank will get his first.

Early this month Sam said he'd found a car, in Taiping. It belongs to "his childhood friend", a retired Prison Officer. Apparently he can't drive much now because of lower limbs weakness because of his age, and a heart condition. Sam has seen the car, and remembers that it's in good repairs. But he could recheck this if I was serious about it.

We had to attend Md. Sham's funeral prayers on 13/1, Hank and I. Since we finished at the Damansara Heights mosque around 11 a.m., Hank agreed at my suggestion that we meet Sam straightaway, and discuss the car-purchase in Shah Alam, somewhere.

Sam agreed to meet us, although he had planned to do some work on one of his many cars. 

The problem was they decided to change the hotel's name to something quite different. "Waze" couldn't help, and my memory didn't also, although 15 years ago I frequented Shah Alam because Dekna was doing her 4-year law courses here. Sam had no problem getting to the renamed hotel initially suggested by me as our rendezvous. He remembers the location, unlike me. Well, there were several exchanges on the our phones, and finally we met at the roadside, at a location Sam suggested.

What was agreed was for Sam to get the car so that we could view it in Shah Alam before the arrival of Ramadan in 6 weeks.

Sam went to Taiping to bring the car to Shah Alam on Sunday, 19.1.2025. He called me Monday; I called Hank immediately, and at 12.30 we left for, again, Shah Alam. I told Sam we'll meet in Shah Alam in 2 hours time, with concern for a work-day traffic everywhere, I was right. I saw (I was driving, as usual) the Pejabat Pos Besar Shah Alam, with it's ample parking, and stopped there, and called Sam straigt away. 

PKK 8238 is a Mercedes Benz 1.8 Compressor C Class. It's  15 years old. We went all over it, inside out, Hank drove it on the Highway. Everybody agreed that the car is in excellent condition, and would be a good buy. Sam even managed to get 10% off the original  price.

All agreed that this sale is a done deal. Hank agreed to full settlement in 2 weeks.

Otherwise, as I told Sam, I'll buy the car.

Addendum 31.1.25

Yesterday Hank regretfully declined the hitherto agreed purchase for several unexpected reasons. I've now offered to take over. Let's see where this ends.

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