Honest Dan's Used Cars

Trust but verify.

Honest Dan’s Used Cars

 

By Elton Camp

 

Should you really buy a used car from this man?

He’s dressed well and smiles, that Honest Dan

Cars on his lot are clean, low-mileage, and neat

And he’ll assure you that his deal can’t be beat

 

From his odometers, Dan makes miles disappear

So that the total looks nice and low for the year

This adds much value to the one who does sell,

For the buyer it’s a mechanical and financial hell

 

Some of his cars insurance companies totaled out

That they belong in the junk yard there’s no doubt

But they were reconstructed, put onto the road again

But they’ll never be a vehicle on which to depend

 

Other are on his lot because the state’s Lemon Law

When they were new�"the  worst cars you ever saw

The manufacturers were required to refund the money

But to look at them, you would think you see a honey

 

Some of his cars were severely damaged in a flood

But were cleaned of stains, odor, mildew and mud

What they went through you are unlikely to detect

But when problems return, too late you’ll suspect

 

Because they’re stolen, some a legitimate title lack

If the owner finds it, then he can legally take it back

So anytime you buy a used car, take the greatest care

And remember the old saying, “Let the buyer beware.”