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I'm one of those people who is content to carry on in my happy little existence, facing the world the same way each day. I don't make hasty decisions. I've been known to drive The Sidekick to the brink of insanity, simply because I'm cautious. Having said that, this past week I've un- dergone a load of changes and I'm holding The Sidekick responsible, to a point. The change involves a vehicle-- well, actually, a bunch of vehicles, all parked at Brown Farm. Earlier this year, The Side- kick bought my daughter's car, after she purchased her boyfriend's car out of a lease. (Okay, it's already becoming complicated.) The Sidekick's old car was for sale. With a wedding fast approaching, it was parked be- hind the shed until she could sell it. I'm still waiting for that to happen. In the meantime, the air conditioner in my SUV died-- it was no longer cool. I consid- ered having it repaired, but as I considered repairing a/c in a 12-year-old vehicle-- my cheque book still stinging from repair- ing my tractor a/c-- I decided to put up with it as it was. The Sidekick started pressuring me about our 'old ve- hicles' at home. With that, she planted the seed. So it's a tiny bit her fault this all happened. But my editor is really to blame. You see, I've never owned a brand new vehicle. Every time I entertained the thought, there always seemed to be some- thing else that needed money thrown at it. For years, I was able to stave off the siren call of a new vehicle. I could always fall back on the "Oh, you lose so much depre- ciation on a brand new vehicle-- it makes much more sense to buy a used one" mind-set. Years ago, I chatted with a Toyota sales- man. He commented on my SUV. "Geez Ted, you sure drive a vehicle a long time, like 10 years," he said. "That's because I drive a Ford," I coun- tered. He shook his head-- I got him. He did say when one drives a vehicle for 10 years, like me, the depreciation is- sue ultimately becomes a moot point. In late June, I was sent to a photo shoot next door to the local Ford dealership. In the lot was a truck-- not a new truck, but a really nice truck. I looked at the price on the windshield. "Hmm, seems like a lot of money for a used truck," I thought to myself. A salesman appeared-- a very soft-sell salesman, you know, the kind that I'll ac- tually carry on a conversation with. We talked price, and I asked 'the question'. "So how much would the same truck be brand new today?" He pointed out the 'Ford Employee Pricing' sale was in effect, and threw out a ballpark fi gure. I mentally racked up the future costs of the used truck, (which was on the verge of needing tires, brakes, and whatever) versus the Ford employee price for the new one-- com- plete with full warranty. He suddenly had my attention. There wasn't much difference and it made no sense to buy a used one. We sat with his boss (who I've known for years) and they had a truck in their inventory that ticked almost every box in my 'wants' list. It also had enough 'toys' to make any red-blood- ed guy smile. The Sidekick and I took it for a test drive-- the odometer read 4.7 kilometres. Okay, I've never in my life driven any- thing that only had 4.7 kilometres on it! I was a bit intimidated with the 'control centre' of this vehicle. Geez, I may have to get my MSc in Electrical Engineering just to operate it. I signed the deal last week, and picked it up Tuesday night. During that time, I sold my SUV and posted my 1999 F150 online, causing my email to take numerous hits-- lots more changes. But the bottom line-- I'm now the proud owner of a BRAND NEW F150. My kids and my sisters congratulated me, saying it was long overdue, The Side- kick is happy she fi nally convinced me, and I'm enjoying the fact the a/c is work- ing like new-- well, because it is new. And about my editor being partly re- sponsible? Actually, it's all his fault. He sent me out to take the photo, dam- mit-- right next door to Concept Ford. A Ted Bit It's all my editor's fault that I did it... TED BROWN --Ted Brown can be reached at tbrown@theifp.ca 'I've never in my life driven anything that only had 4.7 kilometres on it!'