Jesse’s Land of Broken Dreams
By Jesse Sensiba
2010 FORD EDGE
You know it does happen, every once in a while somebody abandons something at the tow yard that is not a total piece of shit. This is one of those times. 2010 Ford Edge with 168k on it. All the bells and whistles. I’d drive this myself if I didn’t like my truck so much. It even has almost new tires on it, a fresh oil change, and clean floor mats. The pictures speak for themselves. Honestly, the only thing it needs is a new windshield (cracked). I’d like 8k but I’m going to sell it to the best offer I get so don’t be shy, I’m in the towing business. That means I’m impossible to offend.
1985 CHEVY 4X4
If anybody wants to take a chance on this old 1985 Chevy 4x4, I’ve got it for sale. Someone was living out of it in the woods outside of town last fall and something happened to them, I don’t know what but I bet it was not happy. The sheriff’s department had us haul it in. It’s got all their belongings in it but I don’t see any keys. Maybe you’ll find some, I don’t feel like looking. You get their belongings with the truck. Clear title, I don’t know if it runs but it is all there and complete. I’ll take any reasonable offer above scrap weight/$650.00.
2000 F-150 EXTRA-CAB
4th of July special from the Land of Broken Dreams. Buy it today and you can use it for your float in the parade tomorrow. 2000 F-150 extra-cab. Little crinkled in the front but it seems to run and drive just fine. Desperately needs a new set of tires. Otherwise just the regular beat-up, dirty, and trashed like everything else with 200,000 miles of broken on it that makes its last stand here with me in the Land of Dreams that have all gone wrong. Give me $550.00 in folding money and drive it to the tire shop.
2010 FORD EDGE
In the Land of Broken Dreams, the contents of every abandoned vehicle tell a story. I try not to judge but in this case, I can’t help but be a little in love. She financed this 2010 Ford off a car lot in Crosby, Texas for $15,000.00. Less than 6 weeks later with no driver’s license, she blew by a DPS officer at 119 mph outside of Flagstaff. He didn’t arrest her because she was from out of state and had a toddler in the car, but he did have it towed. For some reason, she never came back for it. I find a lot of rosaries hanging from rearview mirrors, but she felt like Holy Death was her guardian. She kept her Meth pipe pretty clean. She liked high platform heels, prenatal vitamins, personal lubricant, and pre-lubed condoms. Disposable diapers, faded snapshots, and toys for the kids. In another life, a younger me would have fallen in love. I guess it’s probably best I didn’t meet her. Oh yeah, if you want a clean red 2010 Ford Edge, I’ve got one for sale. Funny I almost forgot this was supposed to be a used car post and not a love letter to the things that we leave behind.
1999 ISUZU RODEO
Anybody want a cheap 4x4 to crash around in the woods or build a buggy out of? I don’t know much about it except it ran and drove when it came in because the last owner got arrested while driving it. It’s missing three pieces of door glass as well as the rear hatch glass and the windshield is cracked. Interior is also pretty dirty and trashed, sort of like someone who didn’t give a shit was driving around with 4 missing windows. I don’t know what their story was but I bet it was nothing nice. It’s got a little body damage on the passenger side as you can see from the photo. It’s a 1999 Isuzu Rodeo with 155k showing on the odometer. For 500 bucks or best offer, you can own a little four-wheel-drive piece of Jesse’s Land of Broken Dreams. I know that sounds too good to be true but it is, I promise you, come on down and check it out, it’s just waiting here for you.