There comes a time in everyone’s life when driving is no longer possible. For 92-year-old Grace Gangemi, it was evident just a few months ago. When he went to return his leased car to the Nissan dealership, anything happened. Arrived here Returns with a new four-year lease. Now, she’s passed away and the dealer says the family can keep the deal or pay $4,587 to get out of it.
According to Gangemi’s stepson, her legal representative, Grace had to stop her from driving her car. “I did everything I shouldn’t have done,” he allegedly told his stepson after driving his new 2024 Versa. The Nucar Nissan dealership in Norwood has enrolled her on monthly bills of $420 until she turns 96.
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The son-in-law, Michael, asked Nucar to cancel the lease and get the vehicle back. According to him, there were four miles on the clock, the miles between Nucar and Grace’s house. The dealership refused, and a manager described his position that way.
“Who are we to question his ability to drive?If the visitor finds the wheel comfortable, we are not going to question it. He went on to complain about how cars lose price when they leave the parking lot. The $4,587 is intended to purchase the dealership.
Don’t get me wrong. Those who have the intellectual and physical acumen to drive a car into old age deserve a round of applause. They also deserve the autonomy to make their own decisions. As the Boston Globe rightly points out, there is a big difference between legal duty and duty.
Nucar belongs to the DCD Automotive organization, which has no less than 31 dealerships in total. You would think they would simply pay the price for what obviously turns out to be the morally right thing to do.