Age Shaming---Self Inflicted

   Come on, old people.  Just because you are up in years, you don't have to act like the stereotypical old dolt.  Don't walk into a car dealership for an oil change, and let them sell you a new car if you don't really want one.
     So the salesman told you your old car may be in danger of rusting out and becoming unsafe, which it almost certainly will eventually.  And the older the car, the more likely it is to happen.  You're talking to a car salesman; you know that's what they do-try to sell cars.  You should take some comfort in being treated like everyone else.
    After the sale is done, you suffer buyer's remorse, a pretty universal affliction. You say you realized your car payments will probably extend past your lifespan.  So what?  You miss the comfort of your old car, your sentimentalized friend of metal and rubber with a little plastic in the mix.  You want to change your mind and go back to the familiar, so what do you do?  You play the age card.  Because you're old, you warrant special consideration is your approach.  But you can't do it alone.  So the next step?     Contact the media.  After the outpouring of public sympathy for mistreated animals and abused children, there should be one spot for a doddering elderly person.  Just don't make a habit of it, ye elderly.  Puppies and babies are much cuter.