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Car dealer donates minivan so mom can get daughter to doctors

Quad City Times -- It was too cold for crying, but there was no helping the tears.

Eiroctonya “Tonya” Smith no longer will be awash in worry over how she will get her 10-year-old daughter and her wheelchair to monthly doctors’ appointments in Peoria.

Thanks to the kindness of a Davenport car dealer and the generosity of Wish List Quad-Cities donors, the 35-year-old Moline mom is a vehicle owner for the first time in her life. No more buses. No more pleading for rides.

Most importantly, Smith’s beloved daughter, Tatyanna Mann, who was born with cerebral palsy, can count on her mom getting her where she needs to be with much less struggle.

..Jeff’s Car Corner, stepped up with the gift of a 2002 Ford Windstar.

Donations to Wish List paid for several months’ worth of insurance, title fees and gas gift card

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Submitted Dec 22, 2012 By: DellDude2

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honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,650 Points:1,612,445 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Dec 27, 2012 1:08:36 PM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse nice to read some positive news... usually too little of this in any press outlet these days.
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blupupher Champion Author Houston Posts:3,566 Points:750,970 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Dec 23, 2012 7:38:12 PM Ignore blupupher Report Abuse Nice gesture, but it is a free advertising ploy and has no effect on fuel prices.
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tomok Champion Author Portland Posts:33,085 Points:2,348,435 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Dec 23, 2012 4:35:49 AM Ignore tomok Report Abuse Car dealer donates minivan so mom can get daughter to doctors? Does this make you have a warm and fuzzy feeling? If this is the first car she has ever had, how will she be able to afford the drivers license fees and the insurance when the several months of insurance expires? And be able to buy gas when the gas card does not have any more money on it? Also, plan for any car maintenance and repairs that may come up. Hopefully, having a vehicle 'without the car payments' will be enough to keep the vehicle in operation without too much expenses. Whatever the size or shape of the vehicle, vehicle manufactures Produce and the population ‘Drives’ vehicles with high MPG, are very safe, reliable, have a ‘reasonable’ cost and a good ‘value’ for the money. The price of fuel at the pump is too high! XII/XXII/MMXII! - The Day After......
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RonElp All-Star Author El Paso Posts:763 Points:109,620 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Dec 23, 2012 2:17:58 AM Ignore RonElp Report Abuse God Bless Jeff and his Car Corner. Merry Christmas, Jeff & Folks
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