David Puddy · Mechanic turned salesman

Yeah.That’s right.

Sales. Service. Staring at the wall until you’re ready to buy. We’re not gonna sell you a car. We’re gonna let you come to it.

Browse the lot Book service

Dealer sticker

Feels like an Arby’s night.

Every purchase comes with one. Don’t ask what it means. You already know.

The lot.

Puddy doesn’t give friends deals. He gives everybody the same deal. That’s the deal.

Stock 0001Certified

Saab 900

Convertible · Sold to Jerry · No friend discount

Jerry asked for the deal. He didn’t get the deal. You gotta believe in the car. Puddy believes in this car.

$—Ask for Puddy

Stock 0002As is

Sedan, valet returned

Previously parked · Odor included · Windows down

A very clean car with a very strong presence. The smell is not a defect. It has been declared, itemized, and refuses to leave.

$—Bring an air freshener

Stock 0003Staff pick

Puddy’s own

8-ball shift knob · Devils sticker · Not for sale

Not for sale. It’s on the lot so you can look at it. Go ahead. He’s not going anywhere.

N/ALook, don’t touch

Service department.

He was a mechanic first. A great mechanic. A mechanic you’d let stare at your engine for a really long time.

Diagnosis

“I moved some stuff around.”

Every repair begins with a period of quiet contemplation and ends with something being moved. Ask what. He won’t tell you.

Turnaround

“Yeah, that’s right.”

Puddy will confirm your car is ready. He will confirm most things. Confirmation is included with every service.

Waiting room

“Not a reader.”

There are no magazines. There is a chair and a wall. You are welcome to use both, the way Puddy does, for hours.

Employee of the month

Vegetable Lasagna

Sat next to Elaine on a flight. Ordered the vegetable lasagna. Has been called nothing else since.

Twelve consecutive months

Meet the team

Not technically an employee.

Vegetable Lasagna does not work here. He asked to switch seats once and Puddy respected that. That kind of grace earns you a frame on the wall at Puddy Motors, whether you wanted one or not.

Everyone else on staff is Puddy. He handles sales, service, and the high five at closing. It’s a firm high five. Be ready.

Buyer perks.

Gotta support the team. The team, in this case, is you.

The Arby’s night

Sign the papers and Puddy will look you in the eye and say it: feels like an Arby’s night. He is right. It always is.

Devils game-day face

Home games, Puddy paints his face. And his chest. Gotta support the team. Bring your own paint, or don’t, and see what happens.

The 8-ball jacket

Not for sale, not for loan, not coming off. But you may stand next to it in the showroom and feel its confidence. Many do.

Elaine & Puddy.

The relationship status in the header is live. Every breakup is logged. So is every reconciliation, usually within the hour.

On. The mechanic

Elaine liked that he could fix a car. He fixed Jerry’s. She noticed the hands.

Off. The face paint

She saw the Devils face. And the chest. She said it’s over. He said all right.

On. The apology

He said he’d stop painting his face. He did not say anything about the chest.

Off. The jacket

The 8-ball jacket appeared. Elaine gave him a choice. He chose the jacket. Then he chose Elaine. Then the jacket again.

On. The salesman

He got out of the garage and onto the floor. Career growth. Elaine came back to see the suit.

Off. Somewhere over the Atlantic

They broke up on the plane. Twice. Vegetable Lasagna witnessed all of it and asked for another seat.

On. Before landing

Back together at the gate. It felt like an Arby’s night.

Current statusONCheck back after the next flight.

Ready to buy? All right.

Come in. Sit in the chair. Puddy will be over when he’s over. He will not be reading anything in the meantime.

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