UNION CITY, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – In Georgia, almost anyone can buy a car. So, when a 74-year-old mentally disabled man walked into a car dealership with $15,000 cash, they sold him one. His sister alleges the dealership took advantage of him.
Thomas Johnson has been getting around Atlanta on MARTA for decades. He lives independently in a senior apartment building in southwest Atlanta, but what Johnson really wants is to drive a car again.
Last October, Johnson took MARTA to Heritage Volkswagen in Union City. He had been there before. This time, he brought $15,000 in cash — money he had saved over the years working at McDonald’s and other jobs. The salesman said he talked to Johnson about what he wanted in a car and sold him a 2013 Mini Cooper with 42,000 miles for $14,100…