A Tucson car dealer is reaching out to help military men and
women deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
This morning
Hailey Peck picked up her car at Jim Click Nissan.
She's glad to be back on the road again. Last month her
car quit running outside her church.
Peck says she had to leave it parked there for months.
She says, "We didn't really have the money to repair the car
yet. We just needed a few extra paychecks."
This mother of two says money's been tight since her
husband got deployed to Afghanistan 22 months ago.
Enter Click Nissan. Click car dealerships have a program
to help deployed military with routine car repairs.
Owner Jim Click says, "If you're defending our country,
we want to take care of your car. We'll do the lube, oil,
filter, any of the regularly scheduled maintenance for
free."
In Peck's case, the dealership fixed everything. It did
roughly $2,500 worth of work for free.
Scott Jones, the dealership's service manager, says, "We
replaced the radiator. Because of the overheating, it had
damaged the catalytic converter. So we went ahead and
replaced the catalytic converter."
Arizona National Guard Sergeant Aaron Peck is expected to
return from Afghanistan next month. Now his wife says he'll
have a dependable car to drive to work.
Peck tells Click, "It was such a blessing. I mean, thank
you guys so much."
Click tells her, "We sure appreciate what he's doing.
God bless him. And God bless your family."
Click dealerships have offered free routine maintenance
to deployed military since 2003.
