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Queens Auto Dealer: Buy a Car, Get Heart Disease

Clarence spotted this ad for a used car dealership in Monday's Daily News. We can't decide what we like best about it -- the "trade in your shoes for cardiovascular disease" concept or the fact that it includes transit directions to the lot, in Long Island City.

Clarence spotted this ad for a used car dealership in Monday’s Daily News. We can’t decide what we like best about it — the “trade in your shoes for cardiovascular disease” concept or the fact that it includes transit directions to the lot, in Long Island City.

Either way, it’s refreshing to see a little honesty in auto advertising, however unintended.

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Brad Aaron began writing for Streetsblog in 2007, after years as a reporter, editor, and publisher in the alternative weekly business. Brad adopted New York'’s dysfunctional traffic justice system as his primary beat for Streetsblog. He lives in Manhattan.

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