Cold Hard (and Heavy) Cash

I've heard people say that if you really want a good deal on a car, pay in cash. I'm not sure this is what they had in mind:

An Ohio man with a hatred of paper money slapped down $8,000 in coins at a car dealership to buy a Chevrolet pick-up - then paid the rest by cheque.

James Jones, 70, produced 16 coffee cans full of coins to buy his new Chevrolet Silverado in Cincinnati and staff spent 90 minutes counting it.

Why partake in this non conventional savings plan?

The new owner of the Chevy says he does not trust banks or paper money.

'Paper money will burn, but it is hard to damage coins,' the retired engineer pointed out.

I'm surprised he doesn't mention how we've gone to hell with a handbasket since we ditched the gold standard. But I bet he sounds exactly like Grampa Simpson.