He makes his living by taking people's cars away.But, an Illinois repo man sprung a huge surprise on an elderly couple after helping to get their car paid off.Jim Ford, co-owner of Illini Asset Recovery, was repossessed their car, but then he had a change of heart."My grandparents are gone, but you know...I could see them. I knew what was going on," Ford said."Their medications have double, tripled, and I know that. I know that's happen to everybody. I knew why they were behind."Pat Kippling said she and her husband used the Buick to travel to the doctor's office, the drug store and the grocery."That's about all we ever got to do," Kippling said.Ford set up a GoFundMe account and within eight hours, raised most of the balance to pay off the car.Stan and Pat are now behind the wheel again, thanks to the generosity of the man who took their car. 

 RED BUD, Ill. (AP) — An elderly Illinois couple has something to be thankful for after a repo man who took their car had a change of heart and helped them get it paid off. 
 
 Illini Asset Recovery co-owner Jim Ford tells KTRK-TV (http://abc13.co/2fRnpmO) that after repossessing the Buick from Stan and Pat Kippling, he pulled over to call the bank in order to see if he could pay it off for the couple. Ford set up an online fundraiser and says he raised the bulk of the cash needed in the first eight hours. The newly paid off car was returned to the Kipplings on Monday. 
 
 Ford says the couple reminded him of his late grandparents. 
 
 Stan Kippling says getting the car back is "just like hitting the lottery."
– An elderly Illinois couple has something to be thankful for after a repo man who took their car had a change of heart and helped them get it paid off. Illini Asset Recovery co-owner Jim Ford tells KTRK-TV that after repossessing the Buick from Stan and Pat Kippling, he pulled over to call the bank in order to see if he could pay it off for the couple, who reminded him of his late grandparents. Ford set up an online fundraiser and says he raised the bulk of the cash needed in the first eight hours, reports the AP. The newly paid off car was returned to the Kipplings on Monday. Stan Kippling says getting the car back is "just like hitting the lottery."