Knickers 6, Cardigans 1
"I know," I said, "let's go on holiday to France and let's go in the Brabus".
Sounds like a good idea, after all the smart Roadster will be doing about 50mpg and the holiday is only in Brittany. Last Friday, I checked the "how far to go to next service" button. Ah, 800 miles. Um, let's ring up the Merc dealer and get it serviced.
And here's the point of this entry. "No problem sir, we can do it tomorrow, we'll knock 20% off the price of the service, 10% off the cost of parts because it's over 3 years old, we'll wash it too 'cos that's what Mercedes dealers do". And to top it all, I got a very nice Parker pen at the end of it.
"So how much did that all cost?", asked the wife when I got home.
"Err, £150, but they checked the car over as well as changing the oil and filter."
"How much was the oil?"
"Ah, £30, but it is expensive-fully-synthetic-stuff", "...and the filter?", "£15".
She fixed me with that steely glance that only a wife can...
"So, you paid a hundred quid for a Parker pen then?"
Sounds like a good idea, after all the smart Roadster will be doing about 50mpg and the holiday is only in Brittany. Last Friday, I checked the "how far to go to next service" button. Ah, 800 miles. Um, let's ring up the Merc dealer and get it serviced.
And here's the point of this entry. "No problem sir, we can do it tomorrow, we'll knock 20% off the price of the service, 10% off the cost of parts because it's over 3 years old, we'll wash it too 'cos that's what Mercedes dealers do". And to top it all, I got a very nice Parker pen at the end of it.
"So how much did that all cost?", asked the wife when I got home.
"Err, £150, but they checked the car over as well as changing the oil and filter."
"How much was the oil?"
"Ah, £30, but it is expensive-fully-synthetic-stuff", "...and the filter?", "£15".
She fixed me with that steely glance that only a wife can...
"So, you paid a hundred quid for a Parker pen then?"
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