Smokin' Deals
Hi Ho, MMMLOGerinos!
I've forgotten who said the following to me, but I do remember the sniffy censure with which it was said: "Do you know what people in Bellevue (WA) do on the weekends? They go to carlots!" I made all the "oh really" noises and moved along, because, while I don't live in Bellevue anymore, the DH and I do often cruise there starting with the Mercedes store then on to Beamer Land and Park Place, across from the Rolly and Bentley dealer, where used luxury and exotic autos await new owners.
So when the son of MMMMM suggested that his dad look to replacing the SUV with a midlife crisis Corvette, we had to find a Chevy dealer to have a look. And we did right here in Renton. The 05 silver rocket with a retro fastback back sat on the showroom floor with windows down and doors locked. We scared the saleskid so he brought in his boss who actually could answer our many questions, though we didn't like the first answer to our query about brochures. Instead of his offering us a latte and a glossy information packet like at Red Therapy's former home, he said we'd have to pay for them. Hmmmmmm. Not likely.
Let me say right now that he didn't make us pay for them and gave us all the information he had, including brochures. He was a fun guy who kept apologizing, so I teased him without stop, because the new Corvettes suck up battery juice and go dead with people opening and closing the doors if they aren't started or trickle-charged. The door locks won't disengage when there's no power, so they leave the windows down and you reach in for the door "release" lever on the floor. He talked up the OnStar program, which he also said didn't work if there was no juice and one would have to use their cell phone. Hooohaaa!
As we followed the guy to his office to collect our "free" brochures, he talked about the 06 Vettes and those that were on order we could come look at. Then he said, "Unless I can make you a smokin' deal on a car that doesn't start." We loved that and laughed it up mightily.
We left the Chevy store with visions of Vettes that did start and went like the wind with two Boomers inside, and the DH started making the "if we traded your SLK" noises. Eeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
Ciao, ciao, Mmmmmmmmmmelinda
I've forgotten who said the following to me, but I do remember the sniffy censure with which it was said: "Do you know what people in Bellevue (WA) do on the weekends? They go to carlots!" I made all the "oh really" noises and moved along, because, while I don't live in Bellevue anymore, the DH and I do often cruise there starting with the Mercedes store then on to Beamer Land and Park Place, across from the Rolly and Bentley dealer, where used luxury and exotic autos await new owners.
So when the son of MMMMM suggested that his dad look to replacing the SUV with a midlife crisis Corvette, we had to find a Chevy dealer to have a look. And we did right here in Renton. The 05 silver rocket with a retro fastback back sat on the showroom floor with windows down and doors locked. We scared the saleskid so he brought in his boss who actually could answer our many questions, though we didn't like the first answer to our query about brochures. Instead of his offering us a latte and a glossy information packet like at Red Therapy's former home, he said we'd have to pay for them. Hmmmmmm. Not likely.
Let me say right now that he didn't make us pay for them and gave us all the information he had, including brochures. He was a fun guy who kept apologizing, so I teased him without stop, because the new Corvettes suck up battery juice and go dead with people opening and closing the doors if they aren't started or trickle-charged. The door locks won't disengage when there's no power, so they leave the windows down and you reach in for the door "release" lever on the floor. He talked up the OnStar program, which he also said didn't work if there was no juice and one would have to use their cell phone. Hooohaaa!
As we followed the guy to his office to collect our "free" brochures, he talked about the 06 Vettes and those that were on order we could come look at. Then he said, "Unless I can make you a smokin' deal on a car that doesn't start." We loved that and laughed it up mightily.
We left the Chevy store with visions of Vettes that did start and went like the wind with two Boomers inside, and the DH started making the "if we traded your SLK" noises. Eeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
Ciao, ciao, Mmmmmmmmmmelinda
posted by MMMelinda at 1:32 PM
