Here we go again, tour de dealerships
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Boring day tomorrow. Trekking around ALL the local dealerships with the wife so she can find out what cars look like. Yup, her Cooper S is up for replacement by "something with 4 doors". Guess it will need to be shiny too!
So, we will be off, looking at everything, obviously trying my hardest to keep her away from Angela Merkel's samey looking euro s
te and finding something that fits the bill, or more accurately has the right number of doors. She was looking at a Kuga until I told her how big it was compared to the hateful little st box she drives today.
Why the hell won't she let me buy her a Lambo as she does so few miles and rent a st box for the few days a year she needs more doors, it would be a reasonable weekend toy for me too (OK, yes the game is up!!!). North of £25k for a heap of boredom like she already has but with 4 doors makes no sense at all, and delays me buying a Gallardo.
Grrrrrrrr.
So, we will be off, looking at everything, obviously trying my hardest to keep her away from Angela Merkel's samey looking euro s
te and finding something that fits the bill, or more accurately has the right number of doors. She was looking at a Kuga until I told her how big it was compared to the hateful little st box she drives today.Why the hell won't she let me buy her a Lambo as she does so few miles and rent a s
t box for the few days a year she needs more doors, it would be a reasonable weekend toy for me too (OK, yes the game is up!!!). North of £25k for a heap of boredom like she already has but with 4 doors makes no sense at all, and delays me buying a Gallardo.Grrrrrrrr.
Sounds like a good day to me. I like a trip to all the dealers to have a look at what is available. Even if its for something pretty generic and white goods like.
Sure looking at supercars would be better....but it beats shopping for clothes with the wife surely?
Why not take her to the car auctions for the day? True romance.
Sure looking at supercars would be better....but it beats shopping for clothes with the wife surely?
Why not take her to the car auctions for the day? True romance.
poing said:
She'll pick the cutest car she can find in a pretty colour, it also won't have 4 doors because suddenly that won't be important any more.
You could try to save yourself some time and take her to the Audi dealership, point her at an A1 and go have a coffee.
Good luck!
Sorry, I just saw my breakfast again. You seemed to have missed something in my post, probably because of the swear filter. You could try to save yourself some time and take her to the Audi dealership, point her at an A1 and go have a coffee.
Good luck!
Is the the overpriced German thing that has the Audi badge on, or the overpriced German thing that has the BMW badge on?
I can't tell the difference between them. Also, when I look at what you get for the TCO over 3 or 4'years, it makes me weep.I definitely will not be an Audi or BMW, hopefully not a Vobbledeedub either. Worryingly, she likes the Golf, which to be fair I have not looked at since I was looking to get her a new GTI in 2002. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind paying for what I get, but she does mind. With a fairly high starting price compared to a pug GTI, I then realised that if she wanted a radio, it would be another £750, if she didn't want those strange things you wind around to open the windows, another wheelbarrow of cash even before we get to leather and a/c. The pug had it all in the price and she liked the look inside compared to the dub.
Maybe it is different now, but somehow I doubt it. Will find out tomorrow no doubt... Hohum.
itz_baseline said:
Sounds like a good day to me. I like a trip to all the dealers to have a look at what is available. Even if its for something pretty generic and white goods like.
Sure looking at supercars would be better....but it beats shopping for clothes with the wife surely?
Why not take her to the car auctions for the day? True romance.
Waiting for taxis in Cuba a couple of weeks ago was a bit like a Classic American car auction, although they all seemed to be powered by Russian diesels, but at least she liked it.. Thanks, might give the action a go, I think I scored that night Sure looking at supercars would be better....but it beats shopping for clothes with the wife surely?
Why not take her to the car auctions for the day? True romance.
. Do they sell NEW cars, may get some suspenders too Now clothes shopping does have its benefits. When you get home, you get to help her in and out of them as she has another look to make sure they still fit after lunch, which is quite a passion of mine too (well, lunch and helping her out of clothes are anyway).
Just can't seem to get interested in tomorrow. I mean, bloody hell, Kia is on her list too. I wouldn't know one if it bit me in the leg, but apparently it has a 7'year warrantee... and four doors of course
Sigh...
SeeFive said:
Answer was "Too much money" (as usual when anything reasonable is being suggested)
So next time she looks German, just say "But they're more than the one you dismissed as 'too much money'".SeeFive said:
and "didn't that beanstalk Beckham have a hand in it"?
Can't fault her logic there, though.ferrariF50lover said:
She can't have an Audi, but you desperately want a Lamborghini, which is an Audi with a different badge.
You could have saved us all some time and simply posted, "I HAVE LOTS OF MONEY!!!!!!!!!"
Simon.
And there you have it!You could have saved us all some time and simply posted, "I HAVE LOTS OF MONEY!!!!!!!!!"
Simon.
First page and someone is having a dig - Just what has his financial situation got to do with you - I took the comment as tongue in cheek!
Perhaps you would care to share "Your Garage" with us then?
Good luck OP, I quite enjoyed your little moan
750turbo said:
And there you have it!
First page and someone is having a dig - Just what has his financial situation got to do with you - I took the comment as tongue in cheek!
Perhaps you would care to share "Your Garage" with us then?
Good luck OP, I quite enjoyed your little moan
A car related gag and a PH staple. No dig here and everybody but the criminally insecure can see that. Vicarious outrage is always the best kind.First page and someone is having a dig - Just what has his financial situation got to do with you - I took the comment as tongue in cheek!
Perhaps you would care to share "Your Garage" with us then?
Good luck OP, I quite enjoyed your little moan
Simon.
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