"So how much did that set you back m8?"
Discussion
okgo said:
Countdown said:
I just tell them.
It's not exactly rocket science for them to work it out anyway and I'm not sure what I'd be losing by being upfront.
People can change when they know someone has a few quid. Usually not for the better.It's not exactly rocket science for them to work it out anyway and I'm not sure what I'd be losing by being upfront.
It's funny saying something that's lower than they expect, my latest car cost me £300 yet the engine under the bonnet cost me more than 10x that.
Nowadays people ask as they wonder how much per month it is and whether they can afford it, when the sub £200 per month Golf R and 135 deals were going on a couple of years back people were distraught when they found out that it costs less to own a sub 5 second performance per month than the 13+ second Citroen and Peugeots they had.
Nowadays people ask as they wonder how much per month it is and whether they can afford it, when the sub £200 per month Golf R and 135 deals were going on a couple of years back people were distraught when they found out that it costs less to own a sub 5 second performance per month than the 13+ second Citroen and Peugeots they had.
Edited by untakenname on Tuesday 25th July 15:40
Byker28i said:
I usually just say "well you can pick up a reasonable one for £18-20K, a better one for £20-25K but this will cost you a lot more..."
Then you can bore them to death about all the work you've put into it until they slowly slink away
Then you can bore them to death about all the work you've put into it until they slowly slink away
In a nasal tone said:
Ohhhh yes, I think you'll find that it's worth paying just a LITTLE bit extra for the premium floor mats which, as you know, are on average 3mm thicker than the standard BMW floormats, and naturally I went for the vermillion leather inserts as opposed to the fuschia which Im sure you'll agree contrast quite nicely with the banana-yellow nappa leather inserts....
They won't ask again... I wish I was the kind of man to afford a car that prompts somebody to ask
Saying that someone did ask me how much my mr2 turbo was in a petrol station the other day, but it was in Southend and he was a chav so it doesn't really count. I told him honestly how much I paid. He then asked how fast it goes, and I told him it depends how hard you push the throttle. You could see his mind working in real time. It was only a joke but I felt bad for making him think so hard
Saying that someone did ask me how much my mr2 turbo was in a petrol station the other day, but it was in Southend and he was a chav so it doesn't really count. I told him honestly how much I paid. He then asked how fast it goes, and I told him it depends how hard you push the throttle. You could see his mind working in real time. It was only a joke but I felt bad for making him think so hard
Someone I know owned a Ferrari 458, he was sick of people asking questions that he couldn't answer as it was just a car to show off in, he had his secretary print off the spec sheet with the options price plus all the info on the and stuck it in the dash when he parked it up, he would just say read that and walk off.
Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff