What car for business meetings?
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I'd be asking where the hair gel and Gucci loafers were if anyone turned up in a BMW Mini One Series for me.
Sadly (I think) some of my clients are now long standing friends and know what I get up to in my spare time.
Fortunately any prospectives are usually in a big City, so trains rule.
Sadly (I think) some of my clients are now long standing friends and know what I get up to in my spare time.
Fortunately any prospectives are usually in a big City, so trains rule.
This is discussed a lot in my job. You have to be a car nut to do my job but as a few of my mates have found out. If you turn up in a new 911 or a ferret you are probably going to get fired.
I have found the A8 is a great combination between performance, practicality and discreetness when compared to sports cars. I don't talk about the bikes until somebody tells me they have bikes and I never talk about the Hi-Fi because as soon as somebody realizes you spent more on your Hi-Fi than they did on there car your history. Don't mention wine collections unless your talking to the French or Italians either because nobody else understands.
When I interview people I always ask what they drive. If you don't have a passion for engineering you don't work for me.
I have found the A8 is a great combination between performance, practicality and discreetness when compared to sports cars. I don't talk about the bikes until somebody tells me they have bikes and I never talk about the Hi-Fi because as soon as somebody realizes you spent more on your Hi-Fi than they did on there car your history. Don't mention wine collections unless your talking to the French or Italians either because nobody else understands.
When I interview people I always ask what they drive. If you don't have a passion for engineering you don't work for me.
door said:
When I interview people I always ask what they drive. If you don't have a passion for engineering you don't work for me.
OK, so if they tell you they drive a boggo Honda Accord, do you give them the job? Honda's engineeering is beyond reproach and they are "engineering led", yet the Accord is not the world's most exciting car.
If they tell you they drive a 1971 Vauxhall Ventora, do you give them the job? On the face of it, yes, - if they tell you they like taking cars apart and putting them together again. Equally, they may have inherited it from granny who died last week and be using it as their secondary form of transport (their primary one being the bus).
If you asked me what I drive, I'd tell you a 1993 Golf. I don't think I'd mention the Caterham or Porsche....
Ah the car is not the item but the passion.
If you tell me you have a Golf, I would ask which one and if you went onto explain in an engineering manner why, you probably would get the job.
In my job we talk about cars, bikes, planes, boats..... all day long. It's our job!
Although I believe at Prodrive you have to have something of interest in the car park.
If you tell me you have a Golf, I would ask which one and if you went onto explain in an engineering manner why, you probably would get the job.
In my job we talk about cars, bikes, planes, boats..... all day long. It's our job!
Although I believe at Prodrive you have to have something of interest in the car park.
I’m quite young (19), I find my car gives me a lot of credibility with clients because they see me arrive in it (2001 BMW Coupe) and assume I am Older (I’ve been told I look 23…) and Good at what I do. It seams to install a lot of confidence (some have actually said this outright) because they know its not the only project I have worked on, and they aren’t the first to write me a cheque.
I also heard one of my dad’s mates say he actually DROPPED a supplier when he saw the 2 owners park outside the company’s premises in brand new matching 5 series BMWs… he said they must have been making too much money, and thus ripping him off.
I think people can take it in all sorts of different ways, but I personally would put a decent car down to the individual being good at what they are doing – so a positive and inspiring thing rather than a negative.
I also heard one of my dad’s mates say he actually DROPPED a supplier when he saw the 2 owners park outside the company’s premises in brand new matching 5 series BMWs… he said they must have been making too much money, and thus ripping him off.
I think people can take it in all sorts of different ways, but I personally would put a decent car down to the individual being good at what they are doing – so a positive and inspiring thing rather than a negative.
joelk said:
I posted this last night in lieu of a meeting I had this morning...
In the end the weather decided for me !!! It snowed heavily where I live, so I took the 4x4.
AND - WON THE BUSINESS !!!
I'll go for a celebratory cruise in the flash motor tonight...
weather permitting !
I didn't realise you'd seen sense and moved onto a 550.
It's not the red one I've seen kicking about in town is it?basil brush said:
I posted this last night in lieu of a meeting I had this morning...
In the end the weather decided for me !!! It snowed heavily where I live, so I took the 4x4.
AND - WON THE BUSINESS !!!
I'll go for a celebratory cruise in the flash motor tonight...
weather permitting !
I didn't realise you'd seen sense and moved onto a 550.
I noticed that too Marcus! that Joel eh? 550? the utter UTTER b@st@rd!!!!!!
Nice one Joel!
Hi chaps...
No it's shiney silver, with bordeaux interior. Awesome to drive... handling is in a different league to anything else I've driven.
Taking it on a road trip this weekend and then onto Tockwith "proving ground" on Monday with John Pogson (Ferrari racing driver) - to give it a good airing...
Hope you fellas are both okay. Hopefully see you at the next Cars in t' park...
Joel.
No it's shiney silver, with bordeaux interior. Awesome to drive... handling is in a different league to anything else I've driven.
Taking it on a road trip this weekend and then onto Tockwith "proving ground" on Monday with John Pogson (Ferrari racing driver) - to give it a good airing...
Hope you fellas are both okay. Hopefully see you at the next Cars in t' park...
Joel.
Enough.....
I'll tell you what I think. I've worked for an (more than 1) engineering company. People have appeared jealous, and I've been fired from that comapny.
I'm glad they were jealous. Hasn't done me any favours, but I'd rather they cost me my hope than exist in a culture, where I passively support this lunacy.
I hope those of you who leave your nice car at home enjoy your riches. It seems to me that theres more than my hope at stake these days.
I'll tell you what I think. I've worked for an (more than 1) engineering company. People have appeared jealous, and I've been fired from that comapny.
I'm glad they were jealous. Hasn't done me any favours, but I'd rather they cost me my hope than exist in a culture, where I passively support this lunacy.
I hope those of you who leave your nice car at home enjoy your riches. It seems to me that theres more than my hope at stake these days.
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