Two very sad people.Plus me being nosey.
Two very sad people.Plus me being nosey.
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randomeddy

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1,631 posts

167 months

Saturday 20th July 2019
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I was sat waiting for the garage (VAG specialist, APR dealer etc) to do a job on my car, in the waiting area were two men, I reckoned father and son.

Father had a leg missing (there is a point to this) and the grown up son was a right geek, Velcro trainers, terrible tracksuit bottoms, talking too loudly about car stuff etc.

Because I was bored I started putting a picture together of the pair of them and started to wonder what car they were in. I thought, they look like geeks but the father has had a bad accident (the leg) had a huge payout and they have a nice car. How wrong I was.

When it came their turn to pay I wandered into the shop/reception for an earwig and heard the son ask about a re-map, an economy re-map! They were having cruise control retro fitted hoping to make the car more economical then he asked about the economy re-map on a 105 BHP Skoda Octavia estate.

The receptionist held it together well and calmly said they had never been asked for an economy re-map before. We had a good chuckle about it later.

I thought Christ on a bike, live a little. Cool starry bra and all that but it amused my tiny brain.

PositronicRay

29,034 posts

213 months

Saturday 20th July 2019
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I think I must be missing something.

Doofus

34,509 posts

203 months

Saturday 20th July 2019
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randomeddy said:
I was sat waiting for the garage (VAG specialist, APR dealer etc) to do a job on my car, in the waiting area were two men, I reckoned father and son.

Father had a leg missing (there is a point to this) and the grown up son was a right geek, Velcro trainers, terrible tracksuit bottoms, talking too loudly about car stuff etc.

Because I was bored I started putting a picture together of the pair of them and started to wonder what car they were in. I thought, they look like geeks but the father has had a bad accident (the leg) had a huge payout and they have a nice car. How wrong I was.

When it came their turn to pay I wandered into the shop/reception for an earwig and heard the son ask about a re-map, an economy re-map! They were having cruise control retro fitted hoping to make the car more economical then he asked about the economy re-map on a 105 BHP Skoda Octavia estate.

The receptionist held it together well and calmly said they had never been asked for an economy re-map before. We had a good chuckle about it later.

I thought Christ on a bike, live a little. Cool starry bra and all that but it amused my tiny brain.
What are the chances of finding, in one garage, at one time, a man with one leg, a geek and an egotistical bigot?

thebraketester

15,811 posts

168 months

Saturday 20th July 2019
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The question that needs answering is what car did you have booked into the garage?

cuprabob

19,754 posts

244 months

Saturday 20th July 2019
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thebraketester said:
The question that needs answering is what car did you have booked into the garage?
My guess is a VW Passat

randomeddy

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1,631 posts

167 months

Saturday 20th July 2019
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We thought it was an odd and funny request even if nobody else does.

Mikebentley

8,667 posts

170 months

Saturday 20th July 2019
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I reckon Lupo with roller skate wheels and stretched tyrrrres. Bra.

randomeddy

Original Poster:

1,631 posts

167 months

Saturday 20th July 2019
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Mikebentley said:
I reckon Lupo with roller skate wheels and stretched tyrrrres. Bra.
laugh

Nickp82

3,974 posts

123 months

Saturday 20th July 2019
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So, sorry, which two are the sad people as I made it three in total?

Dave.

7,899 posts

283 months

Saturday 20th July 2019
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PositronicRay said:
I think I must be missing something.
A leg?

Still confused as to why that mattered....

anonymous-user

84 months

Sunday 21st July 2019
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I'm interested in these Velcro trainers. Do you have a link OP?

S100HP

13,807 posts

197 months

Sunday 21st July 2019
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The only thing more tragic that this post is the fact you spoke with the receptionist about it. I expect it was a very one-sided discussion in the style of Alan Partridge. Tragic all round.

cuprabob

19,754 posts

244 months

Sunday 21st July 2019
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I wonder if they were getting a Parrot Hands Free kit fitted to the Octavia smile

randomeddy

Original Poster:

1,631 posts

167 months

Monday 22nd July 2019
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S100HP said:
The only thing more tragic that this post is the fact you spoke with the receptionist about it. I expect it was a very one-sided discussion in the style of Alan Partridge. Tragic all round.
A quick comment was passed about why would someone want a low powered heavy car mapping to go even slower in the short sighted hope it would make it more economical. The very clued up receptionist thought it was a strange request and I agreed with him.

Shaw Tarse

31,897 posts

233 months

Monday 22nd July 2019
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Two very sad people?

R8Steve

4,150 posts

205 months

Monday 22nd July 2019
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cuprabob said:
thebraketester said:
The question that needs answering is what car did you have booked into the garage?
My guess is a VW Passat
A 1.8t no less, remapped for POWERRRRRRRR over economy, because that would be sad.

PSB1

4,263 posts

134 months

Monday 22nd July 2019
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How sharp is the point?

stuartmmcfc

8,775 posts

222 months

Monday 22nd July 2019
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Classic “not going the way the OP intended” thread

Rewe

1,016 posts

122 months

Monday 22nd July 2019
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randomeddy said:
The receptionist held it together well and calmly said they had never been asked for an economy re-map before. We had a good chuckle about it later.
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Sweet story. Got any weekend plans with your new best friend?

anonymous-user

84 months

Monday 22nd July 2019
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Checking back for the Velcro trainer link if you've found it yet?