Pain in my undercarriage
Tuesday was my automotive day, I decided.
Being the good, abiding citizen I am, I took my car to the garage to have it inspected. As I started to pull it in, the guy started to laugh at me and said, "Baby, (laughter laughter) you almost made it an entire year! (laughter, laughter)" He then pulled the guy out from the back and showed him my stickers. (more laughter, laughter ha ha.)
Laugh it up, funny boy. Just give me some new '08 stickers.
Next, I took the kids with me to get the oil changed. The guy tells me that besides an oil change, I also need my transmission flushed out... per manufacturer recommendations, of course.
"No thank you," I tell him.
He then tells me that my car needs the signature service. (I don't even know what that is.)
"No, thank you."
Then, he says that I should definitely consider changing the differential fluid.
"Ah, no."
Then, the best- Pathetically, as a last-ditch effort, he tells me that my brand new wipers looked dry-rotted.
"You're kidding, right? Just change the oil."
Labels: Random Life Droppings
posted by Sarah at
Friday, January 05, 2007
3 Comments:
Upselling - some folks got it, some don't. Now, if they hired the mechanic in your photo - or her brother...
Nice photos, nice blog - you can do all this with blogger? Gotta get me one o them flickr thingies.
I'm surprised he even managed to get you to buy the oil. "No flies on you" as they say round my way.
Thanks, Joe. The flickr thing I got from another site.
http://blogger-templates.blogspot.com/2005/09/flash-slideshow.html
It's fairly simple, however some time was needed to change the sizes, colors, etc.
Monty- My mom says that all the time. I got her brutal negotiating skills from her as well. I actually had the filter for my car in the trunk, but they said it's against company policy.....blah blah. I'm just cheap.
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