I was stopped at some lights, top down, grandson in the pax seat, enjoying a hot summer's day. An older woman in a station wagon pulled up beside us, and after a few seconds said: "VERY nice car!"
OK, what do you say to that?
Theoretically you shouldn't say 'thank you' because the designers and factory are the ones that made it. You're just an owner moving some cash around the planet. Only the dealer should thank you!
You could possibly say: "Yes, it is." In which case they would think you were halfway up your own escalator.
As it turned out, all I could think to say was "Thanks" in an offhand, nonplussed manner, which probably didn't advance the cause of older men in expensive sports cars.
This is the first time I've been directly approached in the SL--probably helped because of the presence of my grandson, age 8, who makes me appear more homely and older than I really am. It's a bit like the way people can strike up a conversion with a stranger walking a dog--just because of the dog--since alone the dog owner could be anything from an axe-murderer to a car salesman.
Most of the time I just hear "wow!" or "look at that!" from other cars or pedestrians who think I can't hear them. (Mind you, I always wonder if it's because my toupee has come loose or I have a bug stuck in my teeth and they're wondering how such a dippy guy gets to drive round in a $$$ car [
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How does everyone else reply?
Ken Silver
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~1993 SL500, glistening triple black, xenons, AMG facelift to 2002 style.
~1999 SLK 230 Kompressor, silver/black leather, CD, immaculate
~1999 Suzuki Grand Vitara. black & silver.
~1991 Jaguar Daimler, shiny grey/grey leather.
~ex 350SL, 230E, 280E, MX5 and a lot of other makes not nearly as nice.
<i>The cause of my problem:</i>
<img src="http://www.kensilver.com/SLparl.jpg">
OK, what do you say to that?
Theoretically you shouldn't say 'thank you' because the designers and factory are the ones that made it. You're just an owner moving some cash around the planet. Only the dealer should thank you!
You could possibly say: "Yes, it is." In which case they would think you were halfway up your own escalator.
As it turned out, all I could think to say was "Thanks" in an offhand, nonplussed manner, which probably didn't advance the cause of older men in expensive sports cars.
This is the first time I've been directly approached in the SL--probably helped because of the presence of my grandson, age 8, who makes me appear more homely and older than I really am. It's a bit like the way people can strike up a conversion with a stranger walking a dog--just because of the dog--since alone the dog owner could be anything from an axe-murderer to a car salesman.
Most of the time I just hear "wow!" or "look at that!" from other cars or pedestrians who think I can't hear them. (Mind you, I always wonder if it's because my toupee has come loose or I have a bug stuck in my teeth and they're wondering how such a dippy guy gets to drive round in a $$$ car [
] )How does everyone else reply?
Ken Silver
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~1993 SL500, glistening triple black, xenons, AMG facelift to 2002 style.
~1999 SLK 230 Kompressor, silver/black leather, CD, immaculate
~1999 Suzuki Grand Vitara. black & silver.
~1991 Jaguar Daimler, shiny grey/grey leather.
~ex 350SL, 230E, 280E, MX5 and a lot of other makes not nearly as nice.
<i>The cause of my problem:</i>
<img src="http://www.kensilver.com/SLparl.jpg">
