crobinso
The Grand Marquis Man
Zainoshine's thread, "Detailing for Dealers-Contract or Dealer Employed?", got me to thinking [oh shut up] about the first car I ever financed. The very first time I saw it, I knew this was going to be my car! It wasn't even on a dealer's lot. IT WAS ON A DETAILER'S LOT.
Before y'all start drooling, it was 1977, and the car was merely a 1976 Chevy Caprice Estate Wagon. I had been riding around all day with my neighbor (who was driving a '73 Estate), looking for a car similar to his. We'd been everywhere, and all I found were high-mileage pieces of junk.
But then, I saw him! My GOLDEN WHEELS was sitting on this detailer's lot, just detailed, hood up, saying "Come and get me, Charles!" I shouted to my neighbor, "Stop! That's my car!" He said, "Where?" I said, "There! Right there on that lot!!!"
The car had only 13,000 miles on it, and the detailer said the dealer wanted $4500 for it. Folks, a one year-old Chevy wagon was selling for $5500 to $6000 back then. (When new, the car cost $9000). The dealer said the detailer was too low, but he let me have it for that price anyway.
Anyway, back to the condition of the paint! It was awesome! The car was a cream color (with that tacky plastic fake wood decal on the sides). The decals weren't in the best shape, but they were all in place. The paint! The paint was buttery smooth looking! (How I wish I'd taken pictures!) Under the hood, the engine was sparkling clean! The interior was showroom new. I was pleased, to say the least.
The only other car that has affected me (infected me?) at first sight was the day I bought my current car, the 2004 Grand Marquis. I'd bought it over the Internet, sight unseen. When it was delivered, I gasped so loud that everyone in the dealership stopped talking. "It's so pretty!" I gushed like a school girl. LOL And it was. And is...
Charles
Before y'all start drooling, it was 1977, and the car was merely a 1976 Chevy Caprice Estate Wagon. I had been riding around all day with my neighbor (who was driving a '73 Estate), looking for a car similar to his. We'd been everywhere, and all I found were high-mileage pieces of junk.
But then, I saw him! My GOLDEN WHEELS was sitting on this detailer's lot, just detailed, hood up, saying "Come and get me, Charles!" I shouted to my neighbor, "Stop! That's my car!" He said, "Where?" I said, "There! Right there on that lot!!!"
The car had only 13,000 miles on it, and the detailer said the dealer wanted $4500 for it. Folks, a one year-old Chevy wagon was selling for $5500 to $6000 back then. (When new, the car cost $9000). The dealer said the detailer was too low, but he let me have it for that price anyway.
Anyway, back to the condition of the paint! It was awesome! The car was a cream color (with that tacky plastic fake wood decal on the sides). The decals weren't in the best shape, but they were all in place. The paint! The paint was buttery smooth looking! (How I wish I'd taken pictures!) Under the hood, the engine was sparkling clean! The interior was showroom new. I was pleased, to say the least.
The only other car that has affected me (infected me?) at first sight was the day I bought my current car, the 2004 Grand Marquis. I'd bought it over the Internet, sight unseen. When it was delivered, I gasped so loud that everyone in the dealership stopped talking. "It's so pretty!" I gushed like a school girl. LOL And it was. And is...
Charles
