Bruce in Bangkok wrote in
:

Obviously anything sold by a white pants salesman has got to be the
correct type of thing that a fellow would want on his boat whereas one
would rather be dead then to have the chaps know that he had a (Ug!)
Home Depot device aboard.



Oh, I see....(c;

I'm trying my best to buy a new Smart CDi diesel car to replace my aging
fleet of old Mercedes diesels, and still maintain my energy independence
with another diesel. They don't import them into the USA because the
President and his cronies are all oil company executives who puke when
someone tries to import a car that uses 3.3 litres/100km and has the lowest
carbon footprint on the planet, including electric cars if you consider
power plant emissions.

The arrogant *******s at the local Smart Dealer, Baker Motors, didn't like
me parking my old stepvan out front or my wearing T-shirt/blue jeans into
the showroom that has NO SMART CARS FOR SALE!

I laid out $15,000 in $100 bills fanned them out on the desk and said, "I'd
like a Smart For 2 CDi with just an air conditioner installed, please."

NO GO. They would make me a deal on a new Maybach they're stuck with, now
that Maybach is going out of production, however....(c;

I bundled my cash back up but they did take my name and number...finally.

Noone wants to sell me a new car! I can't believe it!