J.W. Burleson photo / Boquillas del Carmen, Coah.

Friday, March 22, 2013

Mercedes Silver Arrow

Boys, and girls, this is why I drive old trucks.

From a half-page Mercedes Benz advertisement that ran on the back page, first section, of yesterday's Wall Street Journal:

"290 dealerships have been restyled to offer an expanded range of amenities, including courtesy vehicles, full-service coffee bars and nail stations"

In Europe I met a service manager and engineer with a prominent car 'brand' who told me how the dealerships take advantage of owners' disassociation from their wheels to sell ludicrously expensive 'servicing' and 'maintenance' packages, I guess while the owners' nails are being painted? polished? sharpened?--whatever happens to nails at a nail station.

This is my idea of a Benz:



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