Re: [Chrysler300] Stick Shifts in 300s

["Roger Schaaf" <obiwan10@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

My brother who has sold Mercedes Benz for an Arlington, VA dealer for many 
years, related this tale to me.

A prospective buyer came in and asked to order a 300 SD(one of Mercedes' 
crummy diesels that they were wont to foist on the public to aid them in 
meeting EPA's CAFE fuel economy standards).  His requirement was for one in 
a pea green color with a red interior.  The long of it was they he was told 
that as this was a very special combination, that a 5000 dollar deposit was 
a requirement(the dealership not wish to be stuck with this fright pig if 
the buyer should back out).

The man paid the deposit, the car was ordered, arrived, the man was called 
and as you can guess, decided for some reason to forsake his 5 grand and the 
car.

The car was then placed on the showroom floor where it remained the subject 
of much debate and ridicule for several weeks.  One day a man walked in with 
his wife in tow, saw the car, the wife loved it(said it was exactly the 
color that she was seeking) and the car was sold at almost no discount.  My 
brother also got the deal because none of the other salesman were even 
interested in marketing this auto, so that anytime anyone would show any 
interest in even looking at it, they all would point to my brother.

My brother who was until then, the goat in the eyes of his Sales Manager, 
became a hero.  I will always remember what he told me in recapping this 
tale, "That there is an ass for every seat".  According to him, this is 
common terminology in the car business.

Roger Schaaf
300 B
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <john_nowosacki@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 2:09 PM
Subject: RE: [Chrysler300] Stick Shifts in 300s


>I have been to a number of car shows where the owner proudly states that 
>his or her car is a "one of XX" ever produced, thus supposedly enhancing 
>the value of the piece.
> I must admit to not being very nice to one Corvette owner who was the 
> proud owner of a "one of XX" nasty pea green colored car with matching 
> interior and crank windows.  I said to my friend who was with me at the 
> show, "Of course it's one of XX, who in their right mind would order such 
> an awful combination?"
>
> I'm sure there are examples of bad taste on the part of the original owner 
> in every make and model year.  I'm not so sure it should be celebrated ;-)
>
> John
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
> Behalf Of rob kern
> Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 5:02 PM
> To: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [Chrysler300] Stick Shifts in 300s
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> Hello 300'ly to all!
>    Last year's B-J interview after the black 206K convertible went across 
> the stage with a 12 year old sums it up. The question posed to the kid was 
> "What do you find so interesting about this car?" Without a pause the boy 
> said "The pushbuttons to make it go!".  While growing up any Chrysler 
> product that could have had a pushbutton transmission in my mind was the 
> coolest.  If I saw a '56-'64 Chrysler product with a stick shift I felt 
> that it was weird, and that the people who owned them were somehow missing 
> out on fun in order to save a few bucks. Now these are commanding more 
> money !?  The black G automatic was $14 K higher bid than the green stick 
> at '05 B-J. Kind of cool to salivate over the production ordering 
> idiosyncrasies back in those days. I guess the F with the French Bridge 
> transmission is really desirable because only 6(?) were made. I guess I 
> love the pushbuttons because as a kid they were verboten for me to touch 
> and I always lusted to push them behind the whee
> l.  This was only the privilege of my Dad, Aunt, & Uncle. Ah, they are ALL 
> MINE NOW and not in a Desoto or a Dodge but a 300C!!!!  ROB KERN
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