Terry and service vehicle

[Farrell]

I'm not sure if you are referring to my Mercedes or a Volvo, but I suppose both are priced similar. Age has a bit to do with it. My '83 Mercedes was a very presentable car, but only cost me $5,000.

I saw the flip side of having a presentable car the other day. I pulled into the parking lot of a warehouse-type used Japanese piano importer to inspect a couple pianos for a lady. The salesman pulled into the lot right in back of me. Took him a couple minutes for the hardtop to automatically come out of the trunk of his new Lexus two-seat convertible. I am not familiar with this car, but I saw a used one in the Auto Trader and the asking price was $63,000. I concluded immediately, that the salesman (my spell checker suggested salmon?) was charging WAY TOO MUCH for his pianos!

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos@earthlink.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 12:11 AM
Subject: Re: Terry and service vehicle


They also cost $45,000.  Techs must be doing well in your neighborhood.

David Love


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Diane Hofstetter 
  To: pianotech@ptg.org 
  Sent: June 16, 2002 2:47 PM
  Subject: Re: Terry and service vehicle


  Terry, 

  I'm sorry you won't be in Chicago too, your posts are always interesting and it is clear that you are a great guy, it would have been nice to meet you in person. 

  In our area almost all the techs drive Volvo wagons--Volvos have the image worldwide of being well engineered and well made, great technical machines, and that image is pretty good for a tech to have.  Also, it is an acceptable car to be sitting in the driveway of even the most posh homes, so your clients are not embarrassed--although not quite as good as a Mercedes ;-( 

  Wishing you better luck, 

  Diane 

    James Baker <JamesBakerRPT@carolina.rr.com> wrote: 

    Sorry you won't be in Chicago, but Atlanta is a toddlin' town too.  I'll see you there.  By the way, I put a rebuilt transmission (after nursing it home from PA state) and ceiling liner in my Volvo wagon with 223,000 miles on it.  It is a '90 and I get 30 mpg on the interstate.  It is a great car with a lot of room.  I expect to get another 100,000 out of it.

    James Baker





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