If you’re thinking of flogging Chris a new car, don’t waste your time. When it comes to motors, he’s in it for the long haul.
IT was a summer day the best part of twelve years ago and I was in a car showroom in Chandler’s Ford, about to do a deal. The salesman must have been thinking ahead and working out how soon he’d be able to sell me another car.
“How long are you thinking of keeping the new vehicle, sir?” he asked.
“Oh, about ten years.” I replied, airily.
He looked absolutely sick. I realised that the last thing on his mind was anything that would keep me out of the showroom for more than a decade. Well sorry, old chap. Eleven-and-a-half years later the car I bought that day is getting close to 200,000 miles and – touch wood – still going strong. It’s an Audi A3, by the way. But other stylish and durable cars are available.
This story is from the March 2017 edition of Hampshire Life.
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