Having worked in a car dealership for the past 8 years, this advice is spot on. Customers who behave calmly and politely ALWAYS get better service. This applies both to problems and normal situations, and can really come in handy later when you need a favor. For example if two customers drop their cars in our shop for…

I miss my XTs. Actually had 3 of them.

Back in 2003 I had a 1987 Subaru XT Turbo. Like this, only white over gray:

RB25DET was one of the engines available in the R32, but Godzilla got the RB26DETT.

Doug’s a congressman now?

and

One for going fast.

Think of all the things you could buy for $30,000. And then think instead, you could buy a Chevrolet Cruze with all the options.

While it didn’t play a major role, The World is Not Enough had a Lada Niva. Throwing this into the ring because Lada Niva, ‘nuff said.

The Lotus Esprit of course. The white one from The Spy Who Loved me doubled as a freakin’ submarine, whereas the one in For Your Eyes Only was “just” a car.

Its top speed is just a few shy of 200 MPH.

True story. Customer came in to buy a new Jeep Compass. She’d picked out one from our website. Basically said “I want THIS one” and dropped the printout on the salesman’s desk. The salesman did as he was told, showed her the car she wanted, and sold it to her.

I can only imagine the work order on one of those.

Working at a car dealership in a wealthy exurb, I used to encounter these customers pretty much daily:

Renault Espace F1. It’s a minivan with a mid-mounted 800hp V10 Formula One engine. Still seats four.

Chevrolet HHR. “Hey, people love(d) the PT Cruiser, let’s make our own!”

Mitsuoka Ryoga.

Actually Sportbak without the “c” is the correct spelling.

Thanks Patrick! Funny enough I didn’t even know I made COTD as I unplugged about 5 hours ago, it took one of my Instagram followers mentioning it for me to realize this was even here. Whoops!