Philip got to pick up his new car, a Toyota Yaris, purchased through some complex family financial dealings.
Tim, Josh and I went to help him and share the moment. I don't think the salesman has ever seen quite this fmaily dynamic before. The boys were laughing and cracking jokes all the way through the paperwork. Example: Phil was supposed to fill in a survey from the dealer which asks, among other things, "Did the salesperson explain the Toyota Survey to you?" (referring to a survey put out by the Toyota company to all purchasers of their vehicles asking them to rate the dealers' performance). Phil answered "I bought a Toyota Yaris, not a Toyota Survey. And so it went on. But Brad the sales man was very patient and said it was better to have them all laughing than to have them abusing him... so I guess he enjoyed it, maybe.
So here's some pictures of the big day, including Phil setting a personal best in high jump.
This is Phil receiving the bank cheque from Grandma.
Phil let big brother have a go.
Phil does the "Oh what a feeling" leap, much to everyone's surprise.
Josh managed to clock up about 8 hours of driving in the two day trip- in Tim's car and then in the old Charade.
WOW!! That last shot says it all!
ReplyDeleteGrandma looks so pleased, one could be forgiven for thinking she was the recipient.
ReplyDeleteLois, Toyota used to run a series of ads here with people jumping like that and the tag line was "Oh what a feeling- Toyota!" He's imitating the ad but with a fair bit of sincerity.Greg, Grandma told me the other day she finds it easier to give money away than spend it on herself. She does get a kick out of doing things for her kids, grandkids and others.
ReplyDeleteWhat are you talking about? I wouldn't really get that excited about a car. Even if it is a brand new car that's like a million times older than the 93 Charade it replaces... :P
ReplyDelete"Even if it is a brand new car that's like a million times older than the 93 Charade it replaces."Is that some weird kind of relativity effect caused by driving your new car at close to the speed of light?
ReplyDeleteYeah sure why not? It was meant to be "better" not "older."
ReplyDeleteSus drove the Charade the other night and described it as "scary"!I didn't think it was that bad- just old.My first car was a Cortina which at the time I got it was probably as old as the Charade is now. And who can forget Horace, the lovable Hillman Hunter which used to take me to theological college? I was surprised to find the little plugs that seal the holes in the floor had been removed so I replaced them- after the first heavy rain I discovered a lake literally several cm deep in the back of the car. I removed the plugs again and by the time I got to college the lake was drained :D
ReplyDeleteAh Horace, I remember him. If I drive the Charade again now after driving Spencer (the Yaris) I'll probably think it's scary too. :P
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