There used to be a Nissan dealer in Connecticut who had a 1600 and a 411 or
earlier car in his showroom both fully restored. Several years later I went
back to the dealership and unfortunately he sold the dealership. Need I say
more.
66 Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: Roman Rist <ristguitars@yahoo.com>
To: Fred Katz <fredkatz@2xtreme.net>
Cc: datsun roadsters <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, July 31, 2000 5:07 AM
Subject: Re: insult revenge
> Here is a similar story to Fred's;
> A civilian (non roadster owner) saw me in my 66 1600 at a 7-11 and said
> " I see a lot more of these cars, I think they are coming back. there's
> even a fully restored one in the showroom of Miller Nissan" I went to
> check it out. sure enough, there was a beautiful silver CDM restoration
> in the middle of the showroom floor surrounded by velvet ropes. no one
> would help me as I had on blue jeans and sneakers. I finally found a
> salesperson to ask about the car. She told me, and I quote: " I don't
> know. It's just sitting here taking up room and the owner won't sell
> it. I don't know if it even runs!"
> I gave her a breif lecture on how this car could possibly have had an
> impact on her having a job at a Nissan dealership at all, and she
> should educate herself a little on these cars. she said "yes they are
> cute". By this time the salesmen perked up a little, maybe thinking
> there was a fish on the hook. I said thank you and goodbye and showed
> them that, yes roadsters do run as I left the lot. My car is not quiet!
>
> Roman Rist
>
> --- Fred Katz <fredkatz@2xtreme.net> wrote:
> > On Sunday me and my wife pulled up to a Nissan dealorship in our
> > shiny red
> > '66 roadster. We wanted to see if they had any brochures on the new
> > Nissans. When we got out of the car, a lot of people went over to
> > check it
> > out. We couldn't get any salesman's attention, no matter what we
> > tried.
> > They didn't look busy, they just didn't care. Maybe because we were
> > dressed
> > sloppy in jeans and tennis shoes. We finally collared one guy, who
> > said
> > they had no brouchures, but said he would get us his business card.
> > After
> > waiting a few minutes, we shrugged our shoulders and left. They
> > obviously
> > didn't need our business.
> >
> > We got in the roadster, fired it up, and saw the salesmen look out
> > the
> > window with a surprised look. So now they came running out. I backed
> > it
> > out, gunned the engine a few times and punched it. Damn that felt
> > good!
> >
> > Fred - So.SF
> > BADROC
> > '66 2L "Loosie"
> >
>
>
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