Winning the Lotto
Monday, December 3, 2007
The town where I work is a small town. A couple of churches, a couple of banks, a nice little town square with a restaurant or two. It's comprised mostly of blue collar people who work all week to pay the bills and relax a bit on the weekends. I will admit, the area experienced a huge population explosion the last ten years and makes the following story a bit more believable.
On my way home from work, I usually stop at the bank, which happens to be inside a local grocery store. Pulling into the parking lot I found myself trailing a beautifully black, sleek, low-slung, shiny, and what can only be described as fast-looking sedan. A little bit of chrome trim and wheels with blacked-out windows topped it off. This car was dripping "fast." And dripping "mula."
It was a beautiful car, and I had no idea what it was. There was no logo on the rear of the car, and I had no idea what the mysterious combination of chrome numbers and letters near the trunk key hole tried to tell me. I was flabbergasted. I can honestly say, as most guys do, I think I have a pretty good knowledge of current automobile catalogs as they come out and change from year to year. I had NO IDEA this piece of art existed.
I followed in my own car (which happens to be the antithesis of the car in front of me) at a respectful distance to park near enough not to be suspected of stalking. Walking into the store I finally noticed the emblem affixed to the front grill. Mercedes.
So I did what very red-blooded american male would do--I went home and looked it up on cars.com. This is what I found out:
Mercedes-Benz CL-600
-Base price: $146,000
-Powered by a 510 hp V-12
-Lots of shiny, soft, high-tech options available
There are two other even higher end models, one with a base price of $197,000 and an anniversary model at $295,000.
I won't even get into the the 50-something, blonded, silicone-enhanced, high-heeled in a warm-up suit, chihuahua in her purse, and more than likely VERY highly maintained socialite female who stepped out and click-click-clicked her way into the grocery store.
I've never really been a Mercedes type of guy. This car might have changed my oulook a bit.
Mercedes-Benz CL-600
On my way home from work, I usually stop at the bank, which happens to be inside a local grocery store. Pulling into the parking lot I found myself trailing a beautifully black, sleek, low-slung, shiny, and what can only be described as fast-looking sedan. A little bit of chrome trim and wheels with blacked-out windows topped it off. This car was dripping "fast." And dripping "mula."
It was a beautiful car, and I had no idea what it was. There was no logo on the rear of the car, and I had no idea what the mysterious combination of chrome numbers and letters near the trunk key hole tried to tell me. I was flabbergasted. I can honestly say, as most guys do, I think I have a pretty good knowledge of current automobile catalogs as they come out and change from year to year. I had NO IDEA this piece of art existed.
I followed in my own car (which happens to be the antithesis of the car in front of me) at a respectful distance to park near enough not to be suspected of stalking. Walking into the store I finally noticed the emblem affixed to the front grill. Mercedes.
So I did what very red-blooded american male would do--I went home and looked it up on cars.com. This is what I found out:
Mercedes-Benz CL-600
-Base price: $146,000
-Powered by a 510 hp V-12
-Lots of shiny, soft, high-tech options available
There are two other even higher end models, one with a base price of $197,000 and an anniversary model at $295,000.
I won't even get into the the 50-something, blonded, silicone-enhanced, high-heeled in a warm-up suit, chihuahua in her purse, and more than likely VERY highly maintained socialite female who stepped out and click-click-clicked her way into the grocery store.
I've never really been a Mercedes type of guy. This car might have changed my oulook a bit.
Mercedes-Benz CL-600
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