Wednesday, August 12, 2009

In England? Looking for a car? No problem.

Friends, if you're anything like me, well, first of all, I pity you.

Seriously though, friends, if you're anything like me, you occasionally find yourself in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (remember when it was bigger? those were the days) and in a quandary: where can I find a Peugeot Dealer?

This happened to me just a few months ago, on my third trip to Germany. Apparently American Airlines doesn't fly to Munich, so we had to connect through London Heathrow and lay over for several hours before British Airways took us the rest of the way.

Anyways, while we were laying over, I had a crazy urge: to leave the airport, cash in my retirement account, and go buy a Peugeot 308. Maybe a Peugeot 107, who knows? I'm an American, we're not used to Peugeots. But I do have fond memories of them from my time in France. I also have fond memories of girls not wearing their tops on the beach, but that is an entirely different story.

And you may be asking yourself, Bart, you're in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, why not get a Jaguar, or an Aston Martin, or a Bentley, or a McLaren? Those are at least native brands. I'm sure there's some sort of advantage in terms of taxes, or tariffs, or something. The answer: I don't know. When a man wants a Peugeot, he wants a Peugeot. Plus I was tired from flying, and going through customs.

I know that it makes little to no sense that I would be in a country for a few hours, only be a visitor (where the hell am I going to keep the car? I have no permanent address, no right of abode, and as far as I know, no property / ownership rights at all), and still want to buy an automobile. But I don't have to think about it. I just have to do it. It's the goddamned American way.

Well, in any case, you can go to Perrys to figure out where to find a car.

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