I need to say that while I knew this car was cool when I bought it, I had no idea it was the road-going equivalent of a rock star. Case in point:
I'm waiting my turn at one of those self-serve car washes, when the guy in front notices the 300C and gives the nod, thumbs-up, etc. Warms the heart a little, but it still sucks waiting for the guy to finish doing his thing.
He racks the water gun and looks back at the car again, then he starts putting more quarters in the machine and I'm thinking, "Awwwww, come on!"
Maybe he saw how irritated I was or something, but he gets in his truck and leaves. So I pull up to find three minutes left on the clock. My lucky day, right?
I'm about to leave when the guy comes walking around the corner. He couldn't have been much more than 20.
"I just wanted to tell you that's the coolest car on the road," he says.
"Thanks," I reply. "You know you left some time on the meter here. Why don't you take some quarters for it." I held out a fist of coins.
"No, no. I put the money in for you." I was baffled. I still am.
"Cool car," he reiterates, then he just walked away.
The dude paid for my friggin car wash! I've owned a few expensive, highly-customized European sports cars that didn't get the kind of attention this thing does.
Truth be told, I felt a little guilty and embarrassed. It's only a Chrysler for goodness sakes...or is it?
magnesium
I'm waiting my turn at one of those self-serve car washes, when the guy in front notices the 300C and gives the nod, thumbs-up, etc. Warms the heart a little, but it still sucks waiting for the guy to finish doing his thing.
He racks the water gun and looks back at the car again, then he starts putting more quarters in the machine and I'm thinking, "Awwwww, come on!"
Maybe he saw how irritated I was or something, but he gets in his truck and leaves. So I pull up to find three minutes left on the clock. My lucky day, right?
I'm about to leave when the guy comes walking around the corner. He couldn't have been much more than 20.
"I just wanted to tell you that's the coolest car on the road," he says.
"Thanks," I reply. "You know you left some time on the meter here. Why don't you take some quarters for it." I held out a fist of coins.
"No, no. I put the money in for you." I was baffled. I still am.
"Cool car," he reiterates, then he just walked away.
The dude paid for my friggin car wash! I've owned a few expensive, highly-customized European sports cars that didn't get the kind of attention this thing does.
Truth be told, I felt a little guilty and embarrassed. It's only a Chrysler for goodness sakes...or is it?
magnesium
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