Author Topic: Nobody likes the high added costs of Options when purchasing a Benz  (Read 5038 times)

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Translated from German to English

A farmer buys a new Mercedes. He resents the high surcharges of special equipment .

A short time later a member of the board of Mercedes Benz AG shows up at his farm to purchase a cow from him for his hobby farm.

The farmer prepares the following bill;-

- 1 Cow standard Base price : 4.800 € ,
- Two-color ( brown / white ) brushed and cleaned : € 300 ,
- Bovine leather : 200 € ,
- Milk container for summer and winter operation : 100 €
- 4 taps à 25 € = 100 € ,
- Fly whisk semi-automatically : 60 € ,
- 2 bumpers horny á € 35 = 70 € ,
- Fertilizer device (BIO ): 120 € ,
- Allwetter footwear : 200 € ,
- Dual-circuit brake system ( front - and hind legs ) € 800 ,
- Signal facility: 270 €,
- Halogen eyes ( closed ): 300 € ,
- Lots of fabric-lined recyclers : 2500 € ,
- Total: € 9,820 .

- The cow must be picked up, or there be extra charges! .
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Re: Nobody likes the high added costs of Options when purchasing a Benz
« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2014, 16:30:09 »
Oh so true, but I think Porsche has taken this to a whole other plane of existence with, what, $300 for a color matched key…..
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Re: Nobody likes the high added costs of Options when purchasing a Benz
« Reply #2 on: December 23, 2014, 19:00:23 »
Smiles at Jonny ... fortunately the cow does not need a key ... on second thought perhaps in 100 or so years the cows too might be electric LOL
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