My own encounter with a French artisan (a mechanic, no less) was far less
pleasant.
Three days after I had driven my new purchase (an 87 STI V6) from NH to
Lancaster, PA, I took it to an import service clinic run by a French father and
son team recommended by my VW mechanic. (he-- the VW guy-- drove it and loved
it, but would not so much as change my oil filter!).
First, the French duo looked at me like I was mad driving a French car in the
US. Then came the bombshell -- he says, "you should have bought an Audi 5000
turbo, like the one my son has. These Peugeots are all trouble."
His basic message was that German cars were vastly superior to anything the
French made.
Dazed and betrayed, I left never to return again to the two "Frenchmen's" shop.
The only explanation I could come up with was that they had clearly stayed too
long in Lancaster county -- the center of Pennsylvania "Deutch" culture.
Looking into my rear view mirror as I pulled out, I saw two VWs and two Benzs on
the lifts....and on the side of the shop the son's Audi 5000 in the tackiest get
up I have seen an Audi in.
The very next week I found Rentschler's, a former Pugeot dealer near Reading,
PA. Peugeot was spoken there...
Katz, Gene S wrote:
> French Engineering" Isn't that an oxymoron?French Engineering" Isn't
> that an oxymoron?
>
> The above is a quote from a net on antique radios/early TV, wherein the
> writer ascertains that one of the hidden purposes of French Engineering is
> to drive all other engineers, worldwide, crazy. Another part of the writer's
> humor is: "The French follow no one, and no one follows the French."
> My reason for including this is that on Sat, I stopped at the local French
> bakery (real McCoy, owned by Parisians). After I paid for my purchase, I
> motioned to my 505S outside and asked if there was a discount for Peugeot
> owners? The owner and I then had a nice chat about his 405 in Paris, how
> much he liked his old Citreon DS19, too bad you can't get'em anymore, etc.
> Anyway, he than gave me a free croissant. Now I wonder, did he do it as a
> "thanks" or because he feels sorry for me driving a French car in the
> States? The question begs an answer. :-) Vive la France as they say.
>
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