The RR account was published in Reader's Digest many, many years ago and is assumed to be the original source. I paraphrased from the RD "Life in These United States" snippet. I'm sorry for forgetting to attribute the article to my source.
RR's are (comparatively) all over the place out here in Southern California. For some years I ate breakfast at the counter at a chain coffee house - restaurant named Coco's (keeps our kitchen clean). An elderly fellow and his wife also ate there at the counter most mornings. They arrived each morning in their 15 or so year old RR. He said that other than routine consumables maintenance (oil, transmission fluid, breaks, coolant, etc.) which had to be done by the dealer, RR took care of everything. I cannot verify that this is true. Regards, Bob... -------------------------------------------- "Do not suppose that abuses are eliminated by destroying the object which is abused. Men can go wrong with wine and women. Shall we then prohibit and abolish women?" -Martin Luther From: "T Rittenhouse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > That RR story was an urban legend long before the internet ever existed. > > I remember getting into a argument with a guy back in the 1960's. He claimed > that Rolls Royce would fly a mechanic out and fix your car anyplace in the > world for free even if it had been built in 1923. We were both very > knowledgeable about them. I had seen one once. He didn't have that quite > that much experience. > > There are at least 2 convertibles here in Boone, a dark red one, and a white > one. I have seen the guy with the white one loading building materials in > the trunk at the local Lowes. Very strange, you would think he could afford > a pickup truck for his home improvement projects. > > From: "Bob Blakely" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > The British are born tinkerers and love it. I'm convinced of this having > > owned both a 650 Triumph Bonneville and an XKE. A screwdriver and a few > > small wrenches were essential tools of good motoring. Both had to be > > continually twiddled with for smooth operation. Not to many years past, a > > common expression here in the States was, "If you buy a Jag, make written > > agreements with your mechanic to visit your car on the weekends." > > > > Rolls did have a different reputation however. The story goes around that > a > > vacationer in Vermont was driving down one of the state's ice heaved > spring > > roads when he hit a pothole and broke his rear axel. The local (and very > > rural) tow driver took the man and his Rolls to the nearest town > (population > > 649). After inspecting the vehicle, the local (and only) mechanic called > all > > over, even as far as Burlington, in an attempt to find a new axel, but > none > > was currently available on this side of the Atlantic. The vacationer then > > called Rolls Royce himself and explained the situation. They responded, > > "Don't worry sir, we'll ship the part immediately." Three days later, a > Brit > > showed up at the rural inn where the vacationer was staying. The Brit > > explained that he was a Rolls Royce mechanic and he had flown in with a > new > > axel and his tools and that he would have the vacationer motoring on his > way > > in short order. Well, he did fix the Rolls - and left. The vacationer was > > surprised that the mechanic had left without receiving payment, but > expected > > that he would receive a bill later. Several months went by and the > > vacationer was concerned with regards to the bill. He called Rolls Royce > > again and related the story of his breakdown and of the mechanic that came > > to fix his car. The woman who'd answered his call said, "You must be > > mistaken sir. Rolls Royce's never break their axels!" > > > > Regards, > > Bob... > > -------------------------------------------- > > "Do not suppose that abuses are eliminated by destroying > > the object which is abused. Men can go wrong with wine > > and women. Shall we then prohibit and abolish women?" > > -Martin Luther
